98/521/EC: Commission Decision of 17 June 1998 on a common technical Regulation for ISDN packet mode using ISDN basic access (notified under document number C(1998) 1614) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-06-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, harmonisation of standards, technical regulations, telecommunications, transmission network

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 June 1998

on a common technical Regulation for ISDN packet mode using ISDN basic
access

(notified under document number C(1998) 1614)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/521/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Directive 98/13/EC of the European
Parliament and of
the Council of 12 February 1998
relating to telecommunications terminal equipment and
satellite earth station equipment, including the mutual
recognition of their conformity (1),

Whereas the Commission has adopted the measure iden-
tifying the type of
for which a
common technical regulation is required, as well as the
associated scope statement;

terminal equipment

Whereas the corresponding harmonised standards, or
parts thereof,
implementing the essential requirements
which are to be transformed into common technical regu-
lations should be adopted;

Whereas in order
to ensure continuity of access to
markets for manufacturers, it is necessary to allow for
transitional arrangements regarding equipment approved
according to national type approval regulations;

Whereas the common technical Regulation adopted in
this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of ACTE,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.
This Decision shall apply to terminal equipment
intended to be connected to a public telecommunications
network and falling within the scope of the harmonised
standard referred to in Article 2(1).

2.
This Decision establishes a common technical regu-
lation covering the technical characteristics, electrical and
mechanical
interface requirements, and access control
protocol to be provided by terminal equipment which is
capable of and intended by the manufacturer or his

representative for connection to a T, or coincident S and
T, reference point for a basic access at an interface to a
public telecommunications network presented as a pan-
European ISDN (Euro-ISDN) basic access point and
intended for participation in calls that use on demand
packet-mode basic services.

Article 2

1.
The common technical Regulation shall include the
harmonised standard prepared by the relevant standard-
isation body implementing to the extent applicable the
essential requirements referred to in Article 5(c) to (f) of
Directive 98/13/EC. The reference to the standard is set
out in the Annex.

Terminal equipment covered by this Decision shall
2.
comply with the common technical Regulation referred
to in paragraph 1, shall meet the essential requirements
referred to in Article 5(a) and (b) of Directive 98/13/EC,
and shall meet the requirements of any other applicable
Directives, in particular Council Directives 73/23/EEC (2)
and 89/336/EEC (3).

Article 3

Notified bodies designated for carrying out
the pro-
cedures referred to in Article 10 of Directive 98/13/EC
shall, as regards terminal equipment covered by Article
1(1) of this Decision, use or ensure the use of the har-
monised standard referred to in the Annex after the
coming into force of this Decision.

Article 4

1. National type-approval regulations covering equip-
ment within the scope of
the harmonised standard
referred to in the Annex shall be repealed with effect
from three months after the coming into force of this
Decision.

(1) OJ L 74, 12. 3. 1998, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 77, 26. 3. 1973, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 139, 23. 5. 1989, p. 19.

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Terminal equipment, approved under such national type approval regulations may

2.
continue to be placed on the national market and put into service.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 17 June 1998.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Reference to the harmonised standard applicable

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

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN);

Attachment requirements for packet mode terminal equipment to connect to an ISDN using ISDN basic
access

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ETSI

ETSI Secretariat

TBR 33 (cid:190) December 1997

(excluding the foreword)

Additional information

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

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

The full text of the harmonised sstandard referenced above can be obtained from:

European Telecommunications Standards Institute
650, route des Lucioles
F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex

European Commission
DG XIII/A/2 (cid:190) (BU 31, 1/7)
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
B-1049 Brussels

or from any other organisation responsible for making ETSI standards available, of which a list can be found
on the Internet under address www.ispo.cec.be.

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