32Although the concept of ‘independence’ is not defined in Directive 2009/72, the Court has already held that, as regards public bodies, that concept, in its normal meaning, refers 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 pressure (see, by analogy, judgment of 13 June 2018, Commission v Poland, C‑530/16, EU:C:2018:430, paragraph 67).
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