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ETSI IN THE EU

ETSI Seminar for EC Officials© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved

© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved

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Legal framework for European Standardization

ETSI official recognition as ESO in summer 1992• Under 83/189/EEC

Regulation 1025/2012 (replaced 98/34)• ETSI recognised as ESO• ETSI can be mandated by EC to produce standards

and specifications to meet policy needs, esp. legislative needs (e.g. Harmonized Standards)

• ICT standardization distinctly recognised• ETSI direct participation model recognised

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Co-operation with EC and EFTA

EC and EFTA are Counsellors of ETSI since 1988• Full participation rights, full access, no voting rights• Participate at all levels: General Assembly, Board, TBs etc.• Multiple DGs participate


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ETSI INTERFACES WITH THE EC


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Mandate Process

Mandate is an implementing decision• Formal instrument, leading to formal standards

Mandates start in an EC service• Any unit, any DG

Consult with ESOs at an early stageDG Enterprise Committee on Standards (B.5)• For member state approval• Full examination procedure (Art. 18 1025/2012)• 9 months to 2 years!

Mandates do not always mean moneyESOs can accept or reject a mandate


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Rolling plan for ICT standardization

EC standardization plan to support ICT policiesEC document addressing broad range of stakeholders (not just ESOs)Developed in cooperation with ICT MSPUpdated annually or by change request • DG Enterprise E.4 and DG Connect (T. Reibe)• Consultation with ICT MSP and other EC services

All EC funded ICT standardization actions need to be linked to rolling planImportant guidance for ETSI’s work programme


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However

Rolling plan does not cover:• Space standardization• Radio standardization• Aeronautical• Maritime• Anything non-ICT


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ICT Multi-stakeholder platform

Unique expert group comprising EC, EFTA, member states, ESOs, international SDOs, fora, consortia, societal and business stakeholdersAdvise the EC on ICT policy and standardizationReview draft mandates in ICT domainICT technical specification evaluation and recommendation for use in public procurement (Art. 13, 14, annex 2 1025/2012)


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Annual Union Work Programme

Annual EU standardization programme• Covers all sectors and industries• Produced under 1025/2012• Published by end June each year (ENTR B.5)• Less than 20 pages • Addressed to ESOs as planning tool

Seen by member states and societal stakeholders in advance• ESOs have 2 week comment period


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Framework Partnership Agreement

ETSI as ESO is able to have a Framework Partnership Agreement with EC and EFTA• Allows EC/EFTA to negotiate and finance specific agreements (action

grant, operating grant etc.) directly with us

FPA sets out financial and procedural rules to be followed• To comply with EC financial regulations

7 years durationCurrently, no FPA since end 2013• Slow negotiations!• Without FPA, no EC financing for ETSI• FPA expected by early May


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Forms of financing

2 forms: Action Grants and Operating GrantAction Grants cover specific actions in support of EC policies• ETSI submits proposals (based on mandates, ICT rolling plan, legislation,

Annual Union WP etc.)• EC evaluates• If successful, Action Grant is negotiated and agreed• Then work can start

Working well for past 25 yearsNew regulation requires Lump-Sum financing for all standardization actions• Any action grant leading to production of standards or specifications• Not Reports or other actions e.g. interop events, workshops

Lump-sum financing discussions not started yet with all ESOs!• Very unlikely to conclude in near term


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Operating Grant

Each ESO receives annual Operating Grant• Contribution towards European Standardization infrastructure• In case of ETSI, cross-secretariat support to all actions supporting EC

policies except 3GPP and some services• ESO submits Work Programme in September for following year

• In support of EC Annual Union Policy Letter to ESOs• 2013 was first year, policy letter written only by ENTR B.

• Annual reporting in March of following year • Essential for DG Connect to ensure their views are included if you

want a response from ETSI under Operating Grant

2014: severe cut in DG ENTR standardization budget (25%)ETSI Operating Grant cut by 1/3 (2013 to 2014)


Standardization instruments


FPA

Operating Grant

Action Grants

Mandates

ICT Rolling Action Plan

Annual Union Work Prog.

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How ETSI uses rolling plan, work programme etc.

ETSI circulates to sec, board, TBs• AUWP, Rolling plan

ETSI members decide which actions to propose and which WIs to createETSI submit proposals to ECEC evaluates and agrees final grants with ETSI

ETSI members may produce required standards voluntarily, no action grant requestETSI may see no member interest in policy request


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ETSI AND RADIO REGULATIONS


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European regulations on radio equipment and spectrum

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Policy positions

Legal certaintyPolitical support

Harmonized Standards

and other standards & specifications to

support EU legislation & market development

Harmonizing National Frequency Allocations

Harmonizing NRA activities

Coordinating International Negotiations


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ETSI – Part of the European Regulatory System – EU


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Directives and Regulations (equipment)

Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment

(RTTE) Directive 1999/5/EC (replaced by RED)

ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2004/108/EC

(replaced by 2014/30/EU on 20/04/16)

Radio Spectrum Decision

676/2002/EC

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Aim of the RTTE Directive


Directive establishes a regulatory framework for the placing on the market, free movement and putting into service in the Community of radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment

More information: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/rtte/index_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/rtte/index_en.htm

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What does a manufacturer need to do?(RTTE Directive)

Meet “essential requirements”• Health & safety• Electromagnetic compatibility• Avoidance of harmful interference

• Radio equipment only

• Possibly others, if invoked by the EC

Carry out “essential radio test suites”Meet National radio interface regulationsInform member state before placing on the market• If using non-harmonised radio spectrum

CE (!)


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How can ETSI help (1)?

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A manufacturer can show that he meets essential requirements by applying ETSI Harmonized Standards


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Harmonised Standards

“a European standard adopted on the basis of a request made by the Commission for the application of Union harmonisation legislation” [ Reg. 1025/2012 Art. 2 (1) (c)]

“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.” [RTTED: 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 (Reg 1025/2012 ctee on standards)

Implement essential requirementsAdopted by National Standards OrganisationsCited in the Official Journal of the European UnionMember states required to presume conformity More than 185 ETSI standards listed under RTTE&D and EMCD


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Harmonised Standards (RTTE)

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Mandate M/284 (&

specific mandates)

Identify « essential radio test suites »

necessary before

placing on the marketOnly the

part of the standard

relevant to the Directive

is cited in the OJEU

Identify technical requirements necessary to

meet regulatory objective (essential

requirements)


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Harmonised Standards (RTTE)

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ETSI technical work is co-ordinated in ETSI by a Steering Committee (OCG RTTED)Commission refers regulatory issues to Member States (TCAM committee)

ETSI is member of a TCAM expert group


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SPECTRUM POLICY


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ETSI – Part of the European Regulatory System - CEPT

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Albania Lithuania

Andorra Luxembourg

Austria The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)

Azerbaijan MaltaBelarus Moldova

Belgium Monaco

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Montenegro

Bulgaria Netherlands

Croatia Norway

Cyprus PolandCzech Republic Portugal

Denmark Romania

Estonia Russian Federation

Finland San Marino

France SerbiaGeorgia Slovak

RepublicGermany SloveniaGreece SpainHungary SwedenIceland SwitzerlandIreland TurkeyItaly UkraineLatvia United

KingdomLiechtenstein Vatican City


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CEPT-ETSI Memorandum of Understanding

ETSI develops “System Reference Documents” to accompany requests for aligned radio frequencies in CEPT countriesCEPT/ECC studies compatibility and develops conditions for spectrum sharingETSI members may participate in studies and the drafting of spectrum measuresETSI is a permanent observer in CEPT/ECC groups that adopt Decisions & Recommendations on spectrum allocationsIndividual National Administrations may commit themselves to implement CEPT/ECC Decisions


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But...??!!

The implementation of CEPT/ECC deliverables is subject to the decision of National governments

• If use of frequencies is not harmonised in all EU Member States, the manufacturer is required to inform the National authorities 4 weeks before placing his equipment on the market!


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How can ETSI help (3)?

ETSI and CEPT assist the European Commission to develop spectrum measures which are binding on National governments. Commission Decisions provide legal certainty in:• EU Member States• EEA Countries


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Spectrum: How do we get an ETSI input?

Basic description of applicationSimple technical description

• Current ETSI standards

Justified spectrum requirements• Possible compatibility issues

Market forecasts• Traffic evaluation• Economic/social benefit• Market window

Requested action from CEPT

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GuideEG 201 788

System ReferenceDocument


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Spectrum and equipments in Europe

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Creation of SRDoc

Creation of candidate HS

Creation of Decision /

Recommendation

Creation of EC Decision

ECC RSCom

National frequency allocations

National licensing regimes

Citation in Official

Journal of the EC

Spectrum allocation with legal certainty

Harmonized Standard

System Reference Document (SRDoc)

Candidate Harmonized

Standard

ECC Decision/ Recommendation

EC Decision

World Radio Conference (WRC)

Global spectrum allocation

Spectrum requirement

From ETSI members,

EC etc

ETSI Liaison Officer

ETSI Representative


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The Radio Spectrum Decision (676/2002/EC)

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Radio Spectrum Committee (RSCOM)

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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Legal certainty in EU/EFTA!


ETSI Harmonized Standard and EC Spectrum Decision:access to market and right to use spectrum

with legal certainty

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New challenges


Digital dividendSoftware defined radioNew Radio Equipment Directive – assessing all current and some new HS

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