Article 16 1.

participation in a citizen energy community is open and voluntary;

members or shareholders of a citizen energy community are entitled to leave the community, in which case Article 12 applies;

members or shareholders of a citizen energy community do not lose their rights and obligations as household customers or active customers;

subject to fair compensation as assessed by the regulatory authority, relevant distribution system operators cooperate with citizen energy communities to facilitate electricity transfers within citizen energy communities;

citizen energy communities are subject to non-discriminatory, fair, proportionate and transparent procedures and charges, including with respect to registration and licensing, and to transparent, non-discriminatory and cost-reflective network charges in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943, ensuring that they contribute in an adequate and balanced way to the overall cost sharing of the system.