1999/645/EC: Commission Decision of 15 September 1999 on a common technical Regulation for the attachment requirements for TETRA access to emergency services (notified under document number C(1999) 2987) (Text with EEA relevance)

• Articles: 6

Article 1

1. This Decision shall apply to terminal equipment intended to be connected to a public telecommunications network and falling within the scope of the harmonised standard identified in Article 2(1).

2. This Decision establishes a common technical regulation covering the attachment requirements for TETRA equipment accessing emergency services in the frequency bands in the range 380 MHz to 383 MHz and 390 MHz to 393 MHz.

Article 2

1. The common technical Regulation shall include the harmonised standard prepared by the relevant standardisation body implementing to the extent applicable the essential requirements referred to in Article 5(c) to 5(f) of Directive 98/13/EC. The reference to the standard is set out in the Annex.

2. Terminal equipment covered by this Decision shall comply with the common technical Regulation referred to in paragraph 1, shall meet the essential requirements referred to in Article 5(a) and (b) of Directive 98/13/EC, and shall meet the requirements of any other applicable Directives, in particular Council Directives 73/23/EEC(2) and 89/336/EEC(3).

Article 3

Notified bodies designated for carrying out the procedures referred to in Article 10 of Directive 98/13/EC shall, as regards terminal equipment covered by Article 1(1) of this Decision, use or ensure the use of the harmonised standard referred to in the Annex by the coming into force of this Decision.

Article 4

1. National type-approval regulations covering equipment within the scope of the harmonised standard referred to in the Annex shall be repealed with effect from 15 December 1999.

2. Terminal equipment, approved under such national type-approval regulations may continue to be placed on the national market and put into service.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 September 1999.

For the Commission

Karel VAN MIERT

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 74, 12.3.1998, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 77, 26.3.1973, p. 29.

(3) OJ L 139, 23.5.1989, p. 19.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

Reference to the harmonised standard applicable

The harmonised standard referred to in Article 2 of this Decision is:

Terrestrial trunked radio (TETRA); emergency access

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ETSI Secretariat

TBR35: September 1998

(excluding the forewords and sections 4.2.2, 5.4.2 and A.2.3)

Additional information

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is recognised according to Directive 98/34/EC of the Council and of the European Parliament(1).

The harmonised standard referred to above has been produced according to a mandate issued in accordance with relevant procedures of Directive 98/34/EC.

The full text of the harmonised standard referenced above can be obtained from:

European Telecommunications Standards Institute 650, Route des Lucioles F - 06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex

or

European Commission

DG XIII/A/2-(BU 31, 1/7)

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 B - 1049 Brussels

or from any other organisation responsible for making ETSI standards available, of which a list can be found on the Internet under address www.ispo.cec.be.

(1) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.