1. Procedure for taking meter readings:

- The volumes of consumed electricity are determined for the billing period, which is one month.

- According to the Rules of the Retail Electricity Market, the Commercial Metering Service Provider ensures the taking of readings from measuring equipment in accordance with the Commercial Metering Code.

- The electricity supplier has the right to unhindered access (upon presentation of an official ID) to the settlement commercial electricity metering devices installed at consumer facilities for visual or automated reading of settlement commercial metering devices and, together with the Consumer, to conduct a reconciliation of the actually consumed volumes of electricity with the signing of the relevant Act.

- The electricity consumer is obliged to provide unhindered access to representatives of the commercial metering service provider, the electricity supplier, and/or the system operator (after they present their official IDs) to the settlement commercial electricity metering devices installed at the consumer's facilities for visual or automated taking of readings of the settlement commercial metering devices;

- In case the consumer has doubts about the correctness of the readings of the settlement measuring equipment or the determination of the amount in the presented payment document for the supply or distribution (transmission) of electricity, the consumer submits an application regarding this to the retail market participant who provided the settlement document.

2. Procedure for payment of consumed electricity:

- Settlements for electricity and services provided in the retail market between its participants are carried out in monetary form in accordance with the concluded contracts.

- The date of payment for the issued invoice is the date on which the paid amount is credited to the current account with a special regime of use of the electricity supplier or the current account of the distribution system operator opened in an authorized bank.

- Payment for electricity is made by the consumer based on the terms of the relevant electricity supply contract and may, in particular, be in the form of:

• scheduled payments with subsequent recalculation (final settlement) based on the electricity actually delivered according to commercial metering data;

• prepayment with final settlement based on the electricity actually delivered according to commercial metering data;

• payment for the electricity actually delivered according to commercial metering data.

- The form and procedure of payment, terms (deadlines) for prepayment, scheduled payments, and final settlement are specified in the contract (commercial offer).

- Settlements between the consumer and the supplier are carried out according to data received from the commercial metering administrator in the manner prescribed by the Commercial Metering Code.

- The invoice for consumed electricity is paid:

• within 5 business days from the date of receipt of the invoice by a non-household consumer;

• within 10 business days from the date of receipt of the invoice by a household consumer;

• within another period provided for by the contract, but no later than the 20th calendar day after the end of the billing period.

- For late payment of the fees provided for by the contract (commercial offer), the consumer shall pay a penalty (fine) and other payments in accordance with the legislation and the contract.

- If the consumer has not paid the final bill, neither the electricity supplier nor the system operator is limited in their rights to terminate the supply or distribution (transmission) of electricity to such consumer in accordance with these Rules.