Article 7b 2.

Where a final customer does not have a smart meter installed or where the smart meter of a final customer does not deliver the necessary data to provide demand response or flexibility services, including through an independent aggregator, transmission system operators and distribution system operators shall accept the data from a dedicated measurement device, where available, for the settlement of demand response and flexibility services, including energy storage, and shall not discriminate against that final customer in their procurement of flexibility services. That obligation shall apply subject to compliance with the rules and requirements established by the Member States pursuant to paragraph 3.