2013/752/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 11 December 2013 amending Decision 2006/771/EC on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for use by short-range devices and repealing Decision 2005/928/EC (notified under document C(2013) 8776) Text with EEA relevance

In Article 2 of Decision 2006/771/EC, the following point is added: ‘3. “category of short-range devices” means a group of short-range devices that use spectrum with similar technical spectrum access mechanisms or based on common usage scenarios’

1 Member States shall designate and make available, on a non-exclusive, non-interference and non-protected basis, the frequency bands for the categories of short-range devices, subject to the specific conditions and by the implementation deadline, as laid down in the Annex to this Decision.

2 Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may request the benefit of Article 4(5) of the Radio Spectrum Decision.

3 This Decision is without prejudice to the right of Member States to allow the use of the frequency bands under less restrictive conditions or for short-range devices which are not part of the harmonised category provided that this does not prevent or reduce the possibility for short-range devices of such a category to rely on the appropriate set of harmonised technical and operational conditions, as specified in the Annex to this Decision, which allow the shared use of a specific part of the spectrum on a non-exclusive basis and for different purposes by short range devices of the same category.’

The Annex to Decision 2006/771/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Decision 2005/928/EC is repealed.

Member States shall report to the Commission on the implementation of this Decision no later than 1 September 2014.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.