L 271/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 10. 97 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 19 September 1997 on a common technical regulation for the attachment requirements for the terminal equipment interface for connection to. 34 Mbit/s digital unstructured and structured leased lines (Text with EEA relevance) (97/639/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 identified the type of terminal equipment for which a common technical regu- lation is required, as well as the associated scope state- ment; 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 provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of ACTE, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1.  This Decision establishes requirements for terminal equipment intended to be connected to the public tele- () OJ L 128, 23. 5. 1991, p. 1. () OJ L 220, 31. 8. 1993, p. 1. communications network termination point of ONP 34 368 kbit/s digital unstructured leased lines (D34U) or ONP 34 368 kbit/s digital structured leased lines (D34S) with an information transfer rate of 33 920 kbit/s without restriction on binary content and falling within the scope of the harmonized standard identified in Article 2 (1). 2. This Decision establishes a common technical regu- lation covering the attachment requirements for terminal equipment. 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) and (f) 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 Direct- ives 73/23/EEC (*) and 89/336/EEC (¥). () OJ L 77, 26. 3. 1973, p. 29. () OJ L 139, 23. 5. 1989, p. 19.