. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ESP/6
18 July 2001
(01–3551)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6:
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SPAIN
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:
Directorate-General of Telecommunications and Information Technology
Ministry of Science and Technology
C/Alcalá, 5028071 Madrid
Tel.: 34 91 346-2853
Fax: 34 91 346-1556
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of the agency or  authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification if different from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Radio terminals for the
general public.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Royal Decree
Approving the Regulations under General Telecommunications Law 11/1998 of
24 April 1998, with Regard to Certain Conditions of Protection for the Public Radio
Domain, Exposure Limits and Other Restrict ions on Radio Emissions, and Establishing
Conditions for Health Assessments of Radio Emission Sources (32 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  The Regulations give effect to General Telecommunications Law
11/1998 of 24 April 1998, with regard to the establishment of conditions of protection for
the public radio domain, the authorization, planning and inspection of radio installations inrelation to emission exposure limits, the establishment of other restrictions on radio
emissions, equipment and apparatus evaluation and the applicable penalty regime. They
also give effect to General Health Act 14/1986 of 25 April 1986, with regard to the
establishment of exposure limits for health protection and radio emission risk assessment.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
A matter of particularly pressing concern is the need for regulations limiting the
exposure of the general public to radio emissions (in accordance with harmonized values atEuropean level, such as EU Council Recommendation of 12 July 1999 on the limitation of
exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields), in order to respond to the concerns
voiced by citizens, associations, local corporations, autonomous communities, etc. and helpG/TBT/N/ESP/6
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable
(cont'd):   to quickly and decisively dispel some citizens' fear of the effects of
electromagnetic fields, thereby preventing such groundless fears from taking an even
greater hold and ensuring the continuity of the provision of telecommunications services by
national radio stations.
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:  21 September 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  22 September 2001
10. Final date for comments:  (at least a month is recommended) 10 August 2001
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and e-mail and web-site addresses, if available, of another body: