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The regulatory environment in the European Union. How can ETSI help?. What do I have to do to meet European Telecommunications regulations ?. Directives & regulations (equipment). Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (1999/5/EC). Radio Spectrum Decision 676/2002/EC.
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The regulatory environment in the European Union How can ETSI help?
What do I have to do to meetEuropeanTelecommunicationsregulations?
Directives & regulations (equipment) Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (1999/5/EC) Radio Spectrum Decision 676/2002/EC EMC Directive 2004/108/EC (updates 89/336/EEC)
Directives & regulations(networks and services) Regulation (2000/2887) Unbundled access to the local loop Framework Directive (2002/21/EC) Authorisation Directive (2002/20/EC) Access Directive (2002/19/EC) Universal Service Directive (2002/22/EC) Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC) Amended by Directives 2009/136/EC and 2009/140/EC
Directives & regulations (safety) Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC) (codification of 73/23/EEC) Council Recommendation on limitation of EM Field exposure of General Public (1999/519/EC) « Physical Agents Directive » protectsworkers (2008/46/EC) (amends 2004/40/EC)
Directives & regulations (sector-specific) …and many more. Automotive EMC Directive (2004/104/EC) Marine Equipment Directive (96/98/EC) Single European Sky: Interoperability Regulation (552/2004) Medical Devices Electronic Fee Collection
Directives & regulations Whocan help? Talk to ETSI!
RecognisedEuropean Standards Organisation (98/34/EC) Whatis ETSI? Association of stakeholders… …manufacturers, network operators, service providers, administrations, users, industry associations … … with direct participation… … working by consensus
Directives & regulations (equipment) Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (1999/5/EC) (underrevision) “New Legislative Framework” Essential requirements Harmonized Standards Notified Bodies “CE” Marking
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 Carry out « essential radio test suites » Meet national radio interface regulations Inform member state (if using non-harmonised radio spectrum) Declareconformity
How can ETSI help (1/3)? How do I meet essential requirements? Are there any others? Harmonised Standards Harmonized Standards?
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 2005/53/EC) • COSPAS-SARSAT locatorbeacons(EC Decision 2005/631/EC) • Automatic Identification System (AIS)(EC Decision 2005/53/EC) • Avalanche beacons (EC Decision 2001/148/EC)
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.” [RTTED: Article 5.1]
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
Harmonised Standards Identify « essential radio test suites » necessarybeforeplacing on the market Identify technicalrequirements necessary to meet regulatory objective (essential requirements) Mandate M/284 (& specific mandates) Only the part of the standard relevant to the Directive iscited in the OJEU
Some Harmonised Standards... MSG: GSM DECT: DECT TETRA: TETRA ATTM: Fixed Radio Links SES: Satellite Earth Stations ERM: Land-mobile radio, Amateur Radio, Citizens’ Band, RFID (ERM TG34) ERM/MSG TFES: IMT-2000 BRAN: HIPERACCESS, 5 GHz RLAN ERM:2,45 GHz RLAN
Some more Harmonized Standards ERM: Electromagnetic Compatibility, Meteorological Aids, Avalanche Beacons, Ultra Wide Band (ERM TG31a), Broadcast transmitters, professional audio/video ERM: Marine radio, Short-range devices (ERM TG28), Paging, Cordless telephones, Radar, Medical Implants, Road Transport & Traffic Telematics
Co-ordinated in ETSI by OCG SteeringCommittee OCG_RTTED ETSI is a permanent observer in TCAM Commission refersregulatory issues to TCAM
But …??!! • How can Administrations be sure that standards protect the spectrum adequately? • Technical requirements are set by consensus of Administrations and Industry, in co-operation with CEPT • What to do with non-compliant equipment? • Effective market-surveillance is key • Members States shall take steps to remove non-compliant equipment from the market • But what is there’s a mistake in the standard? • Revisions can be initiated quickly • Safeguards can be invoked in worst cases
How can ETSI help (2/3)? How do I meet national radio interface regulations? Harmonised Frequencies …working with CEPT
Obtaining spectrum in Europe World Radio Conference (WRC) Spectrum requirement From ETSI members, EC etc Global spectrum allocation National licensing regimes ECC RSCom Creation of SRDoc Creation of Decision /Recommendation Creation of EC Decision National frequency allocations System Reference Document (SRDoc) ECC Decision/ Recommendation EC Decision Spectrum allocation with legal certainty ETSI Liaison Officer ETSI Representative Creation of candidate HS Citation in Official Journal of the EC Candidate Harmonized Standard Harmonized Standard
CEPT - ETSI MoU Individualview ETSI input (System Reference Document) CEPT Project Teams(draft) ETSI Member Overall ETSI view Working Groups(decide) ETSI Liaison Officer Decision on spectrum
Spectrum: How do we get an ETSI input? • Basic description of application • Simple technical description • Current ETSI standards • Justified spectrum requirements • Possible compatibility issues • Market forecasts • Traffic evaluation • Economic/social benefit • Market window • Requested action from CEPT System ReferenceDocument Guide EG 201 788
Spectrum: How do we get an ETSI view? AffectedETSI TBs System ReferenceDocument Have all interested parties been consulted? Is there consensus? TC ERM SRDoc to CEPT Resolution by members of affectedTBs
Example: 2W RFID working at UHF ETSI EN 302 208 HarmonisedStandard SRDocTR 101 445 National licence regimes plus interface regulations CEPT Modification to annex 11 of CEPT/ECC/Rec 70-03
How can ETSI help (3/3)? Frequency allocations are National Harmonised Frequencies Mymarketis global! What about legalcertainty? …working with the European Commission… …Radio Spectrum Decision 676/2002/EC
The problem… Frequencies are managed on a national basis: CEPT Recommendations not enforceable in Europeanlaw I need to know all National frequencyregulations… …and informeachmember state 4 weeksbefore marketing equipment… … and inform user of national restrictions on use
Radio Spectrum Decision Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) EuropeanParliament, CEPT and ETSI are permanent observers Member states advise EC on spectrumrequirements to support EU policy initiatives
Current RSPG Opinions • The current Opinions of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group can be found at: http://rspg.groups.eu.int/rspg_opinions/index_en.htm
The Radio Spectrum Decision Radio Spectrum Committee (RSCOM) CEPT and ETSI are permanent observers European Commission requests CEPT to providefrequency allocations in support of EU policies CEPT output codifiedinto a Commission Decision Legal certainty !
Example: 5 GHz Radio LAN Radio Spectrum Committee Request (mandate) to CEPT on frequencies for Radio LAN CEPT/ECC Decision (04)08 in use of 5 GHz band for Radio LAN Commission Decision 2005/513/EC ETSI Harmonized Standard EN 301 893 (BRAN) Legalcertainty for placing on the marketand use
Current Commission Decisions • The current Commission Decisions regarding radio spectrum can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/ecomm/radio_spectrum/documents/index_en.htm
The Radio Spectrum Decision International Negotiations World Radio Conference (WRC) CEPT continue to establishEuropean Common Positions Commission to communicate with Parliament & Council for political support Aim for global harmonisation where possible
Harmonised Standards and Commission Spectrum Decisions ETSI HarmonisedStandard 34 Spectrum allocation withlegalcertainty EC Commission Decision
Directives & regulations (networks and services) Electronic Communications Framework (Amended by Directives 2009/136/EC and 2009/140/EC*) Framework Directive (2002/21/EC) Authorisation Directive (2002/20/EC) Access Directive (2002/19/EC) Universal Service Directive (2002/22/EC) Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC) Regulation (2887/2000) Unbundled access to the local loop Regulation (1211/2009) Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications * http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/ecomm/index_en.htm
How can ETSI help? List of Standards (article 17) as the basis for voluntary harmonisation Framework Directive? ETSI asked to propose revision to list (mandate M/358) SR 002 211 (OCG ECNS)
How can ETSI help? Commission Decisions (article 17) « encourage » harmonisation based on listed standards Framework Directive? …may be made compulsory for interoperability (article 17) or access (Access Dir. Art 5.2)
How can ETSI help? Standards for interoperability of iDTV (article 18) Interactive digital TV? ETSI requested to produce work programme TR 102 282 (EBU/CENELEC/ETSI JTC Broadcast) Standards mostly completed
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
Keeping up to date • http://portal.etsi.org • http://www.etsi.org • http://www.newapproach.org RSPG: michael.sharpe@etsi.org TCAM: igor.minaev@etsi.org RSCOM: marcello.pagnozzi@etsi.org Any questions?