1999/511/EC: Commission Decision of 7 July 1999 on a common technical Regulation for the attachment requirements for high speed circuit switched data (HSCSD) multislot mobile stations (notified under document number C(1999) 2029) (Text with EEA relevance)
L 195/34 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 7. 1999 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 7 July 1999 on a common technical Regulation for the attachment requirements for high speed circuit switched data (HSCSD) multislot mobile stations (notified under document number C(1999) 2029) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/511/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Article 1 Having regard to Directive 98/13/EC of the European Parlia- ment and of the Council of 12 February 1998 relating telecom- munications terminal equipment and satellite earth station their the mutual equipment, conformity (1), and in particular Article 7(2), second indent, thereof, recognition of including (1) Whereas the Commission has adopted the measure iden- tifying the type of for which a common technical regulation is required, as well as the associated scope statement according to Article 7(2), first indent of Directive 98/13/EC; terminal equipment (2) Whereas the corresponding harmonised standards, or parts thereof, implementing the essential requirements which are to be transformed into common technical regulations should be adopted; (3) Whereas in order to ensure continuity of access to markets for manufacturers, it is necessary to allow for transitional arrangements regarding equipment approved according to national type approval regulations; (4) Whereas the proposal has been submitted to the Approvals Committee for Telecommunications Equip- ment (ACTE), according to Article 29(2); (5) Whereas the common technical regulation to be adopted in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of ACTE, (1) OJ L 74, 12. 3. 1998, p. 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 identified in Article 2(1). 2. This Decision establishes a common technical regulation covering the attachment requirements for high speed circuit switched data (HSCSD) multislot mobile stations. Article 2 The common technical Regulation shall 1. include the harmonised standard prepared by the relevant standardisation body implementing to the extent applicable the essential requirements referred to in Article 5(c) to (f) of Directive 98/13/EC. 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 and to the extent applicable the technical regula- tions defined in Commission Decisions 98/574/EC (2) and 98/ 575/EC (3). In addition it shall meet the essential requirements referred to in Article 5(a) and (b) of Directive 98/13/EC, and shall meet the requirements of any other applicable Directives, and particular in 89/336/EEC (5). 73/23/EEC (4) Directives Council (2) OJ L 278, 15. 10. 1998, p. 30. (3) OJ L 278, 15. 10. 1998, p. 35. (4) OJ L 77, 26. 3. 1973, p. 29. (5) OJ L 139, 23. 5. 1989, p. 19. 28. 7. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 195/35 Notified bodies designated for carrying out the procedures referred to in Article 10 of Directive 98/13/EC shall, as regards terminal equipment covered by Article 1(1) of this Decision, use or ensure the use of the harmonised standard referred to in the Annex by the coming into force of this Decision Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Article 4 Done at Brussels, 7 July 1999. For the Commission Karel VAN MIERT Member of the Commission L 195/36 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 7. 1999 ANNEX REFERENCE TO THE HARMONISED STANDARD APPLICABLE The harmonised standard referred to in Article 2 of the Decision is: Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); attachment requirements for global system for mobile communica- tions (GSM); high speed circuit switched data (HSCSD) multislot mobile stations; access (GSM 13. 34 version 5. 0. 2) (in language versions other than the English version a translation of this title should be placed here within brackets) ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI Secretariat EN 301 419-2: April 1998 (excluding the foreword) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is recognised according to Council and European Parliament Directive 98/34/EC. The harmonised standard referred to above has been produced according to a mandate issued in accordance with relevant procedures of Council and European Parliament Directive 98/34/EC. The full text of the harmonised standard referenced above can be obtained from: European Telecommunications Standards Institute 650, route des Lucioles F-06921 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex or European Commission, DGXIII/A. 2 - (BU 31, 1/7), Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels or from any other organisation responsible for making ETSI standards available, of which a list can be found on the Internet (address www. ispo. cec. be)