98/520/EC: Commission Decision of 17 June 1998 on a common technical Regulation for the pan-European integrated services digital network (ISDN) primary rate access (Amendment 1) (notified under document number C(1998) 1613) (Text with EEA relevance)

1 This Decision shall apply to terminal equipment intended to be connected to a public telecommunications network and falling within the scope of the harmonised standard referred to in Article 2(1).

2 This Decision establishes a common technical regulation covering the technical characteristics, electrical and mechanical interface requirements, and access control protocol to be provided by terminal equipment which is capable of and intended by the manufacturer or his representative for connection to a T, or coincident S and T, reference point for a primary rate access at an interface to a public telecommunications network presented as a pan-European ISDN (Euro-ISDN) primary rate access point.

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 Article 5(c), (d) and (f) of Directive 98/13/EC. The reference to the standard is set out in the Annex.

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 Article 5(a) and (b) of Directive 98/13/EC, and shall meet the requirements of any other applicable Directives, in particular Council Directives 73/23/EEC and 89/336/EEC .

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 harmonised standard referred to in the Annex after the coming into force of this Decision.

1 Decision 97/347/EC shall be repealed with effect from 20 May 1998.

2 Commission Decision 94/796/EC shall be repealed with effect from 20 May 1998.

3 Terminal equipment, approved according to Decisions 97/347/EC and 94/796/EC may continue to be placed on the market and put into service.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.