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Standardisation: information technology and telecommunications
Standardisation: information technology and telecommunications
Standardisation: information technology and telecommunications
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Standardisation: information technology and telecommunications
This decision aims to promote closer cooperation in establishing technical standards * in the information technology and telecommunications sectors. It should lead to improvements in international competitiveness among European Community (EC) manufacturers.
ACT
Council Decision 87/95/EEC of 22 December 1986 on standardisation in the field of information technology and telecommunications [See amending acts]
SUMMARY
This decision aims to implement a Community policy on standardisation in the field of information technology and telecommunications.
Objectives
Standardisation measures help to facilitate the exchange of information throughout the EC. They reduce the obstacles created by incompatibilities arising from the absence of standards.
Proposed measures
Specific measures are proposed to:
Actions
The provisions of the decision aim to draw up and establish European standards * and functional specifications. The European standards institutions and European technical bodies in the information technology and telecommunications sector base their work on international standards *.
These same bodies are invited to prepare technical specifications which will form the basis of European standards to make up for the absence of international standards.
The Member States are also required to take measures to:
In the context of differences between existing national procedures, the Member States are required to make reference to:
Key terms used in the act
References
Act |
Entry into force |
Deadline for transposition in the Member States |
Official Journal |
Decision No 87/95/EEC |
07.02.1988 |
- |
OJ L 36 of 07.02.1987 |
Amending act(s) |
Entry into force |
Deadline for transposition in the Member States |
Official Journal |
Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 [Procedure CNS/2001/0316] |
05.06.2003 |
- |
OJ L 122 of 16.05.2003 |
RELATED ACTS
Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity [Official Journal L 91 of 07.04.1999]
This Directive establishes a regulatory framework for the placing on the market, free movement and putting into service in the EU of radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment.
Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations [Official Journal L 204 of 21.07.1998]
This Directive aims to eliminate or reduce the barriers to the free movement of goods which can arise from the adoption of different national technical regulations.
Last updated: 13.01.2006