L 216/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 4.8.98 COUNCIL DECISION of 20 July 1998 on a common technical regulation for the attachment requirements for connec- tion to the analogue public switched telephone networks (PSTNs) of terminal equipment (excluding terminal equipment supporting the voice telephony justi- fied case service) in which network addressing, if provided, is by means of dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signalling (98/482/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to Directive 98/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 1998 relating to telecommunications terminal equipment and satellite earth station equipment, including the mutual recognition of their conformity ('), and in particular Atrticle 7(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 harmonised standards, or parts thereof, implementing the essential requirements which are to be transformed into common technical regu- lations should be adopted; Whereas the technical development of the national public telephone networks has progressed continuously during the course of the twentieth century, and whereas since this development was initially undertaken independently from network to network, important technical differences will remain for some time between such networks; Whereas technical differences in public switched tele- phone networks (PSTNs) exist, and whereas the most significant of these are described in Advisory Notes published in the European Telecommunications Stan- dards Institute (ETSI) Guide EG 201 121; Whereas these Advisory Notes are voluntary in applica- tion and may contain useful information for the manufac- turer; Whereas notified bodies shall therefore ensure that manu- facturers are aware of the applicable Advisory Notes concerning the specific requirements of certain networks; () OJ L 74, 12. 3. 1998, p. 1. Whereas it should be possible to continue to approve terminal equipment according to national regulation for a transitional period; Whereas manufacturers are to attach a notice with all products approved under this Decision; whereas manufac- turers are to make a network compatibility declaration; whereas notified bodies are to ensure that manufacturers are aware of these obligations; whereas notified bodies are to inform other notified bodies of the network compati- bility declarations whenever approval is granted under this Decision; Whereas equipment falling within the scope of this Decision that has been approved under national regula- tions before the end of the transitional period may continue to be placed on that national market and put into service; Whereas no opinion was delivered by the Approvals Committee for Terminal Equipment (ACTE Committee) set up by Article 28 of Directive 98/13/EC on the common technical regulation provided for by this Decision; whereas, consequently in accordance with Article 29(3) of Directive 98/13/EC the Commission has submitted to the Council this proposal relating to the measure to be taken, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1. This Decision shall apply to equipment which is intended to be connected as a single terminal via a two- wire access to an analogue PSTN line at the network termination point and falls within the scope of the harmonised standard identified in Article 2(1). 2. This Decision establishes a common technical regu- lation covering the attachment requirements for analogue PSTN terminal equipment referred to in paragraph 1. This Decision does not cover requirements relating to the interworking of terminal equipment via the public tele- communications network, as specified in Article 5(g) of Directive 98/13/EC.