No L 223/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 8. 97 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 9 July 1997 on a common technical regulation for terminal equipment to be connected to public circuit switched data networks and ONP leased circuits using a CCITT Recommendation X.21 type interface (Text with EEA relevance) (97/544/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 91/263/EEC of 29 April 1991 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning telecommunications terminal equipment, including the mutual recognition of their conformity (), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (), and in particular Article 6 (2), second indent, thereof, Whereas the Commission has adopted the measure iden- tifying the type of terminal equipment for which a common technical regulation is required, as well as the associated scope statement; Whereas the corresponding harmonized standards, or parts thereof, implementing the essential requirements which are to be transformed into common technical regu- lations should be adopted; 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 data terminal equip- ment intended to be connected to public circuit switched () OJ No L 128, 23. 5. 1991, p. 1. () OJ No L 220, 31. 8. 1993, p. 1. data networks and ONP leased circuits using a CCITT Recommendation X.21 interface and falling within the scope of the harmonized standard identified in Article 2 (1) of this Decision. 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 using a CCITT Recommendation X.21 interface, or at an inter- face physically, functionally and electrically compatible with CCITT Recommendation X.21 but operating at any data signalling rate up to, and including, 1984 kbit/s. Article 2 1. The common technical regulation shall include the harmonized standard prepared by the relevant standard- ization body implementing to the extent applicable the essential requirements referred to in Article 4 (d) of Directive 91/263/EEC. 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, shall meet the essential requirements referred to in Article 4 (a) and (b) of Directive 91/263/EEC, and shall meet the requirements of any other applicable Directives, in particular Council Dir- ectives 73/23/EEC (*) and 89/336/EEC (%). () OJ No L 77, 26. 3. 1973, p. 29. () O] No L 139, 23. 5. 1989, p. 19.