G/TBT/N/EU/831  
9 August 2021  
(21-6134) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tb t/en/  
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):  Short -
range devices (radio equipment); Radiocommunications (ICS 33.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Decision amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 on 
the harmonisation of radio  spectrum for use by short -range devices within the 874 -876 
and 915 -921 MHz frequency bands (4 page(s), in English; 8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Implementing Decision requires EU 
Member States to designate and ma ke available on a non -exclusive, non -interference and 
non-protected basis, unless exceptions are strictly necessary in order to protect existing 
radiocommunication services, the frequency bands for short -range devices (SRDs), 
subject to the specific condit ions and by the implementation deadline, as laid down in the 
technical annex. SRDs covered by this Decision are typically next -generation RFID 
applications and networked IoT applications based on networked SRDs. Since the 
regulatory environment in these fr equency ranges is different in order to protect existing 
spectrum users, a separate Decision has been created.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This draft Commission Implementing Decision will amend Imp lementing 
Decision (EU) 2018/1538 on the harmonisation of radio spectrum for use by short -range 
devices within the 874 -876 and 915 -921 MHz frequency bands by replacing the technical 
annex in place with an updated version. The amendments concern 1) key defi nitions in 
relation to SRDs in order to avoid ambiguity and ensure consistency with Commission 
Decision 2006/771/EC and 2) technical parameters for SRD categories covered by 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 on the harmonisation of radio 
spectrum for use by short -range devices within the 874 -876 and 915 -921 MHz frequency 
bands:  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018D1538&from=EN  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  November 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  November 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
 
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_5098_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_5098_00_e.pdf