L 278/30 Official Journal of the European Communities 15.10.98 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 16 September 1998 on a common technical regulation for the general attachment requirements for public pan-European cellular digital land-based mobile communications, Phase II (Edition 2) (notified under document number C(1998) 2720) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/574/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 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 adopted the measure iden- tifying the type of telecommunications terminal equip- ment for which a common technical regulation is required, as well as the associated scope statement according to Article 7(2) first indent; 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 in order to ensure continuity of access to markets for manufacturers, it is necessary to lay down transitional provisions regarding equipment approved under Commission Decision 96/630/EC (3); Whereas Decision 96/630/EC should be repealed with effect from the end of the transitional period; () OJ L 74, 12. 3. 1998, p. 1. () OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1996, p. 79. Whereas Commission Decision 97/526/EC (°) should be repealed on 24 October 1998; Whereas the proposal has been submitted to the Committee (ACTE), according to Article 29(2); Whereas the common technical regulation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 terminal equipment intended to be connected to a public telecommunications network and falling within the scope of the harmonised standard referred to in Article 2(1). 2. This Decision establishes a common technical regu- lation covering the access requirements for terminal equipment for the pan-European cellular digital land- based mobile telecommunications network comprising constant envelope modulation and operating in the 900 MHz band with a channel separation of 200 kHz and carrying traffic channels according to the TDMA prin- ciple. () OJ L 215, 7. 8. 1997, p. 54.