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WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO AVOID SUBJECTING THE PRODUCTION , DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION OR TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR WATER AND ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO DIFFERENT SUPPLY CONTRACT SYSTEMS , DEPENDING ON WHETHER THEY COME UNDER THE STATE , REGIONAL OR LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER LEGAL PERSONS GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW OR WHETHER THEY HAVE SEPARATE LEGAL PERSONALITY ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO EXCLUDE FROM THE SCOPE OF THE DIRECTIVE THOSE SERVICES REFERRED TO ABOVE WHICH BY REASON OF THEIR LEGAL STATUS WOULD FALL WITHIN ITS SCOPE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A FINAL SOLUTION CAN BE ADOPTED IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE ;

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.