TITLE IGENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 9Public consultation
1.
Relevant system operators and relevant TSOs shall carry out a consultation with stakeholders, including the F1regulatory authority and the Secretary of State, on:
(a)
proposals to extend the applicability of this Regulation to existing transmission-connected demand facilities, existing transmission-connected distribution facilities, existing distribution systems and existing demand units in accordance with Article 4(3);
(b)
the report prepared in accordance with Article 48(3);
(c)
the cost-benefit analysis undertaken in accordance with Article 53(2);
(d)
the requirements for demand units specified in accordance with Article 28(2)(c),(e),(f),(k) and (l) and Article 29(2)(c) to (e).
The consultation shall last at least for a period of one month.
2.
The relevant system operators or relevant TSOs shall duly take into account the views of the stakeholders resulting from the consultations, prior to the submission of the draft proposal, the report, the cost-benefit analysis, or the requirements for demand units, for approval by the regulatory authorityF2.... In all cases, a sound justification for including or not the view of the stakeholders shall be provided and published in a timely manner before, or simultaneously with, the publication of the proposal, the report, the cost-benefit analysis, or the requirements for demand units specified in accordance with Article 28 and Article 29.