COMMISSION DECISION of 31 October 1997 on a common technical regulation for the attachment requirements for the terminal equipment interface for connection to 140 Mbit/s digital unstructured and structured leased lines (Text with EEA relevance) (97/751/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/263/EEC of 29 April 1991 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning telecommunications terminal equipment, including the mutual recognition of their conformity (1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (2), and in particular Article 6 (2), second indent, thereof,

Whereas the Commission has identified the type of terminal equipment for which a common technical regulation is required, as well as the associated scope statement;

Whereas the corresponding harmonized standards, or parts thereof, implementing the essential requirements which are to be transformed into common technical regulations should be adopted;

Whereas the common technical regulation provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of ACTE,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. This Decision establishes requirements for terminal equipment intended to be connected to the public telecommunications network termination point of ONP 139 264 kbit/s digital unstructured leased lines (D140U) or ONP 139 264 kbit/s digital structured leased lines (D140S) with an information transfer rate of 138 240 kbit/s without restriction on binary content and falling within the scope of the harmonized standard identified in Article 2 (1).

2. This Decision establishes a common technical regulation covering the attachment requirements for terminal equipment.

Article 2

1. The common technical regulation shall include the harmonized standard prepared by the relevant standardization body implementing to the extent applicable the essential requirements referred to in Article 4 (d) and (f) of Directive 91/263/EEC. The reference to the standard is set out in the Annex.

2. Terminal equipment covered by this Decision shall comply with the common technical regulation referred to in paragraph 1, shall meet the essential requirements referred to in Article 4 (a) and (b) of Directive 91/263/EEC, and shall meet the requirements of any other applicable Directives, in particular Council Directives 73/23/EEC (3) and 89/336/EEC (4).

Article 3

Notified bodies designated for carrying out the procedures referred to in Article 9 of Directive 91/263/EEC shall, as regards terminal equipment covered by Article 1 (1) of this Decision, use or ensure the use of the harmonized standard referred to in Article 2 (1) within one year after the adoption of this Decision.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 31 October 1997.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 128, 23. 5. 1991, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 220, 31. 8. 1993, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 77, 26. 3. 1973, p. 29.

(4) OJ L 139, 23. 5. 1989, p. 19.

ANNEX

Reference to the harmonized standard applicable

The harmonized standard referred to in Article 2 of the Decision is:

Business TeleCommunications (BTC)

140 Mbit/s digital unstructured and structured leased lines (D140U and D140S)

Attachment requirements for terminal equipment interface

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ETSI Secretariat

TBR 25 - July 1997

(excluding the foreword)

Additional information

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is recognized according to Council Directive 83/189/EEC (1).

The harmonized standard referred to above has been produced according to a mandate issued in accordance with relevant procedures of Council Directive 83/189/EEC.

The full text of the harmonized standard referenced above can be obtained from:

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

650 Route des Lucioles

F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex

Commission of the European Communities,

DG XIII/A/2 - (BU 31 1/7),

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,

B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8.