Judgment_paragraph 32 · Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni v Istituto Nazionale di Statistica - ISTAT and Others (C-240/15)

32As regards, first, Article 3 of the Framework Directive, it must be stated that the aim of that provision, in its initial version, was, essentially, pursuant to recital 11 of that directive, to guarantee the independence and the impartiality of NRAs by ensuring that regulation and operation are functionally separate (judgment of 6 March 2008, in Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones, C‑82/07, EU:C:2008:143, paragraph 13).