G/TBT/N/EU/654  
 
9 May 2019  
(19-3176) 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 Commission  
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/tbt/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  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Decision amending Decision 2006/771/EC as regards 
technological and market developments in the area of radio spectrum use for short -range 
devices (4 pages + Annex 47 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission  Implementing Decision requires Member 
States to designate and make available on a non -exclusive, non -interference and non -
protected basis the frequency bands for the types of short -range devices, subject to the 
specific conditions and by the implementatio n deadline, as laid down in the technical 
annex.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This draft Commission Implementing Decision will amend the short -range 
devices Decision (the SRD Decision – Decision 200 6/771/EC as last amended by 
Decision  2017/1483/EU) by replacing the technical annex in place with an updated 
version in order to respond to the rapid changes in technology and the emergence of new 
short-range applications. This new version of the technical  annex will increase the number 
of harmonised frequency bands that can be used by short -range devices. In addition, it 
contains some clarifications as well as minor changes of technical parameters for 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Short -Range Devices Decision (the SRD Decision – Decision 2006/771/EC as 
amended by Decision 2017/1483/EU): http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017D1483&from=EN   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  July 2019  
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/2019/TBT/EEC/19_2745_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/EEC/19_2745_01_e.pdf