2.8.95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 182/21 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 17 July 1995 on a common technical regulation for public land-based European radio message system (ERMES) receiver requirements (Text with EEA relevance) (95/290/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 extended by 93/97/EEC (3, and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 90/544/EEC (%) of 9 October 1990 on the frequency bands designated for the coordinated introduction of pan-European land-based public radio paging in the Community, Having  regard to Council recommendation 90/543/EEC (*) of 9 October 1990 on the coordinated introduction of pan-European land based public radio paging in the Community, which, in combination with Directive 90/544/EEC, stipulates that ERMES is a service which the Council has decided that there should be Community-wide availability, Whereas the Commission, in accordance with the proce- dure laid down in Article 14 of Council Directive 91/263/EEC and in particular in accordance with the () OJ No L 128, 23. 5. 1991, p. 1. () OJ No L 220, 31. 8. 1993, p. 1 and 0] No L 290, 24. 11. 1993, p. 1. ) O] No L 310, 9. 11. 1990, p. 28. () OJ No L 310, 9. 11. 1990, p. 23. opinion delivered on 20 February 1992 by the Approvals Committee for Terminal Equipment (ACTE), has adopted the measure identifying the type of terminal equipment for which a common technical regulation is required as well as the associated scope statement ; Whereas the relevant standardization body has prepared the harmonized standards implementing the essential requirements applicable ; . Whereas the Commission has submitted the draft measure for an opinion of ACTE in accordance with the second indent of Article 6 (2), of Directive 91/263/EEC; Whereas the Commission under the terms of the second indent of Article 6 (2) of Directive 91/263/EEC is respon- sible for adopting the corresponding harmonized stan- dards implementing the essential requirements which shall be transformed into common technical regulations ; Whereas the common technical regulation adopted in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of ACTE delivered on 7 November 1994, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 1. This Decision shall apply to terminal equipment intended to be connected to the pan-European land-based public radio paging system code named european radio message system (ERMES) and falling within the scope of the harmonized standard identified in Article 2 (1) of this Decision.