Session 09: Dispute settlement

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Plan

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Definition

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"Litigation" means a dispute between two

or more operators, some challenging

others to hold a right to exercise which

they claim.

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Legal Framework

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Legal Framework

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Legal Framework

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Interconnection Agreement

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Regulatory power to solve the dispute

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Regulatory power to solve the dispute

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The most frequent disputes

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Décision Objet du litige Nature Traitement

N°12/05 (09/11/2005)

RELATIVE AU LITIGE ENTRE ITISSALAT AL MAGHRIB (IAM) ET MEDI TELECOM CONCERNANT LE RETABLISSEMENT INTEGRAL DE LA LIAISON D’INTERCONNEXION PERMETTANT L’ACHEMINEMENT DU TRAFIC INTERNATIONAL ENTRANT A DESTINATION DE MEDI TELECOM, VIA LE RESEAU D’IAM.

Technique Comité de Gestion

N°11/05 (09/11/2005)RELATIVE AU LITIGE ENTRE MEDI TELECOM ET ITISSALAT AL MAGHRIB (IAM) CONCERNANT L’ACCES AU CABLE SOUS MARIN SEA-ME-WE 3

Technique Comité de Gestion

N° 07/05 (20/07/2005)RELATIVE AU LITIGE ENTRE MEDI TELECOM ET ITISSALAT AL MAGHRIB (IAM) CONCERNANT LE MODE DE FACTURATION DU TRAFIC D’INTERCONNEXION

Tarifaire Comité de Gestion

N°06/05 (20/07/2005)RELATIVE AU LITIGE ENTRE IAM ET MEDI TELECOM CONCERNANT LE TARIF DE TERMINAISON MOBILE

Tarifaire Comité de Gestion

N°05/05 (20/07/2005)RELATIVE AU LITIGE ENTRE MEDI TELECOM ET ITISSALAT AL MAGHRIB (IAM)CONCERNANT l’INTERCONNEXION DIRECTE ENTRE LES COMMUTATEURS MOBILES DE MEDI TELECOM ET D’IAM

Technique Comité de Gestion

N°04/05 (20/07/2005)RELATIVE AU LITIGE ENTRE MEDI TELECOM ET IAM CONCERNANT LA RENEGOCIATION DU CONTRAT D’INTERCONNEXION

Administratif Comité de Gestion

N°03/05 (01/06/2005)RELATIVE AU LITIGE ENTRE MEDI TELECOM ET ITISSALAT AL MAGHRIB (IAM)CONCERNANT LA COLOCALISATION DANS LES SITES D’IAM

Technique Comité de Gestion

N°11/04 (27/12/2004)RELATIVE AU LITIGE ENTRE MEDI TELECOM ET IAM CONCERNANT LA REMUNERATION DE L’ACCES AUX BLOCS PRIMAIRES NUMERIQUES (BPN) MIS A LA DISPOSITION D’IAM PAR MEDI TELECOM POUR L’ACHEMINEMENT DE SON TRAFIC VERS LE RESEAU DE MEDI TELECOM.

Tarifaire Comité de Gestion

N°10/04 (27/12/2004)RELATIVE AU LITIGE ENTRE ITISSALAT AL MAGHRIB (IAM) ET MEDI TELECOM PORTANT SUR LA COUPURE DE LA LIAISON PERMETTANT L’ACHEMINEMENT DU TRAFIC INTERNATIONAL ENTRANT A DESTINATION DE MEDI TELECOM VIA LE RESEAU D’IAM.

Technique Comité de Gestion

N°09/04 (25/10/2004)RELATIVE AU LITIGE ENTRE IAM ET MEDI TELECOM PORTANT SUR LA COUPURE DE LA LIAISON PERMETTANT L’ACHEMINEMENT DU TRAFIC INTERNATIONAL ENTRANT A DESTINATION DE MEDI TELECOM VIA LE RESEAU D’IAM.

Technique Comité de Gestion

(14/07/2004)RELATIVE A LA COUPURE DE LA LIAISON PERMETTANT L’ACHEMINEMENT DU TRAFIC INTERNATIONAL ENTRANT A DESTINATION DE MEDI TELECOM VIA LE RESEAU D’IAM

Technique Comité de Gestion

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Process of solving the dispute

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The referral procedure is defined by Decree No.

2-05-772 related to the process followed in

matter litigation , competitive practice and

economic concentration operation.

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Process of solving a dispute

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Consideration of the admissibility of the referral

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Content of referral

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Content of the referral

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Admissibility of referral

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Admissibility of referral

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Inquiry Procedure

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Inquiry Procedure

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Inquiry Procedure

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Inquiry Procedure

• The comments clarifying or supplementing the application is admissible until the close of the Inquiry .

• They must be in all cases, inseparable from the main argument and dispute.

• Any new arguments advanced by the parties before the end of the period of instruction may be taken into account by the ANRT.

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Inquiry Procedure

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Inquiry Procedure

The director of the ANRT, has the power to order all investigative measures and legally allowable notably:

– to request additional information, – Additional pieces, – to require the parties to produce evidence

they hold, and– To hear the parties.

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Inquiry Procedure

• The director of the ANRT may, at the demand of the parties and if deemed necessary, proceed to the junction of the investigation of several cases.

• Following their instruction, ANRT may decide by a joint decision..

• The director of the ANRT may also proceed to the disjunction of the instruction of a referral in several cases

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Inquiry Procedure

• Parties should respond to any request for additional information issued by the ANRT at the instruction and attend meetings organized by the ANRT.

• The director of the ANRT may order ANRT officers and where appropriate, external experts in order to establish ascertainment in the places.

• the ascertainment facts conducting to the establishment of minutes .

• This minutes is signed by the parties who receive a copy for comments.

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Conciliation

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Conciliation

• The Director shall establish a procedure for

conciliation and promotes research and the

conclusion of an agreement between the

parties.

• After the conciliation procedure, a minutes

shall be signed by the parties and ANRT.

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Conciliation

• If the parties agree, the director of the ANRT, given the minutes which is an agreement between the parties, took a decision devoting the amicably solution of the dispute .

• The decision of conciliation is notified to the parties.

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Decision of the Management Committee

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Decision of the Management Committee

• If reconciliation fails, the ANRT resolve the dispute by decision of the management committee.

• The director of the ANRT send the instruction report containing all the documents and findings to the President of the Management Committee to make a binding decision.

• The decision of the dispute must be justified.

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Decision of the Management Committee

• The director of the ANRT notify the decision to the parties, ensure their publication and implementation.

• The dispute settlement decisions come into force upon notification.

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Power penalties

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Power penalties

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Power penalties

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Thank you for your attention

M. Jamal MEZIANE M. Abdelmounaim EL HAFFAF

meziane@anrt.ma elhaffaf@anrt.ma

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