G/TBT/N/BEL/45  
23 July 2021  
(21-5785) 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:  BELGIUM   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications  
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 dif ferent 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):  
ELECTRONICS (ICS 31), TELECOMMUNICATIONS. AUDIO AND VIDEO ENGINEERING (ICS 
33), INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. OFFICE MACHINES (ICS 35)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Royal Decree 
for the secured rollout of 5G (2 1 page(s), in French; 21 page(s), in Dutch)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Royal Decree provides a framework for taking the 
necessary security measures for the provision of mobile 5G services. It establishes 
restrictions on the use of the network elements or services of certain manufacturers. Such 
restrictions were de emed necessary as alternative measures that could be imposed were 
not sufficient to adequately mitigate the security risks in question. The draft also 
stipulates the composition of the dossier that must be submitted in order to obtain 
ministerial authorisa tion. The draft also specifies the hypotheses in which authorisation is 
necessary in the case of updating software or hardware relating to a network element.  
This draft Royal Decree implements Article 105 of the Act of 13 June 2005 on electronic 
communica tions as it will be replaced by the Act introducing additional security measures 
for the provision of mobile 5G services (the draft of this Act will be notified at the same 
time). It establishes the necessary details to implement in practice the system of prior 
authorisation introduced by the Act.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
The Act of June 13, 2005 on electronic communications and the draft law introducing 
additional securit y measures for the provision of 5G mobile services  
+ TRIS notification 2021/207/B (Directive EU 2015/1535)  G/TBT/N/BEL/45  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 February 2022 ; 4 months after the adoption of the law 
on 5G introducing additional security measures for the provision of 5G mobile services  
Proposed date of entry into force:  10 days after publication in the Belgian Official 
Gazette  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Qualité et Sécurité  
SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie  
NG III - 2ème étage  
Bd du Roi Albert II, 16  
Brussels  
B-1000  
+(32 2) 277 53 36  
+(32 2) 208 36 55 (Fax)  
belspoc@economie.fgov.be