24 May 2004 Michael Sharpe, ETSI Secretar iat Radio Competence Centre 1 How can ETSI help? The regulatory environment for RFID Michael Sharpe
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24 May 2004 Michael Sharpe, ETSI Secretariat Radio Competence Centre
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How can ETSI help?
The regulatory environment for RFID
Michael Sharpe
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Key issues for RFID
Free circulation of equipment
Harmonised technical
requirements
Interoperable protocols
Harmonised spectrum
allocations
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Relevant Directives & Regulations (EU)
Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment
Directive (1999/5/EC)
Radio Spectrum Decision
676/2002/EC
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Directives & regulations
How can ETSI help?
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What is ETSI?
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
European Standards Organisation (98/34/EC)
Association of Industry players…
… with direct participation
…manufacturers, network operators, service providers,
administrations, users, industry associations…
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Directives & regulations (equipment)
Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment
Directive (1999/5/EC)
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What does a manufacturer need to do?
Meet the “essential requirements”health & safetyelectromagnetic compatibilityavoidance of harmful interference (radio equipment only)possibly others, if invoked by the Commission
Carry out « essential radio test suites »
Inform member state (if using non-harmonised radio spectrum)
Meet national radio interface regulations
Declare conformity
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How can ETSI help (1/3)?
Harmonised Standards
Harmonized Standards??
Are there any others?
How do I meet essential
requirements?
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Other essential requirements
Access to emergency services (3.3e) Ships using inland waterways
(EC Decision 2000/637/EC) Marine distress & safety equipment
(EC Decision 2000/638/EC) Marine Identification System
(EC Decision 2003/213/EC)
Avalanche beacons (EC Decision 2001/148/EC)
None of these apply to RFID
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Harmonised Standards
Where apparatus meets the relevant harmonised standards or parts thereof whose reference numbers have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, Member States shall presume compliance with those of the essential requirements referred to in Article 3 as are covered by the said harmonised standards or parts thereof. [Article 5.1]
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Harmonised Standards
European Standards (EN) Produced under a mandate from the European
Commission And adopted by Member States (98/34 committee)
Identifies technical requirements to meet essential requirements of a « New Approach » Directive
Identifies « Essential Radio Test Suites » (RTTE) Cited in the Official Journal of the European Union Member states
required to presume conformity
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Harmonised Standards
MSG: GSMDECT: DECT
TETRA: TETRA
ERM/MSG TFES:
IMT-2000
TM4: Fixed Radio Links
SES: Satellite Earth Stations
ERM:Land-mobile radio,
Amateur Radio, Citizens’ Band,
RFID (ERM TG34)
ERM: 2,45 GHz RLAN
BRAN:HIPERACCESS,
5 GHz RLAN
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Harmonised Standards
ERM: Marine radio,
Short-range devices
(ERM TG28),Paging,
Cordless telephones,
Radar,Medical Implants,Road Transport & Traffic Telematics
ERM:Electromagnetic Compatibility,
Meteorological Aids,Avalanche Beacons,
Ultra Wide Band (ERM TG31a),
Broadcast transmitters,professional audio/video
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Harmonised Standards
Co-ordinated by OCG Steering Committee
OCG_RTTED
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Harmonised Standards for RFID
Generic Short Range Devices:EN 300 330: inductive devices & devices operating
below 25 MHzEN 300 220: devices between 25 MHz & 1 GHz
EN 300 440: between 1 GHz & 40 GHz
Draft EN 302 208:
2W devices at UHF
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How can ETSI help (2/3)?
Harmonised Frequencies
…working with CEPT
How do I meet national radio
interface regulations?
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Radio Spectrum Access
Recommendation or Decision on
spectrum allocation
HarmonisedStandard
ETSI
CEPT
National licence regimes plus
interface regulations
System Reference Document
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Basic description of application Simple technical description
Current ETSI standards
Justified spectrum requirements Possible compatibility issues
Market forecasts Traffic evaluation Economic/social benefit Market window
Requested action from CEPT
System ReferenceDocument
Spectrum requirements
All ETSI members
may comment
ERM RM co-ordinate
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CEPT - ETSI MoU
Working Groups(adopting)
Project Teams(drafting)
ETSI Member
ETSI Liaison Officer
Overall ETSI view
Individualview
Decision/ Rec. on
spectrum
ETSICEPT
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Example: 2W RFID working at UHF
Proposed modification to annex 11 of
CEPT/ECC/Rec 70-03
Draft EN 302 208Harmonised
Standard
ETSI
CEPT
National licence regimes plus
interface regulations
TR 101 445SRDoc
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How can ETSI help (3/3)?
Inform user of national
restrictions on use
Inform member state 4 weeks before
marketing equipment
Manufacturer needs to know local
frequency regulations
Frequencies are managed on a national
basis:CEPT Recommendations
not enforceable at a European level
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The Radio Spectrum Decision
Radio Spectrum Committee
European Commission requests CEPT to provide frequency allocations in support of EU policies
CEPT output codified into a Commission Decision
Legal certainty !
CEPT and ETSI are permanent observers
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Example: short-range devices (including RFID)
Radio Spectrum Committee
Request (mandate) to CEPT on frequencies for generic SRD
Review the current restrictions on use of SRD in member states
Consider additional harmonised bands for SRD applications
Propose & prioritise further harmonisation measures
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How can I contribute?
Membership of ETSI is open to any organisation with an interest in telecommunications (European or not)
Harmonised Standards produced by Technical Committees of experts drawn from members
Funded Specialist Task Forces to accelerate critical work
Public Approval Process managed by National Standards Organisations
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Keeping up to date
http://www.etsi.org/europe/public-interest http://portal.etsi.org/erm
RTTE Spectrum Others…
http://portal.etsi.org/ocg R&TTE Steering Committee
http://www.newapproach.org http://www.europa.eu.int
Any questions?