
Article 1 

1. This Decision shall apply to terminal equipment intended to be connected to the pan-European land-based radio paging system known as enhanced radio message system (ERMES) and falling within the scope of the harmonised standard identified in Article 2(1).
2. This Decision establishes a common technical regulation covering the receiver requirements for ERMES terminal equipment.
Article 2 

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(d), (e), (f) and (g) 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.
Article 3 
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 within 12 months after the coming into force of this Decision.
Article 4 

1. Decision 95/290/EC shall be repealed with effect from 12 months after the coming into force of this Decision.
2. Terminal equipment, approval under Decision 95/290/EC may continue to be placed on the market and put into service.
Article 5 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 June 1998.For the Commission
Martin BANGEMANN
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
The harmonised standard referred to in Article 2 of the Decision is:

Radio equipment and systems (RES);

Enhanced Radio MEssage System (ERMES);

Receiver requirements

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ETSI Secretariat

TBR 7 — second edition — October 1997

(excluding the foreword)

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is recognised according to Council Directive 83/189/EEC.

The harmonised standard referred to above has been produced according to a mandate issued in accordance with the relevant procedures of Directive 83/189/EEC.

The full text of the harmonised sstandard referenced above can be obtained from:



European Telecommunications Standards Institute650, route des LuciolesF-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex
 
European CommissionDG XIII/A/2 — (BU 31, 1/7)Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200B-1049 Brussels


or from any other organisation responsible for making ETSI standards available, of which a list can be found on the Internet under address www.ispo.cec.be.
