How can ETSI help?

World Class Standards

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How can ETSI help?

The regulatory environment in the European Union


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What do I have to do to meet European

Telecommunications regulations?


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Directives & regulations (equipment)

Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment

Directive (1999/5/EC)

EMC Directive 2004/108/EC

(updates 89/336/EEC)

Radio Spectrum Decision

676/2002/EC


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Directives & regulations(networks and services)

Framework Directive (2002/21/EC)

Authorisation Directive (2002/20/EC)

Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC)

Universal Service Directive (2002/22/EC)

Regulation (2000/2887) Unbundled

access to the local loop

Access Directive (2002/19/EC)

Amended by Directives

2009/136/EC and 2009/140/EC


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Directives & regulations (safety)

« Physical Agents Directive » protects workers

(2008/46/EC) (amends 2004/40/EC)

Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC)

(codification of 73/23/EEC)

Council Recommendation on limitation of EM Field exposure

of General Public (1999/519/EC)


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Electronic Fee Collection

Directives & regulations (sector-specific)

Automotive EMC Directive (2004/104/EC)

Marine Equipment Directive (96/98/EC)

Medical Devices

Single European Sky: Interoperability Regulation

(552/2004)

…and many more.


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Directives & regulations

Talk to ETSI!

Who can help?


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… working by consensus8

Recognised European Standards Organisation

(98/34/EC)

… with direct participation…

Association of stakeholders…

…manufacturers, network operators, service providers, administrations, users, industry associations …

What is ETSI?


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Directives & regulations (equipment)

Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive

(1999/5/EC)(under revision)

“New Legislative Framework”

Essential requirements

Harmonized Standards

Notified Bodies

“CE” Marking


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What does a manufacturer need to do?Meet the “essential requirements”health & safetyelectromagnetic compatibilityavoidance of harmful interference (radio equipment only)possibly others, if invoked by the Commission

Carry out « essential radio test suites »

Declare conformity

Inform member state (if using non-harmonised radio spectrum)

Meet national radio interface regulations


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How can ETSI help (1/3)?

Harmonised Standards

Harmonized Standards?

Are there any others?

How do I meet essential

requirements?


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Other essential requirements

Access to emergency services (3.3e) Ships using inland waterways

(EC Decision 2000/637/EC) Marine distress & safety equipment

(EC Decision 2004/71/EC) Marine Identification System

(EC Decision 2005/53/EC)

Avalanche beacons (EC Decision 2001/148/EC)

COSPAS-SARSAT locator beacons (EC Decision 2005/631/EC)

Automatic Identification System (AIS)(EC Decision 2005/53/EC)


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“Where apparatus meets the relevant harmonised standards or parts thereof whose reference numbers have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, Member States shall presume compliance with those of the essential requirements referred to in Article 3 as are covered by the said harmonised standards or parts thereof.” [RTTED: Article 5.1]


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European Standards (EN) Produced under a mandate from the European Commission

And adopted by Member States (98/34 committee)

Implement essential requirements of a « New Approach » Directive (e.g. R&TTE, EMC)

Adopted by National Standards Organisations Cited in the Official Journal of the European Union Member states required to

presume conformity


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Mandate M/284 (& specific

mandates)

Identify technical requirements necessary to

meet regulatory objective (essential

requirements)

Identify « essential radio test suites »

necessary before

placing on the market

Only the part of the

standard relevant to

the Directive is cited in the OJEU


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Some Harmonised Standards...

MSG: GSMDECT: DECT

TETRA: TETRA

ERM/MSG TFES:

IMT-2000

ATTM: Fixed Radio Links

SES: Satellite Earth Stations

ERM:Land-mobile radio,

Amateur Radio, Citizens’ Band,RFID (ERM TG34)

ERM: 2,45 GHz RLAN

BRAN:HIPERACCESS,

5 GHz RLAN


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ERM: Marine radio,Short-range

devices (ERM TG28),Paging,

Cordless telephones,

Radar,Medical Implants,Road Transport & Traffic Telematics

ERM:Electromagnetic Compatibility,

Meteorological Aids,Avalanche Beacons,

Ultra Wide Band (ERM TG31a),Broadcast transmitters,professional audio/video

Some more Harmonized Standards


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Co-ordinated in ETSI by OCG Steering Committee

OCG_RTTED

Commission refers regulatory issues to TCAM

ETSI is a permanent observer in

TCAM


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But …??!!

How can Administrations be sure that standards protect the spectrum adequately? Technical requirements are set by consensus of

Administrations and Industry, in co-operation with CEPT

What to do with non-compliant equipment? Effective market-surveillance is key Members States shall take steps to remove non-compliant

equipment from the market

But what is there’s a mistake in the standard? Revisions can be initiated quickly Safeguards can be invoked in worst cases


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How can ETSI help (2/3)?

…working with CEPT

How do I meet national radio

interface regulations?

Harmonised Frequencies


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Obtaining spectrum in Europe

Creation of SRDoc

Creation of SRDoc

Creation of candidate HSCreation of

candidate HS

Creation of Decision /

Recommendation

Creation of Decision /

Recommendation

Creation of EC DecisionCreation of

EC Decision

ECC RSCom

National frequency allocations

National frequency allocations

National licensing regimes

Citation in Official

Journal of the EC

Citation in Official

Journal of the EC

Spectrum allocation with legal certainty

Harmonized Standard

System Reference Document (SRDoc)

Candidate Harmonized

Standard

ECC Decision/ Recommendation

EC Decision

World Radio Conference (WRC)

Global spectrum allocation

Spectrum requirementSpectrum

requirement

From ETSI members,

EC etc

ETSI Liaison Officer

ETSI Representative


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CEPT - ETSI MoU

Working Groups(decide)

Project Teams(draft)ETSI Member

ETSI Liaison Officer

Overall ETSI view

Individualview

Decision on

spectrum

CEPT

ETSI input(System Reference

Document)


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Basic description of applicationSimple technical description

Current ETSI standards

Justified spectrum requirements Possible compatibility issues

Market forecasts Traffic evaluation Economic/social benefit Market window

Requested action from CEPT

GuideEG 201 788

System ReferenceDocument

Spectrum: How do we get an ETSI input?


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SRDoc to CEPT

System ReferenceDocument

Spectrum: How do we get an ETSI view?AffectedETSI TBs

Is there consensus?

Have all interested parties been consulted?

Resolution by members of affected TBs

TC ERM


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Example: 2W RFID working at UHF

Modification to annex 11 of CEPT/ECC/Rec 70-03

EN 302 208 Harmonised

Standard

National licence

regimes plus interface

regulations

ETSI

CEPT

SRDocTR 101 445


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How can ETSI help (3/3)?Harmonised Frequencies

…working with the European

Commission…

Frequency allocations are National

My market is global!

…Radio Spectrum Decision

676/2002/EC

What about legal certainty?


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The problem…

… and inform user of national

restrictions on use

…and inform each member state 4 weeks before

marketing equipment…

I need to know all National frequency

regulations…

Frequencies are managed on a national basis:

CEPT Recommendations not enforceable in European law


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Radio Spectrum Decision

Radio Spectrum Policy Group

(RSPG)

Member states advise EC on spectrum requirements to support EU policy initiatives

European Parliament, CEPT and ETSI are permanent observers


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Current RSPG Opinions

The current Opinions of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group can be found at:

http://rspg.groups.eu.int/rspg_opinions/index_en.htm


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The Radio Spectrum Decision

Radio Spectrum Committee (RSCOM)

European Commission requests CEPT to provide frequency allocations in support of EU policies

CEPT output codified into a Commission Decision

Legal certainty !

CEPT and ETSI are permanent observers


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Example: 5 GHz Radio LAN

Radio Spectrum Committee

Request (mandate) to CEPT on frequencies for Radio LAN

CEPT/ECC Decision (04)08 in use of 5 GHz band for Radio LAN

ETSI Harmonized Standard EN 301 893 (BRAN)

Commission Decision 2005/513/EC

Legal certainty for placing on the market and use


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Current Commission Decisions

The current Commission Decisions regarding radio spectrum can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/ecomm/radio_spectrum/documents/index_en.htm


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The Radio Spectrum DecisionInternational Negotiations

World Radio Conference (WRC)

CEPT continue to establish European Common Positions

Commission to communicate with Parliament & Council for political support

Aim for global harmonisation where possible


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Harmonised Standards and Commission Spectrum

Decisions

Commission Decision

HarmonisedStandard

Spectrum allocation with legal certainty

ETSI

EC34


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Electronic Communications Framework (Amended by Directives 2009/136/EC and

2009/140/EC*)

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Directives & regulations (networks and services)

Framework Directive (2002/21/EC)

Authorisation Directive (2002/20/EC)

Access Directive (2002/19/EC)

Universal Service Directive (2002/22/EC)

Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC)

Regulation (2887/2000) Unbundled access to the local loop

* http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/ecomm/index_en.htm

Regulation (1211/2009) Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications


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How can ETSI help?

Framework Directive?

ETSI asked to propose revision to

list (mandate M/358)

List of Standards (article 17) as the basis for voluntary

harmonisation

SR 002 211 (OCG ECNS)


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How can ETSI help?

Framework Directive?

Commission Decisions (article 17) « encourage » harmonisation based on

listed standards

…may be made compulsory for interoperability (article 17) or

access (Access Dir. Art 5.2)


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Standards mostly completed

How can ETSI help?Standards for interoperability

of iDTV (article 18)

ETSI requested to produce work programme

Interactive digital TV?

TR 102 282 (EBU/CENELEC/ETSI

JTC Broadcast)


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How can I contribute?

Membership of ETSI is open to any organisation with an interest in telecommunications (European or not)

Harmonised Standards produced by Technical Committees of experts drawn from members

Funded Specialist Task Forces to accelerate critical work

Public Approval Process managed by National Standards Organisations


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Keeping up to date

http://portal.etsi.orghttp://www.etsi.orghttp://www.newapproach.org

Any questions?

RSPG: [email protected]

TCAM: [email protected]

RSCOM: [email protected]

Documents

How can ETSI help?