A situation of disturbance of the normal conditions of the country’s operation, such as regional civic strikes, national civic strikes, pre-electoral periods and in general foreseeable special conditions that demand greater security measures in the operation of the National Interconnected System. In a public order alert condition, the National Dispatch Center (CND) declares the degree of security under which the National Interconnected System must operate. The National Dispatch Center will define the general operating instructions in Abnormal Conditions of Public Order, which must be informed to the Energy and Gas Regulation Commission and the National Operation Council. (Source: R. CREG-080-1999; Art. 1)