Judgment_paragraph 29 · Base NV and Others v Ministerraad (C-389/08)

29Thus, under Article 3 of the Framework Directive, Member States must, in particular, ensure that each of the tasks assigned to national regulatory authorities be undertaken by a competent body, guarantee the independence of those authorities by ensuring that they are legally distinct from and functionally independent of all organisations providing electronic communications networks, equipment or services and ensure that they exercise their powers impartially and transparently. In addition, under Article 4 of the Framework Directive, decisions of those authorities must be made subject to an effective right of appeal to a body independent of the parties involved.