G/TBT/N/EU/132  
 
15 July 2013  
(13-3746)  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 telephon e 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:  eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website:  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/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): Short-
range devices.      
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Decision amending Decision 2006/771/EC on harmonisation of 
the radio spectrum for use by short-range devices (23 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 ty pes 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 will amend the Short-range devices 
Decision (the SRD Decision – Decision 2006/771/EC as amended by Decision 
2011/829/EU) by replacing the technical annex in place with an updated version in order to respond to the rapid changes in technology, societal demands and the consequent 
emergence of new short-range applications. Th is new version of the technical annex will 
increase the number of harmonised frequency bands that can be used by short-range devices. The updated version of the decision will also improve the legal certainty for all 
users that rely on licence-exempt spectrum access in the internal market. In addition, 
the technical annex incorporates the substance of Decision 2005/928/EC, as amended by 
Decision 2008/673/EC (169 MHz Decision) whic h will be repealed by the amending 
Decision.  G/TBT/N/EU/132 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Short-range devices Decision (the SRD Decision – Decision 
2006/771/EC as amended by Decision 2011/829/EU) and the 169 MHz Decision (Decision 2005/928/EC, as amended by Decision 2008/673/EC) 
http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:312:0066:0070:EN:PDF  
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Le xUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32005D0928:EN:NOT    
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    End of September 2013  The provisions shall apply from 1 April 2014. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
European Commission EU-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax:  + (32) 2 299 80 43 
E-mail:  eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU-TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2013/tbt/EEC/13_2760_00_e.pdf