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Document 32019D1345

    Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1345 of 2 August 2019 amending Decision 2006/771/EC updating harmonised technical conditions in the area of radio spectrum use for short-range devices (notified under document C(2019) 5660) (Text with EEA relevance.)

    C/2019/5660

    OJ L 212, 13.8.2019, p. 53–72 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2019/1345/oj

    13.8.2019   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 212/53


    COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/1345

    of 2 August 2019

    amending Decision 2006/771/EC updating harmonised technical conditions in the area of radio spectrum use for short-range devices

    (notified under document C(2019) 5660)

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

    Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

    Having regard to Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Short-range devices are typically mass-market or portable radio equipment, or both, that can easily be carried and used across borders. Differences in spectrum access conditions risk creating harmful interference with other radio applications and services, prevent their free movement, and increase their production costs.

    (2)

    Commission Decision 2006/771/EC (2) harmonises the technical conditions for spectrum use for a wide variety of short-range devices in applications areas such as alarms, local communications, telecommand, medical implants and medical data gathering, intelligent transport systems and the ‘Internet of Things’ including radio-frequency identification (‘RFID’). As a result, short-range devices that respect these harmonised technical conditions are subject to no more than a general authorisation under national law.

    (3)

    Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 (3) additionally harmonises the technical conditions for spectrum use by short-range devices within the 874-874,4 and 915-919,4 MHz frequency bands. In these frequency bands, the sharing environment is different; therefore, a specific regulatory regime is required. That Decision enables technically advanced RFID solutions as well as ‘Internet of Things’ applications based on networked short-range devices in data networks.

    (4)

    Decision 2006/771/EC and Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 constitute the regulatory framework for short-range devices, which supports innovation for a wide range of applications within the digital single market.

    (5)

    New applications for short-range devices emerge due to the growing importance of these devices for the economy and to the rapid changes in technology and societal demands. Such applications require regular updates of harmonised technical conditions for spectrum use.

    (6)

    Based on the permanent mandate issued to the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (‘CEPT’) in July 2006, pursuant to Article 4(2) of Decision No 676/2002/EC, to update the Annex to Decision 2006/771/EC in order to reflect technological and market developments in the area of short-range devices, that Annex has been amended six times. The work carried out on the basis of the permanent mandate was also the basis for Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 providing additional spectrum for short-range devices within the 874-874,4 and 915-919,4 MHz frequency ranges.

    (7)

    On 20 October 2017, the Commission issued its guidance letter for the seventh update cycle (RSCOM17-24rev1). In response, CEPT submitted to the Commission its Report 70 on 8 March 2019. In addition to simplification of and improvements to existing entries, the CEPT proposes to add new entries to the Annex to Decision 2006/771/EC. Those new entries make new medical and safety-related applications possible and harmonise spectrum for non-safety related applications of intelligent transport systems and for road traffic enforcement applications. Therefore, that report should be the technical basis for this Decision.

    (8)

    Short-range devices operating within the conditions set out in this Decision should also comply with Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).

    (9)

    Decision 2006/771/EC should therefore be amended.

    (10)

    The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Committee,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

    Article 1

    Decision 2006/771/EC is amended as follows:

    (1)

    In Article 2 points 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

    ‘1.

    “short-range device” means a radio device which provides either unidirectional or bidirectional communication and which receives and/or transmits over a short distance at low power;

    2.

    “non-interference and non-protected basis” means that no harmful interference may be caused to any radiocommunication service and that no claim may be made for protection of these devices against interference originating from radiocommunication services;’.

    (2)

    The Annex is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

    Article 2

    Member States shall report to the Commission on the implementation of this Decision by 5 May 2020 at the latest.

    Article 3

    This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 2 August 2019.

    For the Commission

    Mariya GABRIEL

    Member of the Commission


    (1)   OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1.

    (2)  Commission Decision 2006/771/EC of 9 November 2006 on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for use by short-range devices (OJ L 312, 11.11.2006, p. 66).

    (3)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 of 11 October 2018 on the harmonisation of radio spectrum for use by short-range devices within the 874-876 and 915-921 MHz frequency bands (OJ L 257, 15.10.2018, p. 57).

    (4)  Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC (OJ L 153, 22.5.2014, p. 62).


    ANNEX

    ‘ANNEX

    Frequency bands with corresponding harmonised technical conditions and implementation deadlines for short-range devices

    Table 1 defines the scope of different categories of short-range devices (defined in Article 2(3)) to which the present Decision applies. Table 2 specifies different combinations of frequency band and category of short-range devices, and the harmonised technical conditions for spectrum access and implementation deadlines applicable thereto.

    General technical conditions applicable to all bands and short-range devices that fall within the scope of this Decision:

    Member States must allow adjacent frequency bands set out in Table 2 to be used as a single frequency band provided the specific conditions of each of these adjacent frequency bands are met.

    Member States must allow the usage of spectrum up to the transmit power, field strength or power density set out in Table 2. Pursuant to Article 3(3) of this Decision, they may impose less restrictive conditions, that is to say allow the use of spectrum with higher transmit power, field strength or power density, provided it does not reduce or compromise the appropriate coexistence between short-range devices in bands harmonised by this Decision.

    Member States may only impose the additional parameters (channelling and/or channel access and occupation rules) set out in Table 2, and must not add other parameters or spectrum access and mitigation requirements. Less restrictive conditions pursuant to Article 3(3), means that Member States may completely omit these additional parameters in a given cell or allow higher values, provided that the appropriate sharing environment in the harmonised band is not compromised.

    Member States may only impose the other usage restrictions set out in Table 2 and must not add additional usage restrictions. Since less restrictive conditions may be applied pursuant to Article 3(3), Member States may omit one or all of these restrictions, provided that the appropriate sharing environment in the harmonised band is not compromised.

    Less restrictive conditions pursuant to Article 3(3) must apply without prejudice to Directive 2014/53/EU.

    For the purposes of this Annex, the following duty cycle definition applies:

    duty cycle ” means the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of Σ(Ton)/(Tobs) where Ton is the “on” time of a single transmitter device and Tobs is the observation period. Ton is measured in an observation frequency band (Fobs). Unless otherwise specified in this technical annex, Tobs is a continuous one hour period and Fobs is the applicable frequency band in this technical annex. Less restrictive conditions within the meaning of Article 3(3), mean that Member States may allow a higher value for “duty cycle”.

    Table 1

    Categories of short-range devices pursuant to Article 2(3) and their scope

    Category of short-range devices

    Scope

    Non-specific short-range devices (SRDs)

    Covers all kinds of radio devices, regardless of the application or their purpose, which fulfil the technical conditions as specified for a given frequency band. Typical uses include telemetry, telecommand, alarms, data transmissions in general and other applications.

    Active medical implant devices

    Covers the radio part of active implantable medical devices that are intended to be fully or partially introduced, surgically or medically, into the human body or that of an animal, and where applicable their peripherals. Active implantable medical devices are defined in Council Directive 90/385/EEC (1).

    Assistive listening devices (ALDs)

    Covers radio communications systems that allow persons with hearing impairment to increase their listening capability. Typical system installations include one or more radio transmitters and one or more radio receivers.

    High duty cycle/continuous transmission devices

    Covers radio devices that rely on low latency and high duty cycle transmissions. These devices are typically used for personal wireless audio and multimedia streaming systems used for combined audio/video transmissions and audio/video sync signals, mobile phones, automotive or home entertainment system, wireless microphones, cordless loudspeakers, cordless headphones, radio devices carried on a person, assistive listening devices, in-ear monitoring, wireless microphones for use at concerts or other stage productions, and low power analogue FM transmitters.

    Inductive devices

    Covers radio devices that use magnetic fields with inductive loop systems for near field communications. This typically includes devices for car immobilisation, animal identification, alarm systems, cable detection, waste management, personal identification, wireless voice links, access control, proximity sensors, anti-theft systems as well as RF anti-theft induction systems, data transfer to hand-held devices, automatic article identification, wireless control systems and automatic road tolling.

    Low duty cycle/high reliability devices

    Covers radio devices that rely on low overall spectrum utilisation and low duty cycle spectrum access rules to ensure highly reliable spectrum access and transmissions in shared bands. Typical applications include alarm systems that use radio communication for indicating an alert condition at a distant location and social alarm systems that allow reliable communication for a person in distress.

    Medical data acquisition devices

    Covers the transmission of non-voice data to and from non-implantable medical devices in order to monitor, diagnose and treat patients in healthcare facilities or in their homes as prescribed by duly authorised healthcare professionals.

    PMR446 devices

    Covers hand portable equipment (without base station or repeater use) carried on a person or manually operated, which uses integral antennas only in order to maximise sharing and minimise interference. PMR 446 equipment operates in short-range peer-to-peer mode and must not be used neither as a part of infrastructure network nor as a repeater.

    Radio determination devices

    Covers radio devices used for determining the position, velocity and/or other characteristics of an object, or for obtaining information relating to these parameters. Radio determination equipment typically conducts measurements to obtain such characteristics. Radio determination devices exclude any kind of point-to-point or point-to-multipoint radio communications.

    Radio frequency identification (RFID) devices

    Covers tag/interrogator based radio communications systems, consisting of (i) radio devices (tags) attached to animate or inanimate items and (ii) transmitter/receiver units (interrogators) which activate the tags and receive data back. Typical applications include the tracking and identification of items, for instance for the purpose of electronic article surveillance (EAS), and collecting and transmitting data relating to the items to which tags are attached, which may be either battery-less, battery assisted or battery powered. The responses from a tag are validated by its interrogator and passed to its host system.

    Transport and traffic telematics devices

    Covers radio devices that are used in the fields of transport (road, rail, water or air, depending on the relevant technical restrictions), traffic management, navigation, mobility management and in intelligent transport systems (ITS). Typical applications include interfaces between different modes of transport, communication between vehicles (e.g. car to car), between vehicles and fixed locations (e.g. car to infrastructure) as well as communication from and to users.

    Wideband data transmission devices

    Covers radio devices that use wideband modulation techniques to access the spectrum. Typical uses include wireless access systems such as radio local area networks (WAS/RLANs) or wideband SRDs in data networks.


    Table 2

    Frequency bands with corresponding harmonised technical conditions and implementation deadlines for short-range devices

    Band no

    Frequency band

    Category of short-range devices

    Transmit power limit/field strength limit/power density limit

    Additional parameters (channelling and/or channel access and occupation rules)

    Other usage restrictions

    Implementation deadline

    1

    9-59,750 kHz

    Inductive devices

    72 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    2

    9-315 kHz

    Active medical implant devices

    30 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

    Duty cycle limit: 10 %

    This set of usage conditions is only available to active implantable medical devices.

    1 July 2014

    3

    59,750-60,250 kHz

    Inductive devices

    42 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    4

    60,250-74,750 kHz

    Inductive devices

    72 dBμA/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    5

    74,750-75,250 kHz

    Inductive devices

    42 dBμA/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    6

    75,250-77,250 kHz

    Inductive devices

    72 dBμA/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    7

    77,250-77,750 kHz

    Inductive devices

    42 dBμA/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    8

    77,750-90 kHz

    Inductive devices

    72 dBμA/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    9

    90-119 kHz

    Inductive devices

    42 dBμA/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    10

    119-128,6 kHz

    Inductive devices

    66 dBμA/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    11

    128,6-129,6 kHz

    Inductive devices

    42 dBμA/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    12

    129,6-135 kHz

    Inductive devices

    66 dBμA/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    13

    135-140 kHz

    Inductive devices

    42 dBμA/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    14

    140-148,5 kHz

    Inductive devices

    37,7 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    15

    148,5-5 000 kHz [1]

    Inductive devices

    – 15 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres in any bandwidth of 10 kHz.

    Furthermore the total field strength is – 5 dΒμΑ/m at 10 m for systems operating at bandwidths larger than 10 kHz

     

     

    1 July 2014

    17

    400-600 kHz

    Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices

    – 8 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    85

    442,2-450,0 kHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    7 dBμA/m at 10 m

    Channel spacing ≥ 150 Hz

    This set of usage conditions is only available for person detection and collision avoidance devices.

    1 January 2020

    18

    456,9-457,1 kHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    7 dBμA/m at 10 m

     

    This set of usage conditions is only available for emergency detections of buried victims and valuable items devices.

    1 July 2014

    19

    984-7 484 kHz

    Transport and Traffic Telematics devices

    9 dΒμΑ/m at 10 m

    Duty cycle limit: 1 %

    This set of usage conditions is only available for Eurobalise transmissions in the presence of trains and using the 27 MHz band for telepowering.

    1 July 2014

    20

    3 155 -3 400 kHz

    Inductive devices

    13,5 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    21

    5 000 -30 000 kHz [2]

    Inductive devices

    – 20 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres in any bandwidth of 10 kHz. Furthermore the total field strength is – 5 dΒμΑ/m at 10 m for systems operating at bandwidths larger than 10 kHz

     

     

    1 July 2014

    22

    6 765 -6 795 kHz

    Inductive devices

    42 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    23

    7 300 -23 000 kHz

    Transport and Traffic Telematics devices

    – 7 dΒμΑ/m at 10 m

    Antenna requirements apply [8].

    This set of usage conditions is only available for Euroloop transmissions in the presence of trains and using the 27 MHz band for telepowering.

    1 July 2014

    24

    7 400 -8 800 kHz

    Inductive devices

    9 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    25

    10 200 -11 000 kHz

    Inductive devices

    9 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

     

     

    1 July 2014

    27a

    13 553 -13 567 kHz

    Inductive devices

    42 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

    Transmission mask and antenna requirements for all combined frequency segments apply [8], [9].

     

    1 January 2020

    27b

    13 553 -13 567 kHz

    Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices

    60 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

    Transmission mask and antenna requirements for all combined frequency segments apply [8], [9].

     

    1 July 2014

    27c

    13 553 -13 567 kHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    10 mW e.r.p.

     

     

    1 July 2014

    28

    26 957 -27 283 kHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    10 mW e.r.p.

     

     

    1 July 2014

    29

    26 990 -27 000 kHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    100 mW e.r.p.

    Duty cycle limit: 0,1 %.

    Model control devices [d] may operate without duty cycle restrictions.

     

    1 July 2014

    30

    27 040 -27 050 kHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    100 mW e.r.p.

    Duty cycle limit: 0,1 %.

    Model control devices [d] may operate without duty cycle restrictions.

     

    1 July 2014

    31

    27 090 -27 100 kHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    100 mW e.r.p.

    Duty cycle limit: 0,1 %.

    Model control devices [d] may operate without duty cycle restrictions.

     

    1 July 2014

    32

    27 140 -27 150 kHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    100 mW e.r.p.

    Duty cycle limit: 0,1 %.

    Model control devices [d] may operate without duty cycle restrictions.

     

    1 July 2014

    33

    27 190 -27 200 kHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    100 mW e.r.p.

    Duty cycle limit: 0,1 %.

    Model control devices [d] may operate without duty cycle restrictions.

     

    1 July 2014

    34

    30-37,5 MHz

    Active medical implant devices

    1 mW e.r.p.

    Duty cycle limit: 10 %

    This set of usage conditions is only available to ultra-low power medical membrane implants for blood pressure measurements within the definition of active implantable medical devices.

    1 July 2014

    35

    40,66-40,7 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    10 mW e.r.p.

     

     

    1 January 2018

    36

    87,5-108 MHz

    High duty cycle/continuous transmission devices

    50 nW e.r.p.

    Channel spacing up to 200 kHz.

    This set of usage conditions is only available to wireless audio and multimedia streaming transmitters with analogue frequency modulation (FM).

    1 July 2014

    37a

    169,4-169,475 MHz

    Assistive Listening Devices (ALD)

    500 mW e.r.p.

    Channel spacing: max 50 kHz.

     

    1 July 2014

    37c

    169,4-169,475 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    500 mW e.r.p.

    Channel spacing: max 50 kHz.

    Duty cycle limit: 1,0 %.

    For metering devices [a], the duty cycle limit is 10,0 %

     

    1 July 2014

    38

    169,4-169,4875 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    10 mW e.r.p.

    Duty cycle limit: 0,1 %.

     

    1 January 2020

    39a

    169,4875-169,5875 MHz

    Assistive Listening Devices (ALD)

    500 mW e.r.p.

    Channel spacing: max 50 kHz.

     

    1 July 2014

    39b

    169,4875-169,5875 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    10 mW e.r.p.

    Duty cycle limit: 0,001 %.

    Between 00.00 and 6.00 local time a duty cycle limit of 0,1 % may be used.

     

    1 January 2020

    40

    169,5875-169,8125 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    10 mW e.r.p.

    Duty cycle limit: 0,1 %.

     

    1 January 2020

    82

    173,965-216 MHz

    Assistive Listening Devices (ALD)

    10 mW e.r.p.

    On a tuning range basis [5]. Channel spacing: max 50 kHz. A threshold of 35 dBμV/m is required to ensure the protection of a DAB receiver located at 1,5 m from the ALD device, subject to DAB signal strength measurements taken around the ALD operating site. The ALD device should operate under all circumstances at least 300 kHz away from the channel edge of an occupied DAB channel.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

     

    1 January 2018

    41

    401-402 MHz

    Active medical implant devices

    25 μW e.r.p.

    Channel spacing: 25 kHz.

    Individual transmitters may combine adjacent channels for increased bandwidth up to 100 kHz.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Alternatively a duty cycle limit of 0,1 % may also be used.

    This set of usage conditions is only available for systems specifically designed for the purpose of providing non-voice digital communications between active implantable medical devices and/or body-worn devices and other devices external to the human body used for transferring non-time critical individual patient-related physiological information.

    1 July 2014

    42

    402-405 MHz

    Active medical implant devices

    25 μW e.r.p.

    Channel spacing: 25 kHz.

    Individual transmitters may combine adjacent channels for increased bandwidth up to 300 kHz.

    Other techniques to access spectrum or mitigate interference, including bandwidths greater than 300 kHz, can be used provided they ensure compatible operation with the other users and in particular with meteorological radiosondes [7].

    This set of usage conditions is only available to active implantable medical devices.

    1 July 2014

    43

    405-406 MHz

    Active medical implant devices

    25 μW e.r.p.

    Channel spacing: 25 kHz

    Individual transmitters may combine adjacent channels for increased bandwidth up to 100 kHz.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Alternatively a duty cycle limit of 0,1 % may also be used.

    This set of usage conditions is only available for systems specifically designed for the purpose of providing non-voice digital communications between active implantable medical devices and/or body-worn devices and other devices external to the human body used for transferring non-time critical individual patient-related physiological information.

    1 July 2014

    86

    430-440 MHz

    Medical data acquisition devices

    – 50 dBm/100kHz e.r.p. power density but not exceeding a total power of – 40 dBm/10MHz (both limits are intended for measurement outside of the patient's body)

     

    The set of usage conditions is only available for Ultra-Low Power Wireless Medical Capsule Endoscopy (ULP-WMCE) applications [h].

    1 January 2020

    44a

    433,05-434,79 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    1 mW e.r.p. and – 13 dBm/10 kHz power density for bandwidth modulation larger than 250 kHz

     

    Voice applications are allowed with advanced mitigation techniques. Other audio and video applications are excluded.

    1 July 2014

    44b

    433,05-434,79 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    10 mW e.r.p.

    Duty cycle limit: 10 %

     

    1 January 2020

    45c

    434,04-434,79 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    10 mW e.r.p.

    Duty cycle limit: 100 % subject to channel spacing up to 25 kHz.

    Voice applications are allowed with advanced mitigation techniques. Other audio and video applications are excluded.

    1 January 2020

    83

    446,0-446,2 MHz

    PMR446

    500 mW e.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

     

    1 January 2018

    87

    862-863 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    25 mW e.r.p.

    Duty cycle limit: 0,1 %.

    Bandwidth: ≤ 350 kHz.

     

    1 January 2020

    46a

    863-865 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    25 mW e.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Alternatively a duty cycle limit of 0,1 % may also be used.

     

    1 January 2018

    46b

    863-865 MHz

    High duty cycle/continuous transmission devices

    10 mW e.r.p.

     

    This set of usage conditions is only available to wireless audio and multimedia streaming devices.

    1 July 2014

    84

    863-868 MHz

    Wideband data transmission devices

    25 mW e.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Bandwidth: > 600 kHz and ≤ 1 MHz.

    Duty cycle: ≤ 10 % for network access points [g]

    Duty cycle: ≤ 2,8 % otherwise

    This set of usage conditions is only available for wideband SRDs in data networks [g].

    1 January 2018

    47

    865-868 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    25 mW e.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Alternatively a duty cycle limit of 1 % may also be used.

     

    1 January 2020

    47a

    865-868 MHz [6]

    Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices

    2 W e.r.p.

    Interrogator transmissions at 2 W e.r.p. only permitted within the four channels centred at 865,7 MHz, 866,3 MHz, 866,9 MHz and 867,5 MHz

    RFID interrogator devices placed on the market before the repeal date of EC Commission Decision 2006/804/EC (2) are “grandfathered”, i.e. they are continuously permitted to be used in line with the provisions set out in EC Decision 2006/804/EC before the repeal date.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Bandwidth ≤ 200 kHz

     

    1 January 2018

    47b

    865-868 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    500 mW e.r.p.

    Transmissions only permitted within the frequency ranges 865,6-865,8 MHz, 866,2-866,4 MHz, 866,8-867,0 MHz and 867,4-867,6 MHz.

    Adaptive Power Control (APC) required. Alternatively other mitigation technique with at least an equivalent level of spectrum compatibility.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Bandwidth: ≤ 200 kHz

    Duty cycle: ≤ 10 % for network access points [g]

    Duty cycle: ≤ 2,5 % otherwise

    This set of usage conditions is only available for data networks [g].

    1 January 2018

    48

    868-868,6 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    25 mW e.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Alternatively a duty cycle limit of 1 % may also be used.

     

    1 January 2020

    49

    868,6-868,7 MHz

    Low duty cycle/high reliability devices

    10 mW e.r.p.

    Channel spacing: 25 kHz. The whole frequency band may also be used as a single channel for high-speed data transmission.

    Duty cycle limit: 1,0 %

    This set of usage conditions is only available to alarm systems [e].

    1 July 2014

    50

    868,7-869,2 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    25 mW e.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Alternatively a duty cycle limit of 0,1 % may also be used.

     

    1 January 2020

    51

    869,2-869,25 MHz

    Low duty cycle/high reliability devices

    10 mW e.r.p.

    Channel spacing: 25 kHz. Duty cycle limit: 0,1 %

    This set of usage conditions is only available to social alarm devices [b].

    1 July 2014

    52

    869,25-869,3 MHz

    Low duty cycle/high reliability devices

    10 mW e.r.p.

    Channel spacing: 25 kHz. Duty cycle limit: 0,1 %

    This set of usage conditions is only available to alarm systems [e].

    1 July 2014

    53

    869,3-869,4 MHz

    Low duty cycle/high reliability devices

    10 mW e.r.p.

    Channel spacing: 25 kHz. Duty cycle limit: 1,0 %

    This set of usage conditions is only available to alarm systems [e].

    1 July 2014

    54

    869,4-869,65 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    500 mW e.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Alternatively a Duty cycle limit of 10 % may also be used.

     

    1 January 2020

    55

    869,65-869,7 MHz

    Low duty cycle/high reliability devices

    25 mW e.r.p.

    Channel spacing: 25 kHz Duty cycle limit: 10 %

    This set of usage conditions is only available to alarm systems [e].

    1 July 2014

    56a

    869,7-870 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    5 mW e.r.p.

     

    Voice applications are allowed with advanced mitigation techniques. Other audio and video applications are excluded.

    1 July 2014

    56b

    869,7-870 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    25 mW e.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Alternatively a duty cycle limit of 1 % may also be used.

     

    1 January 2020

    57a

    2 400 -2 483,5 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    10 mW equivalent isotropic radiated power (e.i.r.p.)

     

     

    1 July 2014

    57b

    2 400 -2 483,5 MHz

    Radio determination devices

    25 mW e.i.r.p.

     

     

    1 July 2014

    57c

    2 400 -2 483,5 MHz

    Wideband data transmission devices

    100 mW e.i.r.p. and 100 mW/100 kHz e.i.r.p. density applies when frequency hopping modulation is used, 10 mW/MHz e.i.r.p. density applies when other types of modulation are used

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

     

    1 July 2014

    58

    2 446 -2 454 MHz

    Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices

    500 mW e.i.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

     

    1 July 2014

    59

    2 483,5 -2 500 MHz

    Active medical implant devices

    10 mW e.i.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Channel spacing: 1 MHz. The whole frequency band may also be used dynamically as a single channel for high-speed data transmissions.

    In addition, a duty cycle limit of 10 % applies.

    This set of usage conditions is only available to active implantable medical devices.

    Peripheral master units are for indoor use only.

    1 July 2014

    59a

    2 483,5 -2 500 MHz

    Medical data acquisition devices

    1 mW e.i.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Modulation Bandwidth: ≤ 3 MHz.

    In addition, a duty cycle: ≤ 10 % applies.

    The set of usage conditions is only available for medical body area network system (MBANS) [f] for indoor use within healthcare facilities

    1 January 2018

    59b

    2 483,5 -2 500 MHz

    Medical data acquisition devices

    10 mW e.i.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Modulation Bandwidth: ≤ 3 MHz.

    In addition, a duty cycle: ≤ 2 % applies

    The set of usage conditions is only available for medical body area network system (MBANS) [f] for indoor use within the patient's home

    1 January 2018

    60

    4 500 -7 000 MHz

    Radio determination devices

    24 dBm e.i.r.p. [3]

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    This set of usage conditions is only available to Tank Level Probing Radar [c].

    1 July 2014

    61

    5 725 -5 875 MHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    25 mW e.i.r.p.

     

     

    1 July 2014

    62

    5 795 -5 815 MHz

    Transport and Traffic Telematics devices

    2 W e.i.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    This set of usage conditions applies only to road tolling applications and smart tachograph, weight and dimension applications [i].

    1 January 2020

    88

    5 855 -5 865 MHz

    Transport and Traffic Telematics devices

    33 dBm e.i.r.p., 23 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. density and a Transmit Power Control (TPC) range of 30 dB

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    This set of usage conditions is only available to vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure and infrastructure-to-vehicle systems.

    1 January 2020

    89

    5 865 -5 875 MHz

    Transport and Traffic Telematics devices

    33 dBm e.i.r.p., 23 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. density and a Transmit Power Control (TPC) range of 30 dB

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    This set of usage conditions is only available to vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure and infrastructure-to-vehicle systems.

    1 January 2020

    63

    6 000 -8 500 MHz

    Radio determination devices

    7 dBm/50 MHz peak e.i.r.p. and – 33 dBm/MHz mean e.i.r.p.

    Automatic power control and antenna requirements as well as requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7], [8] [10].

    This set of usage conditions is only available to Level Probing Radar.

    Established exclusion zones around radio astronomy sites must be obeyed.

    1 July 2014

    64

    8 500 -10 600 MHz

    Radio determination devices

    30 dBm e.i.r.p. [3]

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    This set of usage conditions is only available to Tank Level Probing Radar [c].

    1 July 2014

    65

    17,1-17,3 GHz

    Radio determination devices

    26 dBm e.i.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    This set of usage conditions is only available to ground-based systems.

    1 July 2014

    66

    24,05-24,075 GHz

    Transport and Traffic Telematics devices

    100 mW e.i.r.p.

     

     

    1 July 2014

    67

    24,05-26,5 GHz

    Radio determination devices

    26 dBm/50 MHz peak e.i.r.p. and – 14 dBm/MHz mean e.i.r.p.

    Automatic power control and antenna requirements as well as requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7], [8], [10]

    This set of usage conditions is only available to Level Probing Radar.

    Established exclusion zones around radio astronomy sites must be obeyed.

    1 July 2014

    68

    24,05-27 GHz

    Radio determination devices

    43 dBm e.i.r.p. [3]

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    This set of usage conditions is only available to Tank Level Probing Radar [c].

    1 July 2014

    69a

    24,075-24,15 GHz

    Transport and Traffic Telematics devices

    100 mW e.i.r.p.

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    This set of usage conditions is only available to ground-based vehicle radars.

    1 July 2014

    69b

    24,075-24,15 GHz

    Transport and Traffic Telematics devices

    0,1 mW e.i.r.p.

     

     

    1 July 2014

    70a

    24,15-24,25 GHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    100 mW e.i.r.p.

     

     

    1 July 2014

    70b

    24,15-24,25 GHz

    Transport and Traffic Telematics devices

    100 mW e.i.r.p.

     

     

    1 July 2014

    74a

    57-64 GHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    100 mW e.i.r.p. and a maximum transmit power of 10 dBm

     

     

    1 January 2020

    74b

    57-64 GHz

    Radio determination devices

    43 dBm e.i.r.p. [3]

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    This set of usage conditions is only available to Tank Level Probing Radar [c].

    1 July 2014

    74c

    57-64 GHz

    Radio determination devices

    35 dBm/50 MHz peak e.i.r.p. and – 2 dBm/MHz mean e.i.r.p.

    Automatic power control and antenna requirements as well as requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7], [8], [10].

    This set of usage conditions is only available to Level Probing Radar.

    1 July 2014

    75

    57-71 GHz

    Wideband data transmission devices

    40 dBm e.i.r.p. and 23 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. density

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Fixed outdoor installations are excluded.

    1 January 2020

    75a

    57-71 GHz

    Wideband data transmission devices

    40 dBm e.i.r.p., 23 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. density and maximum transmit power of 27 dBm at the antenna port or ports

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

     

    1 January 2020

    75b

    57-71 GHz

    Wideband data transmission devices

    55 dBm e.i.r.p., 38 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. density and a transmit antenna gain ≥ 30 dBi

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    This set of usage conditions is only available to fixed outdoor installations.

    1 January 2020

    76

    61-61,5 GHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    100 mW e.i.r.p.

     

     

    1 July 2014

    77

    63,72-65,88 GHz

    Transport and Traffic Telematics devices

    40 dBm e.i.r.p.

    TTT devices placed on the market before the 1 January 2020 are “grandfathered”, i.e. they are permitted to use the previous frequency range 63-64 GHz, and otherwise the same conditions apply.

    This set of usage conditions is only available to vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure and infrastructure-to-vehicle systems.

    1 January 2020

    78a

    75-85 GHz

    Radio determination devices

    34dBm/50 MHz peak e.i.r.p. and – 3 dBm/MHz mean e.i.r.p.

    Automatic power control and antenna requirements as well as requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7], [8], [10].

    This set of usage conditions is only available to Level Probing Radar.

    Established exclusion zones around radio astronomy sites must be obeyed.

    1 July 2014

    78b

    75-85 GHz

    Radio determination devices

    43 dBm e.i.r.p. [3]

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    This set of usage conditions is only available to Tank Level Probing Radar [c].

    1 July 2014

    79a

    76-77 GHz

    Transport and Traffic Telematics devices

    55 dBm peak e.i.r.p. and 50 dBm mean e.i.r.p. and 23,5 dBm mean e.i.r.p. for pulse radars

    Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7].

    Fixed transportation infrastructure radars have to be of a scanning nature in order to limit the illumination time and ensure a minimum silent time to achieve coexistence with automotive radar systems.

    This set of usage conditions is only available to ground-based vehicle and infrastructure systems.

    1 June 2020

    79b

    76-77 GHz

    Transport and Traffic Telematics devices

    30 dBm peak e.i.r.p. and

    3 dBm/MHz average power spectral density

    Duty cycle limit: ≤ 56 %/s

    This set of usage conditions is only available to obstacle detection systems for rotorcraft use [4].

    1 January 2018

    80a

    122-122,25 GHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    10 dBm e.i.r.p/250 MHz and

    – 48 dBm/MHz at 30° elevation

     

     

    1 January 2018

    80b

    122,25-123 GHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    100 mW e.i.r.p.

     

     

    1 January 2018

    81

    244-246 GHz

    Non-specific short-range devices

    100 mW e.i.r.p.

     

     

    1 July 2014

    Applications and devices referred to in Table 2:

    [a]

    “Metering devices” means radio devices that are part of bidirectional radio communications systems which allow remote monitoring, measuring and transmission of data in smart grid infrastructures, such as electricity, gas and water.

    [b]

    “Social alarm devices” means radio communications systems that allow reliable communication for a person in distress in a confined area to initiate a call for assistance. Typical uses of social alarm are to assist elderly or disabled people.

    [c]

    “Tank Level Probing Radar” (TLPR) means a specific type of radiodetermination application, which is used for tank level measurements and is installed in metallic or reinforced concrete tanks, or similar structures made of material with comparable attenuation characteristics. The purpose of the tank is to contain a substance.

    [d]

    “Model control devices” means a specific kind of telecommand and telemetry radio equipment that is used to remotely control the movement of models (principally miniature representations of vehicles) in the air, on land or over or under the water surface.

    [e]

    An alarm system is a device which uses radio communication support for indicating an alert to a system or a person, as a main functionnality, at a distant location when a problem or a specific situation occurs. Radio alarms include social alarms and alarms for security and safety.

    [f]

    Medical Body Area Network Systems (MBANSs) are used for medical data acquisition and are intended for low-power wireless networking of a plurality of body-worn sensors and/or actuators as well as of a hub device placed on/around the human body.

    [g]

    A network access point in a data network is a fixed terrestrial short-range device that acts as a connection point for the other short-range devices in the data network to service platforms located outside of that data network. The term data network refers to several short-range devices, including the network access point, as network components and to the wireless connections between them.

    [h]

    Wireless medical capsule endoscopy is used for medical data acquisition designed for use in medical doctor-patient scenarios with the aim of acquiring images of human digestive tract.

    [i]

    Smart tachograph, weight and dimension applications are defined as remote enforcement of the tachograph in Appendix 14 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799 (OJ L 139, 26.5.2016, p. 1) and for the weights and dimensions enforcement in Article 10d of Directive (EU) 2015/719 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 115, 6.5.2015, p. 1).

    Other technical requirements and clarifications referred to in Table 2:

    [1]

    In band 20 higher field strengths and additional usage restrictions apply for inductive applications.

    [2]

    In bands 22, 24, 25, 27a, and 28 higher field strengths and additional usage restrictions apply for inductive applications.

    [3]

    The power limit applies inside a closed tank and corresponds to a spectral density of – 41,3 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. outside a 500 litre test tank.

    [4]

    Member States can specify exclusion zones or equivalent measures in which the obstacle detection application for rotorcraft use shall not be used for the protection of the radioastronomy service or other national use. Rotorcraft is defined as EASA CS-27 and CS-29 (resp. JAR-27 and JAR-29 for former certifications);

    [5]

    Devices shall implement the whole frequency range on a tuning range basis.

    [6]

    RFID tags respond at a very low power level (– 20 dBm e.r.p.) in a frequency range around the RFID interrogator channels and must comply with the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU.

    [7]

    Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide an appropriate level of performance to comply with the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU shall be used. If relevant techniques are described in harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union under Directive 2014/53/EU, performance at least equivalent to these techniques shall be ensured.

    [8]

    Antenna requirements that provide an appropriate level of performance to comply with the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU shall be used. If relevant restrictions are described in harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union under Directive 2014/53/EU, performance at least equivalent to these restrictions shall be ensured.

    [9]

    Transmission mask that provides an appropriate level of performance to comply with the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU shall be used. If relevant restrictions are described in harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union under Directive 2014/53/EU, performance at least equivalent to these restrictions shall be ensured.

    [10]

    Automatic power control that provides an appropriate level of performance to comply with the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU shall be used. If relevant restrictions are described in harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union under Directive 2014/53/EU, performance at least equivalent to these restrictions shall be ensured.


    (1)  Council Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices (OJ L 189, 20.7.1990, p. 17).

    (2)  Commission Decision of 23 November 2006 on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for radio frequency identification (RFID) devices operating in the ultra high frequency (UHF) band (OJ L 329, 25.11.2006, p. 64).


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