98/543/EC: Commission Decision of 4 September 1998 on a common technical regulation for the telephony application requirements for mobile stations intended to be used with phase II public digital cellular telecomunications networks operating in the DCS 1800 band (edition 2) (notified under document number C(1998) 2562) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community certification, harmonisation of standards, satellite communications, technical standard, telecommunications, telecommunications equipment

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 September 1998

on a common technical regulation for the telephony application requirements
for mobile stations intended to be used with phase II public digital cellular
telecomunications networks operating in the DCS 1800 band (edition 2)

(notified under document number C(1998) 2562)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/543/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to European Parliament and Council
Directive 98/13/EC of 12 February 1998 regarding tele-
communications terminal equipment and satellite earth
station equipment, including the mutual recognition of
their conformity (1), and in particular Article 7(2), second
indent, thereof,

Whereas the Commission has adopted the measure iden-
for which a
tifying the type of
common technical regulation is required as well as the
associated scope statement according to Article 7(2), first
indent;

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;

to ensure continuity of access to
Whereas in order
markets for manufacturers, it is necessary to lay down
transitional provisions
regarding equipment approved
under Commission Decision 97/529/EC (2);

Whereas Decision 97/529/EC should be repealed with
effect from the end of the transitional period;

Whereas
Committee (ACTE), according to Article 29(2);

the proposal has been submitted to the

Whereas the common technical regulation to be adopted
in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of
ACTE,

network and falling within the scope of the harmonised
standard referred to in Article 2(1).

This Decision establishes a common technical regu-
2.
lation covering the telephony application requirements
for terminal equipment for the pan-European cellular
digital
land-based mobile telecommunications network
comprising constant envelope modulation and operating
in the 1800 MHz band with a channel separation of 200
kHz and carrying traffic channels according to the TDMA
principle. The Decision shall also apply to terminal
equipment capable of operation in both 900 and 1800
MHz bands.

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
referred to in Article 5(g) of
essential
Directive 98/13/EC. The reference to the standard is set
out in Annex I. The applicable parts are contained in
Annex II.

requirements

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 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 (3)
and 89/336/EEC (4).

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.
This Decision shall apply to terminal equipment
intended to be connected to a public telecommunications

Article 3

Notified bodies designated for carrying out the proced-
ures 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 applicable parts
of the harmonised standard referred to in Article 2(1) after
the coming into force of this Decision.

(1) OJ L 74, 12. 3. 1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 215, 7. 8. 1997, p. 65.

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

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Article 4

1. Decision 97/529/EC shall be repealed with effect from 4 December 1998.

Terminal equipment, approved under Decision 97/529/EC may continue to be placed

2.
on the market and put into service.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 4 September 1998.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Reference to the harmonised standard applicable

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

Digital cellular telecommunications system (phase 2); Telephony applications; attachment requirements for
mobile stations in the DCS 1 800 band and additional GSM 900 band

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ETSI

ETSI Secretariat

TBR 32 edition 2: March 1998

(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 standard referred to above can be obtained from:

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

European Commission
DG XIII/A/2 — (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 at www.ispo.cec.be.

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

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ANNEX II

Applicable parts of TBR 32

TBR 32
requirement

TBR 32
requirement

TBR 32
requirement

TBR 32
requirement

TBR 32
requirement

TBR 32
requirement

14.4.3

30.6.2

32.8

30.1

30.7.1

32.9

30.2

32.2

30.3

32.3

30.4

32.4

30.5.1

32.7