G/TBT/N/EU/443  
 
16 January 2017  
(17-0266) 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 ad dress (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/   
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) : Electrical or electronic 
product, which intentionally emits and/ or receives radio waves (electromagnetic waves of 
frequencies lower than 3 000 GHz) for the purpose of radio communication and/or radio -
determination, with the exception of:  
 Radio equipment exclusively used for activities concerning public se curity, defenc e, 
State security  
 Equipment used by radio amateurs unless the equipment is made available on the  
market  
 Marine equipment  
 Airborne products, parts and appliances  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Draft 
Implementing Regulat ion specifying how to present the info rmation provided for in 
Article  10(10) of Directive 2014/53/EU (3 + 4 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content : Pursuant to Articles 10(10) and 45(2) of the Radio Equipment 
Directive 2014/53/EU, the European Commi ssion may adopt implementing acts specifying 
how to present the information provid ed for in Article 10(10).  
The draft implementing act sets out the details on how to present the information, in cases 
of restrictions on putting into service or of requiremen ts for authorisation of use, allowing 
the identification of the Member States or the geographical area within a Member State 
where restrictions on putting into service or requirements for authorisation of use exist.  
7. Objective and rationale , including t he nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Harmonise and simplify the way the information is presented on the packaging 
of the equipment, in cases of restrictions on putting into service or of requirements for 
authorisation of use, allowing the identif ication of the Member States or the geographical 
area within a Member State where such rest rictions or requirements exist.  G/TBT/N/EU/443  
 
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  8. Relevant documents : Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of t he laws of the Member States relating to 
the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC 
(OJ L 153, 22.5.2014, p. 62) : http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0053  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Second Quarter of 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force : The Implementing Regulation shall enter into force on 
the twentieth day following that of its publication in the  Official Journal of the European Union 
and it will provide a transitional period of 6 months   
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, 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 Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/EEC/17_0283_00_e.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/EEC/17_0283_01_e.pdf