Zaradi zagotovitve nadaljnje veljave obstoječih sporazumov in preprečitve pravne praznine je treba zagotoviti, da se obveznosti za dostop in medomrežno povezovanje, določene v členih 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 in 14 Direktive 97/33/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 30. junija 1997 o medomrežnem povezovanju v telekomunikacijah v zvezi z zagotavljanjem univerzalne storitve in medobratovalnosti z uporabo načel zagotavljanja odprtosti omrežij (ONP), obveznosti o posebnem dostopu, določene v členu 16 Direktive 98/10/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 26. februarja 1998 o uporabi sistema zagotavljanja odprtosti omrežij (ONP) pri govorni telefoniji in o univerzalnih storitvah za telekomunikacije v konkurenčnem okolju, ter obveznosti glede zagotavljanja kapacitete prenosa zakupljenih vodov po Direktivi Sveta 92/44/EGS z dne 5. junija 1992 o uporabi sistema zagotavljanja odprtosti omrežij pri zakupljenih vodih najprej prenesejo v novi regulativni okvir, vendar jih je treba takoj pregledati z vidika prevladujočih pogojev na trgu.
In order to ensure continuity of existing agreements and to avoid a legal vacuum, it is necessary to ensure that obligations for access and interconnection imposed under Articles 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, and 14 of Directive 97/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1997 on interconnection in telecommunications with regard to ensuring universal service and interoperability through application of the principles of open network provision (ONP)(8), obligations on special access imposed under Article 16 of Directive 98/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 1998 on the application of open network provision (ONP) to voice telephony and on universal service for telecommunications in a competitive environment(9), and obligations concerning the provision of leased line transmission capacity under Council Directive 92/44/EEC of 5 June 1992 on the application of open network provision to leased lines(10), are initially carried over into the new regulatory framework, but are subject to immediate review in the light of prevailing market conditions.