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Telecommunications Policy Authority,
Seen Directive 98 /34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down an information procedure in the field of technical standards and regulations and the rules on the services of the information society, in particular the Notification n ° 2002 /443/F;
In view of Decision ERC/DEC/( 01) 03 of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations of 12 March 2001 on non-specific low-range devices operating in the band 40,660-40,700 MHz;
In view of the postal code and telecommunications, and in particular Articles L. 33-3 (5 °), L. 36-6 (4 °) and L. 36-7 (6 °);
In view of Decision No. 2003-404 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of 18 March 2003, Allocating frequencies to low-power and low-power radio facilities in the band 40,660-40,700 MHz;
The Advisory Radio Advisory Board was consulted on October 3, 2002;
After Deliberated on 18 March 2003,
On the legal framework:
In accordance with Article L. 33-3 (5 °) of the Postal Code and Telecommunications, radio installations not using frequencies specifically assigned to their users shall be freely established. Their conditions of use shall be defined by decision of the Authority pursuant to Article L. 36-6 (4) of the Postal and Telecommunications Code and published in the Official Journal after approval by the Minister responsible for Telecommunications. Non-specific low-range devices, as defined in decision ERC/DEC/( 01) 03 above, referring to the harmonised standard EN 300 220-3 of ETSI or to any other recognized standard equivalent, fall within these provisions. They allow different types of wireless applications, including remote control and remote control, telemetry, alarms, data and voice transmission. Their conditions of use are specified by this Decision;
In accordance with Directive 99 /5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and in particular Article 4.1 thereof, the Member States shall notify the Committee of the interfaces they have Regulated;
On frequencies:
By Decision No. 2003-404 above, the Authority has allocated frequencies for the operation of low-power and low-power radio installations in the band 40,660-40,700 MHz ;
On the advisability of authorizing low-power and low-power radio installations in the band 40,660-40,700 MHz:
Considering the interest in the development of radio installations in France Low power and low range operating on frequencies harmonised at European level, the Authority considers it necessary to fix the conditions for the use of such installations in the frequency band by this Decision Subject,
Decides:
Low-power, low-power radio installations work in the Frequency band allocated for this purpose and are for use only for short-range transmission. They shall be freely established provided that their use complies with the conditions laid down in this Decision.
Only allowed the use of an embedded antenna or antenna recommended by the manufacturer in the use record.
Low-power, low-power radio installations operate on a non-interference basis with no guarantee of protection. As a result, the user should not cause discomfort to other authorized users and is not guaranteed the availability of a frequency.
The Director General of the Authority shall be responsible for the implementation of this Decision, which shall be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, after its approval by the Minister responsible for telecommunications.
Done at Paris, March 18, 2003.
The President,
P. Champsaur
