CELEX: 52015PC0234
Language: en
Date: 2015-05-29
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15)

EUROPEAN
                            COMMISSION
                                                     Brussels, 29.5.2015
                                                     COM(2015) 234 final
                                                     ANNEX 1
                                          ANNEX
                                           to the
                                       Proposal for a
                                   COUNCIL DECISION
    on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the International
   Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-
                                             15)
EN                                                                                       EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                ANNEX
                                                 to the
                                             Proposal for a
                                        COUNCIL DECISION
      on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the International
    Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-
                                                  15)
   When negotiating and adopting revisions to the ITU Radio Regulations at WRC 15, the
   following positions should be taken on the Union's behalf.
   1.       Under agenda item 1.1:
           identify the band 1452-1492 MHz, and adjacent bands 1427-1452 MHz and 1492-
            1518 MHz for International Mobile Telecommunications, while protecting passive
            services below 1427 MHz;
           allocate on a co-primary basis to the mobile service and identify for International
            Mobile Telecommunications the band 3400-3800 MHz;
           reject the co-primary allocation to the mobile service of the band 470-694 MHz in
            Europe;
           not add the co-primary allocation to the mobile service of the bands 5350-5470 MHz
            and 5725-5850 MHz nor identify for IMT those bands as well as the band 5850-5925
            MHz, while studying these three bands further with a view to consider their use for
            radio local area networks and ensuring that primary use is protected in all cases.
   2.       Under agenda item 1.2:
           set protection levels for the broadcasting service below 694 MHz commensurate with
            the results of the studies performed by the Conférence Européenne des Postes et
            Télécommunications and set the lower band edge at 694 MHz;
           not add additional constraints for the protection of broadcasting in the band 694-790
            MHz although measures can be adopted to ensure the balanced coexistence between
            wireless broadband and existing aeronautical radionavigation systems on the eastern
            borders of the EU in the 694-790 MHz band.
   3.       Under agenda item 1.18, allocate the band 77.5-78 GHz to the radiolocation service
            and safeguard the use of that band for automotive radars without introducing
            excessive restrictions, but recognising that radio astronomy stations should continue
            to benefit from protection;
   4.       Under agenda item 10, an agenda item for WRC-19 addressing the spectrum needs
            for 5G mobile systems should be supported, with the focus above 6 GHz for new
            allocations and a common approach to launch related compatibility studies ahead of
            WRC-19.
   5.       When negotiating any relevant amendment to the ITU Radio Regulations at WRC-
            15, ensure compliance with Union law, in particular that the principles set out in
EN                                                 2                                              EN
 ---pagebreak---    Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic
   communications networks and services and Decision 243/2012/EU establishing a
   multiannual radio spectrum policy programme are respected, and do not bear any
   prejudice to its further foreseeable development.
EN                                        3                                          EN
 ---documentbreak---                             EUROPEAN
                            COMMISSION
                                                     Brussels, 29.5.2015
                                                     COM(2015) 234 final
                                                     2015/0119 (NLE)
                                        Proposal for a
                                   COUNCIL DECISION
    on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the International
   Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-
                                             15)
                                 (Text with EEA relevance)
EN                                                                                       EN
 ---pagebreak---                                   EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
   1.        CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
   The World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) is the venue for revising the Radio
   Regulations (RR) that codify cross-border aspects of the use of the radio spectrum, in
   particular by determining which radio services are allocated to specific spectrum bands. Each
   WRC only considers a limited subset of the Radio Regulations, setting out the spectrum bands
   to be discussed and the scope of the possible outcomes based on an agenda decided at the
   previous WRC. The next conference will take place in Geneva from 2 to 27 November 2015.
   Following several years of preparatory work, it will conclude with the adoption of
   modifications to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations.
   All EU Member States are members of the ITU and play an active part in adapting the Radio
   Regulations. The European Union is a ‘Sector Member’, a status similar to industry
   organisations. A common approach to spectrum planning on national territories means that, in
   practice, the RR can have a significant influence on spectrum use, even in purely domestic
   situations.
   A strategic and coherent EU spectrum policy is a key element of a modern information
   society and helps facilitate a wide range of policy objectives; the European Parliament and the
   Council have recognised the importance of radio spectrum in particular in Directive
   2002/21/EC of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic
   communications networks and services1 (hereinafter the Framework Directive) and in
   Decision 243/2012/EU on establishing a multiannual Radio Spectrum Policy Programme to
   frame the development of spectrum policy2 within the European Union. The Framework
   Directive3 makes specific reference to the Radio Regulations, which Member States are
   required to respect. In addition, the Radio Spectrum Decision 676/2002/EC requires that
   activities undertaken under that Decision take due account of the work in the ITU.
   It is therefore essential that decisions made at WRC-15 enable the Union to exercise its
   internal competence to implement the internal market and to develop appropriate policies. In
   that context, it is necessary for the Union to ensure that its interests are promoted and
   protected during the WRC negotiations.
   2.        RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND
             IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
   The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) has
   been preparing the substance of the negotiations for WRC-15 since 2012. All meetings of the
   CEPT were open to interested stakeholders. In addition, two joint workshops were held by the
   Commission and the CEPT (10 December 2013 and 14 April 2015), during which the
   preliminary European policy objectives were presented together with the state of play within
   the CEPT. The Radio Spectrum Policy Group's Opinion on the European policy objectives
   was given on 19 February 2015, following a public consultation.
   3.        LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL
   The ITU is the UN agency responsible for supporting the development of telecommunications
   1
           OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, amended by Directive 2009/140/EC, OJ L337, 18/12/2009 .
   2
           OJ L81, 21.3.2012
   3
           Ibid, Article 9(1).
EN                                                     2                                           EN
 ---pagebreak---    at global level. All EU Member States are members of the ITU. ITU-R, the arm of ITU that
   deals with radiocommunications and other uses of the radio spectrum has the task of effecting,
   on the one hand, “allocation of bands of the radio-frequency spectrum, the allotment of radio
   frequencies" and on the other hand, "the registration of radiofrequency assignments and, for
   space services, of any associated orbital position in the geostationary-satellite orbit or of any
   associated characteristics of satellites in other orbits, in order to avoid harmful interference
   between radio stations of different countries4”.
   The instrument for managing the first part of this role is the Radio Regulations, considered as
   an international treaty, which are revised at each World Radiocommunications Conference.
   Radio Regulations do not prescribe specific spectrum usages inside the borders of individual
   ITU members. However, as they regulate spectrum usage in such a way as to avoid cross-
   border interference and determine the types of communications which get priority, RR have a
   wide-ranging influence on spectrum use within each ITU member and as a consequence in the
   Union as a whole. Most of the WRC15 agenda items will involve a change of use of a specific
   spectrum band or bands; while focused in scope, they will require a negotiated outcome, with
   the need for trade-offs.
   Revisions to the Radio Regulations shall apply provisionally in respect of any Party that has
   signed the revision5.Parties shall, in any event, be deemed to have consented to be bound by
   the revision thirty-six months following the date of entry into force of the revision6.The
   revision of the Radio Regulations at WRC-15 will thus give rise to an act having legal effect
   within the meaning of Article 218(9) TFEU. Therefore positions to be adopted on the Union's
   behalf may need to be established.
   ITU rules may affect or alter the scope of EU common rules and policies in several ways.
   Pursuant to Article 9(1), second paragraph, of the Framework Directive, Member States ‘shall
   respect relevant international agreements, including the ITU Radio Regulations’ when
   applying Article 9, which relates to the management of radio frequencies for electronic
   communications services. A modification of the ITU Radio Regulations therefore has the
   potential to affect Article 9 or alter its scope.
   With regard to Radio Spectrum in particular, Article 10 of Decision 243/2012/EU stipulates
   that in international negotiations relating to spectrum matters "if the subject matter of the
   international negotiations falls within the competence of the Union, the Union position shall
   be established in accordance with Union law".
   Furthermore a number of technical harmonisation decisions have also been adopted by the
   Commission under the Radio Spectrum Decision (676/2002/EC) to ensure the availability and
   efficient use of radio spectrum in the Union. Such decisions have been adopted in cooperation
   with the Member States acting in the Radio Spectrum Committee and on the basis of technical
   assistance from the CEPT.
   Examination of the agenda items on the WRC-15 shows that three agenda items may directly
   affect common rules or alter their scope as they are covered by EU law or subject to a
   concrete regulatory process underway. Two of the items concern electronic communications
   services and are directly linked to the EU efforts to provide connectivity to our citizens. The
   third concerns automotive safety:
   4
           ITU constitution Art 1, 2 a
   5
           Article 54 (3) penter of the ITU Constitution.
   6
           Article 54 (5) bis of the ITU Constitution.
EN                                                        3                                          EN
 ---pagebreak---    - item 1.1 concerning spectrum for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT), which
   corresponds to mobile broadband under EU regulation. Of relevance to this item is the
   provision in the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme to identify at least 1200 MHz for wireless
   broadband in the EU. Regarding the relevant bands, there is also Decision 2008/411/EC
   harmonising 3400-3800 MHz for wireless broadband, Decision 2015/750/EU regarding the
   harmonisation of 1452-1492 MHz for downlink broadband, Decision 2008/671/EC
   harmonising the band 5875-5905 MHz for intelligent transport systems and an ongoing
   mandate to the CEPT regarding using radio local area networks in the bands 5350-5470 MHz
   and 5725-5925 MHz,
   - item 1.2, setting the parameters for the use of the 700 MHz band for IMT. At WRC-12, this
   band was allocated on a co-primary basis to mobile services in addition to the existing
   broadcasting allocation with effect from WRC-15. Regarding this band there is a mandate
   issued to the CEPT to develop harmonised technical conditions for the use of spectrum in the
   band 694-790 MHz by wireless broadband. As signalled by the Commission, as much
   flexibility as possible in the decisions taken at the ITU is necessary to enable the Council and
   Parliament to decide on the future use of the band, and
   - item 1.18 regarding automotive anti-collision radars in the band 77.5-78 GHz. Such radars
   are already harmonised in the EU under Decision 2004/545/EC, which enables the use of the
   whole band 77-81 GHz by automotive short-range radars.
   The other WRC 15 agenda items are the subject of an opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy
   Group, which the Commission shares as to its substantive spectrum policy aspects.
   Some of these agenda items are linked to EU policies, such as transport policy (Agenda Items
   1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 1.15, 1.16 and the new agenda item on inflight tracking), space policy (Agenda
   Items 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 1.11, 1.12, 1.16 and 1.17), combating climate change and earth monitoring
   (Agenda Items 1.5, 1.12, 1.17 but also 1.1), or industrial policy and economic growth
   (Agenda Items 1.16 1.17). As can be seen from this overview, there can be multiple Union
   policy interests involved. Negotiations at the WRC-15 may produce results which could affect
   directly or indirectly the application of existing Union law or its foreseeable development.
   Therefore, the Union position on these agenda items should be safeguarded by ensuring that
   the negotiations respect existing requirements of Union law and do not bear any prejudice to
   its foreseeable further development.
   Agenda Item 1.3. The WRC-12 established this agenda item as an attempt to harmonise the
   spectrum used by public services to deliver public protection and disaster relief (PPDR). This
   would be a massive undertaking given the baseline situation of extremely fragmented
   spectrum use, even within Europe. At the worldwide level, a modest approach is more
   realistic. The relevant information should be provided to the ITU on regional Public
   Protection and Disaster Relief frequency ranges, with no obligation on the use of a specific
   technology and/or specific frequency band.
   Agenda Item 1.5. This item concerns how to insert remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS)
   into non-segregated airspace, i.e. where normal air traffic control rules apply. This is
   necessary to enable these systems to be used efficiently for civilian purposes. These can
   include uses such as search and rescue and border patrol over the Mediterranean, identifying
   the extent of forest fires, when flying manned aircraft is too risky, delivering supplies in
   difficult terrain and establishing the effects of climate change, The use of the bands allocated
   to the fixed-satellite service for the control communications of unmanned aerial systems
   should be supported in principle, whilst ensuring compatibility with other services having
   allocations in those bands, not compromising the current coordination and notification
EN                                                  4                                               EN
 ---pagebreak---    procedure of other satellite networks in the band and meeting the ICAO requirements to
   ensure flight safety.
   Agenda Item 1.7. (ECS) Originally this band was intended as an extension band for
   microwave landing systems for aircraft. There has however been no need for using this band
   by the aeronautical sector and the proposal is to remove previous requirements to phase out
   mobile satellite use in the band. The removal of regulatory constraints to the fixed satellite
   service (earth-to-space) in the band 5091-5150 MHz should be supported.
   Agenda Item 1.8. More flexibility to operation of earth stations on board vessels in the band
   5925-6425 MHz and the band 14-14.5 GHz should be supported, while continuing to protect
   other services in the same bands. Relaxing the requirements can support the European space
   and maritime industries.
   Agenda Item 1.11. This allocation is intended for tracking telemetry and control of satellites
   and is of considerable interest for the development of space policy. The requested allocation
   for the earth exploration satellite service (earth-to-space) within the band 7-8 GHz should be
   supported, while ensuring the adequate protection of the existing radiocommunication
   services in the band.
   Agenda Item 1.12. This item supports the development of next-generation earth exploration
   satellite systems and will complement the Copernicus programme. The primary allocation to
   the earth exploration service in the bands 9200-9300 MHz and 9900-10400 MHz should be
   supported with the proviso that this extension shall only be used for systems that need a
   bandwidth greater than 600 MHz.
   Agenda Items 1.15 and 1.16. This item will alleviate congestion in on-board communications
   in ports and introduce a new safety system. It concerns both maritime policy and space policy.
   Modifications necessary to enable improvements in favour of on board communications
   stations and the development of the VHF Data Exchange System used by the maritime sector,
   should be supported.
   Agenda Item 1.17. A globally harmonised solution in the 4200-4400 MHz band for Wireless
   Avionics Intra-Communications should be supported, while ensuring the protection of
   existing aeronautical radionavigation systems operating in the band. A successful outcome
   has the potential to substantially lower the weight of aircraft, reducing fuel consumption and
   operating costs while diminishing the ecological impact of air travel.
   For the new Agenda Item on inflight tracking, the requirements of any future system should
   be defined appropriately ensuring that any eventual potential decision at this conference is
   based on those requirements
   Taking into account the above, it is necessary to establish the positions to be adopted on the
   Union's behalf at the WRC called to adopt revisions of the Radio Regulations, according to
   Article 218(9) TFEU.
   4.        BUDGETARY IMPLICATION
   No specific budgetary implications for the European Union, except the cost of negotiations.
EN                                                  5                                             EN
 ---pagebreak---                                                           2015/0119 (NLE)
                                             Proposal for a
                                       COUNCIL DECISION
      on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the International
    Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-
                                                  15)
                                      (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular
   Article 114, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:
   (1)     Pursuant to Resolution 1343 containing the agenda adopted at the ITU World
           Radiocommunication Conference in 2012 (WRC-12), the World Radiocommunication
           Conference in 2015 (WRC-15) will adopt acts in the form of revisions to the Radio
           Regulations which will apply provisionally in respect of any Party that has signed the
           Final Acts of the Conference. Parties shall, in any event, be deemed to have consented
           to be bound by the Final Acts thirty-six months following the date of entry into force
           of the revision. All EU Member States are Parties to the Radio Regulations, and at
           least some of the revisions may affect common EU rules or alter their scope.
           Therefore, although the Union is not a full member of the ITU, it is necessary to
           decide on positions to be taken on the Union's behalf.
   (2)     Pursuant to Article 9(1) second paragraph of Directive 2002/21/EC on a common
           regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (the
           Framework Directive), Member States shall respect relevant international agreements,
           including the ITU Radio Regulations when applying Article 9. Any modification of
           the ITU Radio Regulations will therefore have to be considered in the light of the
           question whether it may affect Article 9 or alter its scope.
   (3)     Article 9 of the Framework Directive requires Member States to ensure the effective
           management of radio frequencies for electronic communications services in their
           territory in accordance with the Directive's Articles 8 and 8a. Article 8 requires
           national regulatory authorities to promote competition in the provision of electronic
           communications networks, electronic communications services and associated
           facilities and services by e.g. encouraging efficient use and ensuring the effective
           management of radio frequencies, and to contribute to the development of the internal
           market by removing any remaining obstacles to the provision of electronic
           communications networks, associated facilities and services and electronic
           communications services at European level. Article 8a requires Member States to take
           into consideration, inter alia, the economic public interest, freedom of expression,
           cultural and technical aspects of EU policies as well as the various interests of radio
EN                                                 6                                               EN
 ---pagebreak---         spectrum user communities to optimise the use of radio spectrum and avoid harmful
        interference.
   (4)  Common rules are also laid down by Commission Decisions 2005/513/EC,
        2008/411/EC and 2004/545/EC; consideration should also be given to ongoing
        regulatory work conducted by the Commission, together with the Member States in
        the Radio Spectrum Committee and the Radio Spectrum Policy Group, and with the
        assistance of the CEPT, under Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and
        of the Council (the Radio Spectrum Decision). Member States should therefore adopt
        on the Union's behalf positions that do not call into question the substance of these
        Decisions and ongoing regulatory work.
   (5)  The adoption of specific orientations which are necessary in order to enable Member
        States to take a position during the conference on agenda items relevant to existing
        harmonisation decisions under the Radio Spectrum Decision, or to ongoing regulatory
        work with a view to such harmonisation, is without prejudice to the Union's external
        competence regarding any other agenda items which could affect common rules or
        alter their scope. As regards the latter, the Union position on these agenda items can be
        confined to ensuring respect in the negotiations for existing requirements of Union
        law.
   (6)  Under Resolution 233 of WRC-12 relating to item 1.1 of the WRC-15 agenda, the ITU
        is to identify candidate bands for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT),
        subject to existing or new allocation of these bands to the mobile service, possibly
        including the bands 470-694 MHz, 1427-1518 MHz, 3400-3800 MHz, 5350-5470
        MHz and 5725-5925 MHz.
   (7)  With regard to mobile communications, Decision 243/2012/EU of the European
        Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual Radio Spectrum Policy
        Programme (RSPP) calls for the identification of at least 1200 MHz for wireless
        broadband in the Union by 2015, including already harmonised bands. Therefore, all
        negotiations regarding candidate IMT bands should be handled in such a way as to
        ensure that EU unity is maintained throughout the negotiations.
   (8)  In this regard, Commission Decision 2008/411/EC7 harmonises the 3400-3800 MHz
        band for wireless broadband and Commission Decision 2005/513/EC8 harmonises the
        5150-5350 MHz and 5470-5725 MHz bands for wireless access systems including
        radio local area networks. As to the 1452-1492 MHz band, a technical harmonisation
        measure under Article 4(3) of the Radio Spectrum Decision is under adoption and
        following a positive opinion of the Radio Spectrum Committee, with a view to the
        harmonisation of this band for wireless broadband communications in the Union. This
        band (1452-1492 MHz), together with the adjacent bands 1427-1452 MHz and 1492-
        1518 MHz will be a key element of the negotiations confirming the need for a holistic
        approach to the whole band.
   (9)  Commission Decision 2008/671/EC harmonises the use of radio spectrum in the 5875-
        5905 MHz frequency band for safety-related applications of Intelligent Transport
        Systems.
   (10) In light of the positive opinion of the Radio Spectrum Committee, the Commission
        issued on 2 September 2013 a mandate to the CEPT to study and identify harmonised
   7
        Amended by Commission Decision 2014/276/EU
   8
        Amended by Commission Decision 2007/90/EC
EN                                                 7                                              EN
 ---pagebreak---         compatibility and sharing conditions for the use of wireless access systems including
        radio local area networks in the bands 5350-5470 MHz and 5725-5925 MHz in the
        Union, calling in particular for protection of the planned operation of
        GMES/Copernicus or airborne weather radars. As according to CEPT, there is
        currently no mitigation technique allowing the introduction of radio local area
        networks in the 5350-5470 MHz band together with the Copernicus system, any
        decision regarding the use of the bands 5350-5470 MHz and 5725-5925 MHz for radio
        local area networks should be delayed until WRC-19 as studies are still being
        conducted.
   (11) Resolution 232 adopted at WRC-12 in conjunction with item 1.2 of the WRC-15
        agenda provides a mandate for studies at ITU level regarding the allocation of the 694-
        790 MHz band to the mobile service, to be effective immediately after WRC-15. As
        this band is currently used for terrestrial broadcasting in all Member States, the
        Commission, with the positive opinion of the Radio Spectrum Committee, issued on
        19 February 2013 a mandate to the CEPT under Article 4(2) of the Radio Spectrum
        Decision to develop harmonised technical conditions for wireless broadband use of the
        694-790 MHz band, to be adopted by a Commission implementing decision under
        Article 4(3) of the Radio Spectrum Decision. As also stressed in the Radio Spectrum
        Policy Group opinion of 19 February 2015, the application of such a technical
        harmonisation solution would be dependent on a decision to be taken by the Council
        and the Parliament on the future use of that band, which would not be adopted until
        after WRC-15. Therefore, the results of WRC-15 should preserve as much flexibility
        as possible for Parliament and Council to decide, as the consequences of such measure
        will be decisive for the future of broadcasting and wireless broadband electronic
        communications services in the Union.
   (12) Moreover, considering the importance of the lower part of the UHF band for
        broadcasting, there is a need to ensure that WRC-15 allows sufficient spectrum to be
        retained, in the Union, for terrestrial provision of audiovisual media services in the
        470-694 MHz band. This is in line with Article 7 of Decision 243/2012/EU which
        requires Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, to aim at ensuring that
        there is sufficient spectrum available for satellite and terrestrial provision of innovative
        audiovisual media services to Union citizens, considering also that half of European
        households currently receive broadcasting through terrestrial services and that
        broadcasting in Europe currently relies heavily on the 470-694 MHz band.
   (13) The agenda for the subsequent conference in 2019 will be adopted at WRC-15 under
        agenda item 10. In particular, following on from the decisions that will be taken under
        item 1.1 of the WRC-15 agenda regarding candidate bands for IMT, there is
        worldwide interest in identifying spectrum in higher frequencies above 6 GHz for fifth
        generation IMT. The preparatory work in the ITU process will need to match the
        parallel work within the EU.
   (14) Resolution 654 adopted at WRC-12 in conjunction with item 1.18 of the WRC-15
        agenda calls for studies regarding the allocation of the 77.5-78 GHz band to
        automotive short-range radars. Commission Decision 2004/545/EC harmonises the 77-
        81 GHz band for automotive short-range radars.
EN                                               8                                                   EN
 ---pagebreak---    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
                                              Article 1
   The Member States, acting jointly in the interest of the Union, shall participate in the
   negotiations at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 of the International
   Telecommunication Union with a view to revising the Radio Regulations.
   The positions to be adopted on the Union's behalf in the negotiations and during the adoption
   of the revisions to the Radio Regulations are set out in the Annex to this Decision.
   Where new proposals regarding the subject matter in the Annex are made at the Conference
   on which there is not yet a Union position, the Union position shall be established by means
   of on-the-spot coordination before the Conference is called to adopt revisions to the Radio
   Regulations. In such cases, the Union position shall be consistent with the principles laid
   down in the Annex to this Decision
                                              Article 2
   The revisions to the Radio Regulations shall be published in the Official Journal of the
   European Union.
                                               Article
   This Decision shall enter into force on .
   Done at Brussels,
                                                For the Council
                                                The President
EN                                                9                                              EN