G/TBT/N/EU/567  
 
16 April 2018  
(18-2287) 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 Implemen ting Decision on the harmonisation of radio spectrum for use by 
short range devices within the 874 -876 and 915 -921 MHz frequency bands (and its 
accompanying annex) (6 pages + Annex 8 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 implementation  deadline, as laid down in the technical 
annex.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: This draft Implementing Decision is linked to the existing Short -Range Devices 
(SRDs) Decision (the SRD Decision – Decisi on 2006/771/EC as last amended by Decision 
2017/1483/EU). It makes available harmonised frequency bands for use by SRDs in the 
874-876 and 915 -921 MHz frequency ranges to enable next -generation RFID applications 
and networked IoT applications based on netw orked SRDs. Since the regulatory 
environment in these frequency ranges is different in order to protect existing spectrum 
users, a separate Decision has been created.  G/TBT/N/EU/567  
 
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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 : August 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: August 2018  
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/2018/TBT/EEC/18_2001_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_2001_01_e.pdf