
Article 1 
The purpose of this Decision is to harmonise the conditions for the availability and efficient use of the 79 GHz range radio spectrum band for automotive short-range radar equipment.
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

((a)) ‘79 GHz range radio spectrum band’ shall mean the frequency range between 77 and 81 gigahertz;
((b)) ‘automotive Short-Range Radar equipment’ shall mean equipment providing road vehicle based radar functions for collision mitigation and traffic safety applications;
((c)) a ‘non-interference and non-protected basis’ shall mean that no harmful interference may be caused to other users of the band and that no claim may be made for protection from harmful interference received from other systems or services operators operating in that band.
Article 3 
The 79 GHz range radio spectrum band shall be designated and made available for automotive short-range radar equipment as soon as possible and no later than 1 January 2005, on a non-interference and non-protected basis.
The maximum mean power density shall be of – 3 dBm/MHz effective isotropic radiated power (e.i.r.p.) associated with a peak limit of 55 dBm e.i.r.p.
The maximum mean power density outside a vehicle resulting from the operation of one short-range radar shall not exceed – 9 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 July 2004.
For the Commission
Erkki LIIKANEN
Member of the Commission