The regulatory environment
in the European Union
How can
ETSI help?
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Directives & regulations
(equipment)
Radio &
Telecommunications
Terminal Equipment
Directive (1999/5/EC)
Radio Spectrum
Decision
676/2002/EC
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Directives & regulations
(networks and services)
Framework Directive
(2002/21/EC)
Authorisation Directive
(2002/20/EC)
Regulation
(2887/2000)
Unbundled
access to the
local loop
Access Directive
(2002/19/EC)
Universal Service
Directive (2002/22/EC)
Privacy Directive
(2002/58/EC)
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Directives & regulations
(sector-specific)
Automotive EMC Directive
(2004/104/EC)
…and
many
more.
Marine Equipment
Directive (96/98/EC)
Single European Sky
Medical Devices
Electronic Fee Collection
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Directives & regulations
(safety)
Low Voltage Directive
(73/23/EC)
Council Rec on limitation of
EMF exposure to General
Public (1999/519/EC)
« Physical Agents
Directive »
(2004/40/EC)
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Directives & regulations
How can
ETSI help?
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What is ETSI?
European Telecommunications
Standards Institute
European Standards Organisation
(98/34/EC)
Association of Industry players…
…manufacturers, network
operators, service providers,
administrations, users,
industry associations…
… with direct participation
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Directives & regulations
(equipment)
Radio &
Telecommunications
Terminal Equipment
Directive (1999/5/EC)
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What does a manufacturer need to do?
Meet the “essential requirements”
health & safety
electromagnetic compatibility
avoidance of harmful interference
(radio equipment only)
possibly others, if invoked by the
Commission
Declare
conformity
Carry out « essential radio
test suites »
Meet national radio
interface regulations
Inform member state (if using
non-harmonised radio spectrum)
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How can ETSI help (1/3)?
How do I meet
essential
requirements?
Are there any
others?
Harmonised
Standards
Harmonized
Standards??
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Other essential requirements
 Access to emergency services
(3.3e)
 Ships using inland waterways
(EC Decision 2000/637/EC)
 Marine distress & safety equipment
(EC Decision 2004/71/EC)
 Marine Identification System
(EC Decision 2003/213/EC)
 Avalanche beacons
(EC Decision 2001/148/EC)
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Harmonised Standards
Where apparatus meets the
relevant harmonised standards
or parts thereof whose reference
numbers have been published in
the Official Journal of the
European Communities,
Member States shall presume
compliance with those of the
essential requirements referred
to in Article 3 as are covered by
the said harmonised standards
or parts thereof. [Article 5.1]
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Harmonised Standards
 European Standards (EN)
 Produced under a mandate from the European
Commission
 And adopted by Member States (98/34 committee)
 Implement essential requirements of a
« New Approach » Directive (e.g. R&TTE, EMC)
 Adopted by National Standards Organisations
 Cited in the Official Journal of the European Union
 Member states
required to
presume
conformity
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Harmonised Standards
Mandate
M/284
Standardise
aspects not
relevant to
the Directive
separately
Identify technical
requirements
necessary to
meet regulatory
objective
(essential
requirements)
Identify
« essential
radio test
suites »
necessary
before
placing on
the market
Only the part of
the standard
relevant to the
Directive is cited
in the OJEU
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Harmonised Standards
MSG: GSM
DECT: DECT
TETRA: TETRA
ERM/MSG
TFES:
IMT-2000
TM4: Fixed Radio Links
SES: Satellite Earth Stations
ERM:
Land-mobile radio,
Amateur Radio, Citizens’ Band,
RFID (ERM TG34)
BRAN:
HIPERACCESS,
5 GHz RLAN
ERM:
2,45 GHz RLAN
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Harmonised Standards
ERM:
Marine radio,
Short-range
devices (ERM
TG28),
Paging,
Cordless
telephones,
Radar,
Medical Implants,
Road Transport &
Traffic Telematics
ERM:
Electromagnetic Compatibility,
Meteorological Aids,
Avalanche Beacons,
Ultra Wide Band (ERM TG31a),
Broadcast transmitters,
professional audio/video
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Harmonised Standards
Co-ordinated by OCG
Steering Committee
OCG_RTTED
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How can ETSI help (2/3)?
How do I meet
national radio
interface
regulations?
Harmonised
Frequencies
…working with CEPT
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Radio Spectrum Access
CEPT
CEPT-ETSI
MoU
Recommendation
or Decision on
spectrum
allocation
ETSI
Harmonised
Standard
National licence
regimes plus
interface
regulations
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CEPT - ETSI MoU
CEPT
Decision
on
spectrum
Overall ETSI
view
ETSI
Working Groups
(adopting)
ETSI
Liaison
Officer
Project Teams
(drafting)
ETSI
Member
Individual
view
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Spectrum: How do we get an
ETSI view?
System Reference
Document
 Basic description of application
 Simple technical description
 Current ETSI standards
 Justified spectrum requirements
 Possible compatibility issues
Proforma
EG 201 788
 Market forecasts
 Traffic evaluation
 Economic/social benefit
 Market window
 Requested action from CEPT
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Spectrum: How do we get an
ETSI view?
Affected
ETSI TBs
System Reference
Document
Have all interested parties
been consulted?
Is there consensus?
TC ERM
Resolution by
members of
affected TBs
SRDoc
to CEPT
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Example: 2W RFID working at UHF
ETSI
TR 101 445
SRDoc
CEPT
Proposed modification to
annex 11 of
CEPT/ECC/Rec 70-03
EN 302 208
Harmonised
Standard
National licence
regimes plus
interface
regulations
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How can ETSI help (3/3)?
National
frequency
allocations
I want global
markets!
What about
legal
certainty?
Harmonised
Frequencies
…working with the
European
Commission…
…Radio Spectrum
Decision
676/2002/EC
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The problem…
Frequencies are
managed on a national
basis:
CEPT Recommendations
not enforceable at a
European level
Manufacturer needs
to know local
frequency
regulations
Inform member state
4 weeks before
marketing equipment
Inform user of
national
restrictions on
use
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The Radio Spectrum Decision
Radio Spectrum
Policy Group
Member states advise
EC on spectrum
requirements to support
EU policy initiatives
European
Parliament,
CEPT and ETSI
as permanent
observers
e.g. Broadband
Access
Road Safety
Access for people
with disabilities
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The Radio Spectrum Decision
Radio Spectrum Committee
European Commission requests CEPT to
provide frequency allocations in support of EU
policies
CEPT output codified into a Commission
Decision
Legal certainty !
CEPT and ETSI are
permanent observers
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The Radio Spectrum Decision
Spectrum Tables
Member States to notify National Frequency
regulations to the Commission
Comission to publish in a
common format
National regulations to
be transparent, even if
not harmonised
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The Radio Spectrum Decision
International Negotiations
World Radio Conference (WRC)
CEPT will continue to establish European
Common Positions
Commission to communicate with
Parliament & Council
for political support
Aim for global
harmonisation
where possible
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Example: automotive short-range radar
Radio Spectrum Committee
Request (mandate) to CEPT on
frequencies for UWB vehicle radar at 24 GHz
CEPT/ECC Decision (04)10
Commission Decision
2005/50/EC (Jan 2005)
ETSI Harmonised
Standard EN 302 288
(Jan 2005)
Legal certainty for placing
on the market and use
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Directives & regulations
(networks and services)
Framework Directive
(2002/21/EC)
Authorisation Directive
(2002/20/EC)
Regulation
(2887/2000)
Unbundled
access to the
local loop
Access Directive
(2002/19/EC)
Universal Service
Directive (2002/22/EC)
Privacy Directive
(2002/58/EC)
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How can ETSI help?
Framework
Directive?
List of Standards (article 17) to
« encourage » harmonisation
…may be made compulsory for
interoperability (article 17) or
access (Access Dir. Art 5.2)
OCG ECNS
SR 002 211
Mandate M/328
STF 254
COCOM subgroup
reviewing results 32
How can ETSI help?
Interactive
digital TV?
Standards for interoperability of
iDTV (article 18)
Mandate M/331
EBU/CENELEC/ETSI JTC
Broadcast
STF 255
TR 102 282
Standards to follow
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How can I contribute?
 Membership of ETSI is open to any
organisation with an interest in
telecommunications (European or not)
 Harmonised Standards produced by
Technical Committees of experts drawn
from members
 Funded Specialist Task Forces to
accelerate critical work
 Public Approval Process managed by
National Standards Organisations
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Keeping up to date
 http://www.etsi.org/europe/public-interest
 http://portal.etsi.org
 RTTE
 Spectrum
 Others…
 http://portal.etsi.org/ocg
 R&TTE Steering Committee
 http://www.newapproach.org
 http://www.europa.eu.int
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