The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment) (European Electronic Communications Code and EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. Amendments of retained direct EU legislation

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2243 U.K.

1.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2243 of 17 December 2019 establishing a template for the contract summary to be used by providers of publicly available electronic communications services pursuant to Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows.

(2) Before Article 1 insert—

“Article A1 U.K. Interpretation

In this Regulation “electronic communications service” has the same meaning as in the Communications Act 2003.”.

(3) After Article 3, omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”.

(4) In Part A of the Annex, under the heading “Contract summary”, omit “as required by EU law”.

(5) In Part B of the Annex—

(a) in the text under the heading “Section “Services and equipment””—

(i) for “bundles pursuant to Article 107 of Directive (EU) 2018/1972,” substitute “ bundled contracts as defined by section 51(8) of the Communications Act 2003, ”;

(ii) for “bundles”, in the second and third place it occurs, substitute “ bundled contracts ”;

(b) in the text under the heading “Section “Duration, renewal and termination””, for “by Union or national law” substitute “ by an enactment or at common law ”;

(c) in the text under the heading “Section “Other relevant information””, for “by Union or national law” substitute “ by an enactment or at common law ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day, see reg. 1(3)(c)