98/482/EC: Council Decision of 20 July 1998 on a common technical Regulation for the attachment requirements for connection to the analogue public switched telephone networks (PSTNs) of terminal equipment (excluding terminal equipment supporting the voice telephony justified case service) in which network addressing, if provided, is by means of dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signalling

1 This Decision shall apply to equipment which is intended to be connected as a single terminal via a two-wire access to an analogue PSTN line at the network termination point and falls within the scope of the harmonised standard identified in Article 2(1).

2 This Decision establishes a common technical regulation covering the attachment requirements for analogue PSTN terminal equipment referred to in paragraph 1. This Decision does not cover requirements relating to the interworking of terminal equipment via the public telecommunications network, as specified in Article 5(g) of Directive 98/13/EC.

1 The common technical regulation shall include the harmonised standard prepared by the relevant standardisation body implementing, to the extent applicable, the essential requirements referred to in Articles 5 (d) and 5(f) of Directive 98/13/EC. The reference to the standard is set out in Annex I.

2 Terminal equipment covered by this Decision shall comply with the common technical regulation referred to in paragraph 1, shall meet the essential requirements referred to in Articles 5(a) and 5(b) of Directive 98/13/EC, and shall meet the requirements of any other applicable Directives, in particular Council Directive 73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits and Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility .

1 Notified bodies designated for carrying out the procedures referred to in Article 10 of Directive 98/13/EC shall, as regards terminal equipment covered by Article 1(1) of this Decision, use or ensure the use of the applicable parts of the harmonised standard referred to in Article 2(1) of this Decision.

2 Notified bodies shall ensure that: (a) manufacturers or other applicants for approval are aware of the Advisory Notes contained in ETSI Guide EG 201 121, including any amendments thereto, and (b) manufacturers are aware that they must attach a notice of the form given in Annex II to all products approved under this Decision, and (c) manufacturers also make the network compatibility declarations of the form given in Annex III.

3 Notified bodies shall inform other notified bodies of the network compatibility declarations made when approval is granted under this Decision.

1 Equipment within the scope of the harmonised standard referred to in Article 2(1) may continue to be approved under national type approval regulations for a period of 15 months after the date of adoption of this Decision.

2 Terminal equipment approved under such national type approval regulations may continue to be placed on the market and put into service.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.