19.— (1) A review by the Commission for the purposes of section 17 or 18 shall, subject to subsection (2), be conducted in accordance with such procedures as may be established and maintained by the Commission having regard to its functions and objectives under the Communications Regulation Acts 2002 to 2011 relating to postal services, in particular the need to ensure the provision of a universal postal service and compliance with the requirements specified in section 18.

(2) The procedures referred to in subsection (1) shall—

(a) make provision for the carrying out of an assessment of the extent to which the market for the provision of postal services in the State is meeting the reasonable needs of postal service users,

(b) be such as the Commission considers to be efficient, objective, transparent, non-discriminatory and proportionate, and

(c) be published by the Commission.