2008/432/EC: Commission Decision of 23 May 2008 amending Decision 2006/771/EC on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for use by short-range devices (notified under document number C(2008) 1937) (Text with EEA relevance)

ANNEX
ANNEX
Harmonised frequency bands and technical parameters for short-range devices
Type of short-range device
Frequency band
Power limit/field strength limit/power density limit  ( 1 )
Additional parameters/spectrum access and mitigation requirements  ( 2 )
Other usage restrictions  ( 3 )
Implementation deadline
Non-specific short-range devices  ( 4 )
6 765 -6 795 kHz
42 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 October 2008
13,553-13,567 MHz
42 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 October 2008
26,957-27,283 MHz
10 mW effective radiated power (e.r.p.), which corresponds to 42 dBμA/m at 10 metres
Video applications are excluded
1 June 2007
40,660-40,700 MHz
10 mW e.r.p.
Video applications are excluded
1 June 2007
433,050-434,040  ( 5 ) MHz
1 mW e.r.p.
– 13 dBm/10 kHz power density for bandwidth modulation larger than 250 kHz
Audio and voice signals, and video applications, are excluded
1 October 2008
10 mW e.r.p.
Duty cycle  ( 6 ) : 10 %
Audio and voice signals, and video applications, are excluded
1 June 2007
434,040-434,790  ( 5 ) MHz
1 mW e.r.p.
– 13 dBm/10 kHz power density for bandwidth modulation larger than 250 kHz
Audio and voice signals, and video applications, are excluded
1 October 2008
10 mW e.r.p.
Duty cycle  ( 6 ) : 10 %
Audio and voice signals, and video applications, are excluded
1 June 2007
Duty cycle  ( 6 ) : 100 % subject to channel spacing up to 25 kHz
Audio and voice signals, and video applications, are excluded
1 October 2008
863,000-868,000 MHz
25 mW e.r.p.
Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle  ( 6 ) of 0,1 % may also be used
Audio and voice signals, and video applications, are excluded
1 October 2008
868,000-868,600  ( 5 ) MHz
25 mW e.r.p.
Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle  ( 6 ) of 1 % may also be used
Video applications are excluded
1 October 2008
25 mW e.r.p.
Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle  ( 6 ) of 0,1 % may also be used
Audio and voice signals, and video applications, are excluded
1 October 2008
868,700-869,200  ( 5 ) MHz
25 mW e.r.p.
Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle  ( 6 ) of 0,1 % may also be used
Video applications are excluded
1 October 2008
25 mW e.r.p.
Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC shall be used. Alternatively a duty cycle  ( 6 ) of 0,1 % may also be used
Audio and voice signals, and video applications, are excluded
1 October 2008
869,400-869,650  ( 5 ) MHz
500 mW e.r.p.
Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle  ( 6 ) of 10 % may also be used.
Channel spacing must be 25 kHz, except that the whole band may also be used as a single channel for high-speed data transmission
Video applications are excluded
1 October 2008
25 mW e.r.p.
Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle  ( 6 ) of 0,1 % may also be used
Audio and voice signals, and video applications, are excluded
1 October 2008
869,700-870,000  ( 5 ) MHz
5 mW e.r.p.
Voice applications allowed with advanced mitigation techniques
Audio and video applications are excluded
1 June 2007
25 mW e.r.p.
Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle  ( 6 ) of 0,1 % may also be used
Audio and voice signals, and video applications, are excluded
1 October 2008
2 400 -2 483,5 MHz
10 mW equivalent isotropic radiated power (e.i.r.p.)
1 June 2007
5 725 -5 875 MHz
25 mW e.i.r.p.
1 June 2007
24,150-24,250 GHz
100 mW e.i.r.p.
1 October 2008
61,0-61,5 GHz
100 mW e.i.r.p.
1 October 2008
Alarm systems
868,600-868,700 MHz
10 mW e.r.p.
Channel spacing: 25 kHz
The whole frequency band may also be used as a single channel for high-speed data transmission
Duty cycle  ( 6 ) : 1,0 %
1 October 2008
869,250-869,300 MHz
10 mW e.r.p.
Channel spacing: 25 kHz
Duty cycle  ( 6 ) : 0,1 %
1 June 2007
869,300-869,400 MHz
10 mW e.r.p.
Channel spacing: 25 kHz
Duty cycle  ( 6 ) : 1,0 %
1 October 2008
869,650-869,700 MHz
25 mW e.r.p.
Channel spacing: 25 kHz
Duty cycle  ( 6 ) : 10 %
1 June 2007
Social alarms  ( 7 )
869,200-869,250 MHz
10 mW e.r.p.
Channel spacing: 25 kHz
Duty cycle  ( 6 ) : 0,1 %
1 June 2007
Inductive applications  ( 8 )
20,050-59,750 kHz
72 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 June 2007
59,750-60,250 kHz
42 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 June 2007
60,250-70,000 kHz
69 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 June 2007
70-119 kHz
42 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 June 2007
119-127 kHz
66 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 June 2007
127-140 kHz
42 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 October 2008
140-148,5 kHz
37,7 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 October 2008
148,5-5 000 kHz
In the specific bands mentioned below, higher field strengths and additional usage restrictions apply:
– 15 dBμA/m at 10 metres in any bandwidth of 10 kHz.
Furthermore the total field strength is – 5 dBμA/m at 10 m for systems operating at bandwidths larger than 10 kHz
1 October 2008
400-600 kHz
– 8 dBμA/m at 10 metres
No other application than RFID  ( 9 ) allowed
1 October 2008
3 155 -3 400 kHz
13,5 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 October 2008
5 000 -30 000 kHz
In the specific bands mentioned below, higher field strengths and additional usage restrictions apply:
– 20 dBμA/m at 10 metres in any bandwidth of 10 kHz.
Furthermore the total field strength is – 5 dBμA/m at 10 m for systems operating at bandwidths larger than 10 kHz
1 October 2008
6 765 -6 795 kHz
42 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 June 2007
7 400 -8 800 kHz
9 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 October 2008
10 200 -11 000 kHz
9 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 October 2008
13 553 -13 567 kHz
42 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 June 2007
60 dBμA/m at 10 metres
No other applications than RFID  ( 9 ) and EAS  ( 10 ) allowed
1 October 2008
26 957 -27 283 kHz
42 dBμA/m at 10 metres
1 October 2008
Active medical implants  ( 11 )
9-315 kHz
30 dBμA/m at 10 m
Duty cycle  ( 6 ) : 10 %
1 October 2008
402-405 MHz
25 μW e.r.p.
Channel spacing: 25 kHz.
Other channelling restriction: individual transmitters may combine adjacent channels for increased bandwidth with advanced mitigation techniques that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC
1 October 2008
Wireless audio applications  ( 12 )
87,5-108,0 MHz
50 nW e.r.p.
Channel spacing up to 200 kHz
1 October 2008
863-865 MHz
10 mW e.r.p.
1 June 2007
( 1 )   Member States must allow the usage of spectrum up to the power, field strength or power density given in this table. In conformity with Article 3(3) of Decision 2006/771/EC, they may impose less restrictive conditions, i.e. allow the use of spectrum with higher power, field strength or power density.
( 2 )   Member States may only impose these ‘additional parameters/spectrum access and mitigation requirements’, and may not add other parameters or spectrum access and mitigation requirements. Less restrictive conditions within the meaning of Article 3(3) of Decision 2006/771/EC mean that Member States may completely omit the parameters/spectrum access and mitigation requirements in a given cell or allow higher values.
( 3 )   Member States may only impose these ‘other usage restrictions’, and may not add additional usage restrictions. As less restrictive conditions may be introduced within the meaning of Article 3(3) of Decision 2006/771/EC, Member States may omit one or all of these restrictions.
( 4 )
( 5 )   For this frequency band Member States must make all the alternative sets of usage conditions possible.
( 6 )
‘Duty cycle’ means the ratio of time during any one-hour period when equipment is actively transmitting. Less restrictive conditions within the meaning of Article 3(3) of Decision 2006/771/EC mean that Member States may allow a higher value for ‘Duty cycle’.
( 7 )   Social alarm devices are used to assist elderly or disabled people when they are in distress.
( 8 )   This category covers, for example, devices for car immobilisation, animal identification, alarm systems, cable detection, waste management, personal identification, wireless voice links, access control, proximity sensors, anti-theft systems, including RF anti-theft induction systems, data transfer to handheld devices, automatic article identification, wireless control systems and automatic road tolling.
( 9 )   This category covers inductive applications used for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).
( 10 )   This category covers inductive applications used for Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS).
( 11 )   This category covers the radio part of active implantable medical devices, as defined in Council Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices and their peripherals ( OJ L 189, 20.7.1990, p. 17 ).
( 12 )   Applications for wireless audio systems, including: cordless loudspeakers; cordless headphones; cordless headphones for portable use, e.g. portable CD, cassette or radio devices carried on a person; cordless headphones for use in a vehicle, for example for use with a radio or mobile telephone, etc.; in-ear monitoring, for use at concerts or other stage productions.
2008/432/EC: Commission Decision of 23 May 2008 amending Decision 2006/771/EC on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for use by short-range devices (notified under document number C(2008) 1937) (Text with EEA relevance)

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