(1)

In accordance with Article 16 of Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), radio equipment which is in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, is to be presumed to be in conformity with the essential requirements set out in Article 3 of that Directive where they are covered by those standards or parts thereof.

(2)

By Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 5376 (3), the Commission made a request to the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (Cenelec) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) for the drafting and the revision of harmonised standards, for radio equipment and in support of the essential requirements that are set out in Directive 2014/53/EU and covered by Annex II to that Decision (‘the request’).

(3)

On the basis of the request, ETSI drafted harmonised standards EN 303 659 V1.1.1 and EN 305 550-6 V1.2.1 that relate to short range devices.

(4)

On the basis of the request, ETSI revised harmonised standards EN 300 220-2 V3.1.1, EN 302 480 V2.2.1 and EN 302 729 V2.1.1, the references of which are published in the Official Journal of the European Union by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2191 (4). This resulted in the adoption of harmonised standards EN 300 220-2 V3.3.1 relating to short range devices operating in the frequency range 25 MHz to 1 000 MHz, EN 302 480 V3.1.1 relating to mobile communication on board aircraft systems and EN 302 729-1 V3.1.1 relating to short range devices using ultra wide band technology.

(5)

The Commission, together with ETSI, has assessed whether those harmonised standards comply with the request.

(6)

Harmonised standards EN 303 659 V1.1.1, EN 305 550-6 V1.2.1, EN 300 220-2 V3.3.1, EN 302 480 V3.1.1 and EN 302 729-1 V3.1.1 satisfy the essential requirements which they aim to cover, and which are set out in Article 3 of Directive 2014/53/EU. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of those harmonised standards in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(7)

Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2191 provides the references of harmonised standards conferring a presumption of conformity with Directive 2014/53/EU. In order to ensure that the references of harmonised standards drafted in support of Directive 2014/53/EU are listed in one act, the references of harmonised standards EN 303 659 V1.1.1, EN 305 550-6 V1.2.1, EN 300 220-2 V3.3.1, EN 302 480 V3.1.1 and EN302 729-1 V3.1.1 should be included in that Annex.

(8)

It is therefore necessary to withdraw from the Official Journal of the European Union the references of the revised harmonised standards EN 300 220-2 V3.1.1, EN 302 480 V2.2.1 and EN 302 729 V2.1.1.

(9)

In order to allow manufacturers sufficient time to carry out any adaptations in relation to their radio equipment that is covered by the revised harmonised standard EN 300 220-2 V3.1.1, EN 302 480 V2.2.1 or EN 302 729 V2.1.1, it is necessary to defer the withdrawal of the references of those harmonised standards.

(10)

Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2191 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(11)

Compliance with a harmonised standard confers a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation from the date of publication of the reference of such standard in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision should therefore enter into force on the day of its publication,