1999/511/EC: Commission Decision of 7 July 1999 on a common technical Regulation for the attachment requirements for high speed circuit switched data (HSCSD) multislot mobile stations (notified under document number C(1999) 2029) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community certification, harmonisation of standards, satellite communications, technical standard, telecommunications, telecommunications equipment

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 July 1999

on a common technical Regulation for the attachment requirements for high speed circuit switched
data (HSCSD) multislot mobile stations

(notified under document number C(1999) 2029)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/511/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

Having regard to Directive 98/13/EC of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council of 12 February 1998 relating telecom-
munications terminal equipment and satellite earth station
their
the mutual
equipment,
conformity (1), and in particular Article 7(2), second indent,
thereof,

recognition of

including

(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 according to Article 7(2),
first indent of Directive 98/13/EC;

terminal equipment

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

(3) 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;

(4) Whereas

the proposal has been submitted to the
Approvals Committee for Telecommunications Equip-
ment (ACTE), according to Article 29(2);

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

(1) OJ L 74, 12.3.1998, p. 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 identified
in Article 2(1).

2.
This Decision establishes a common technical regulation
covering the attachment requirements for high speed circuit
switched data (HSCSD) multislot mobile stations.

Article 2

The common technical Regulation shall

1.
include the
harmonised standard prepared by the relevant standardisation
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.

2.
Terminal equipment covered by this Decision shall
comply with the common technical regulation referred to in
paragraph 1 and to the extent applicable the technical regula-
tions defined in Commission Decisions 98/574/EC (2) and 98/
575/EC (3). In addition it 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,
and
particular
in
89/336/EEC (5).

73/23/EEC (4)

Directives

Council

(2) OJ L 278, 15.10.1998, p. 30.
(3) OJ L 278, 15.10.1998, p. 35.
(4) OJ L 77, 26.3.1973, p. 29.
(5) OJ L 139, 23.5.1989, p. 19.

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Notified bodies designated for carrying out the procedures 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
harmonised standard referred to in the Annex by the coming into force of this Decision

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 7 July 1999.

For the Commission

Karel VAN MIERT

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:

Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); attachment requirements for global system for mobile communica-
tions (GSM); high speed circuit switched data (HSCSD) multislot mobile stations; access (GSM 13.34 version 5.0.2)

(in language versions other than the English version a translation of this title should be placed here within brackets)

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ETSI Secretariat

EN 301 419-2: April 1998

(excluding the foreword)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is recognised according to Council and European Parliament
Directive 98/34/EC.

The harmonised standard referred to above has been produced according to a mandate issued in accordance with relevant
procedures of Council and European Parliament Directive 98/34/EC.

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

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

or

European Commission,
DGXIII/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 (address www.ispo.cec.be).