108With regard to the concept of ‘independence’, which is not defined by either Directive 2009/72 or Directive 2009/73, the Court has already held that, as regards public bodies, the term refers in its usual meaning to a status that ensures that the body in question is able to act completely freely in relation to those bodies in respect of which its independence is to be ensured, shielded from any instructions or external influence (see, to that effect, judgment of 11 June 2020, Prezident Slovenskej republiky, C‑378/19, EU:C:2020:462, paragraphs 32 and 33).
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