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ETSI IN THE EU
ETSI Seminar for EC Officials
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Legal framework for European
Standardization
ETSI official recognition as ESO in summer
1992
• Under 83/189/EEC
Regulation 1025/2012 (replaced 98/34)
• ETSI recognised as ESO
• ETSI can be mandated by EC to produce standards
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and specifications to meet policy needs, esp.
legislative needs (e.g. Harmonized Standards)
ICT standardization distinctly recognised
ETSI direct participation model recognised
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Co-operation with EC and EFTA
EC and EFTA are Counsellors of ETSI since 1988
• Full participation rights, full access, no voting rights
• Participate at all levels: General Assembly, Board, TBs etc.
• Multiple DGs participate
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ETSI INTERFACES WITH THE EC
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Mandate Process
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Mandate is an implementing decision
• Formal instrument, leading to formal standards
Mandates start in an EC service
• Any unit, any DG
Consult with ESOs at an early stage
DG Enterprise Committee on Standards (B.5)
• For member state approval
• Full examination procedure (Art. 18 1025/2012)
• 9 months to 2 years!
Mandates do not always mean money
ESOs can accept or reject a mandate
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Rolling plan for ICT standardization
EC standardization plan to support ICT policies
EC document addressing broad range of stakeholders
(not just ESOs)
Developed in cooperation with ICT MSP
Updated annually or by change request
• DG Enterprise E.4 and DG Connect (T. Reibe)
• Consultation with ICT MSP and other EC services
All EC funded ICT standardization actions need to be
linked to rolling plan
Important guidance for ETSI’s work programme
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However
Rolling plan does not cover:
• Space standardization
• Radio standardization
• Aeronautical
• Maritime
• Anything non-ICT
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ICT Multi-stakeholder platform
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Unique expert group comprising EC, EFTA,
member states, ESOs, international SDOs,
fora, consortia, societal and business
stakeholders
Advise the EC on ICT policy and
standardization
Review draft mandates in ICT domain
ICT technical specification evaluation and
recommendation for use in public
procurement (Art. 13, 14, annex 2 1025/2012)
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Annual Union Work Programme
Annual EU standardization programme
• Covers all sectors and industries
• Produced under 1025/2012
• Published by end June each year (ENTR B.5)
• Less than 20 pages
• Addressed to ESOs as planning tool
Seen by member states and societal
stakeholders in advance
• ESOs have 2 week comment period
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Framework Partnership Agreement
ETSI as ESO is able to have a Framework Partnership
Agreement with EC and EFTA
• Allows EC/EFTA to negotiate and finance specific agreements (action
grant, operating grant etc.) directly with us
FPA sets out financial and procedural rules to be followed
• To comply with EC financial regulations
7 years duration
Currently, no FPA since end 2013
• Slow negotiations!
• Without FPA, no EC financing for ETSI
• FPA expected by early May
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Forms of financing
2 forms: Action Grants and Operating Grant
Action Grants cover specific actions in support of EC policies
• ETSI submits proposals (based on mandates, ICT rolling plan, legislation,
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Annual Union WP etc.)
EC evaluates
If successful, Action Grant is negotiated and agreed
Then work can start
Working well for past 25 years
New regulation requires Lump-Sum financing for all standardization
actions
• Any action grant leading to production of standards or specifications
• Not Reports or other actions e.g. interop events, workshops
Lump-sum financing discussions not started yet with all ESOs!
• Very unlikely to conclude in near term
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Operating Grant
Each ESO receives annual Operating Grant
• Contribution towards European Standardization infrastructure
• In case of ETSI, cross-secretariat support to all actions supporting EC
policies except 3GPP and some services
• ESO submits Work Programme in September for following year
• In support of EC Annual Union Policy Letter to ESOs
• 2013 was first year, policy letter written only by ENTR B.
• Annual reporting in March of following year
• Essential for DG Connect to ensure their views are included if you
want a response from ETSI under Operating Grant
2014: severe cut in DG ENTR standardization budget (25%)
ETSI Operating Grant cut by 1/3 (2013 to 2014)
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Standardization instruments
ICT
Rolling
Action
Plan
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Operating
Grant
FPA
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Action
Grants
Mandates
Annual
Union
Work
Prog.
How ETSI uses rolling plan, work
programme etc.
ETSI circulates to sec, board, TBs
• AUWP, Rolling plan
ETSI members decide which actions to propose and
which WIs to create
ETSI submit proposals to EC
EC evaluates and agrees final grants with ETSI
ETSI members may produce required standards
voluntarily, no action grant request
ETSI may see no member interest in policy request
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ETSI AND RADIO REGULATIONS
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European regulations on radio
equipment and spectrum
Policy
positions
Legal certainty
Political
support
Harmonizing National
Frequency
Allocations
Harmonizing NRA
activities
Coordinating
International
Negotiations
Harmonized
Standards
and other standards &
specifications to
support EU legislation
& market development
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ETSI – Part of the European
Regulatory System – EU
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Directives and Regulations
(equipment)
Radio &
Telecommunications
Terminal Equipment
(RTTE) Directive
1999/5/EC (replaced by RED)
Radio Spectrum
Decision
676/2002/EC
ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
(EMC) Directive 2004/108/EC
(replaced by 2014/30/EU on 20/04/16)
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Aim of the RTTE Directive
Directive establishes a regulatory framework for the
placing on the market, free movement and putting into
service in the Community of radio equipment and
telecommunications terminal equipment
More information: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/rtte/index_en.htm
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What does a manufacturer need to do?
(RTTE Directive)
Meet “essential requirements”
• Health & safety
• Electromagnetic compatibility
• Avoidance of harmful interference
• Radio equipment only
• Possibly others, if invoked by the EC
Carry out “essential radio test suites”
Meet National radio interface regulations
Inform member state before placing on the market
• If using non-harmonised radio spectrum
CE (!)
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How can ETSI help (1)?
A manufacturer
can show that he
meets essential
requirements by
applying ETSI
Harmonized
Standards
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Harmonised Standards
“a European standard adopted on the basis of a request
made by the Commission for the application of Union
harmonisation legislation” [ Reg. 1025/2012 Art. 2 (1) (c)]
“Where apparatus meets the relevant harmonised
standards or parts thereof whose reference numbers
have been published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities, Member States shall presume
compliance with those of the essential requirements
referred to in Article 3 as are covered by the said
harmonised standards or parts thereof.” [RTTED:
Article 5.1]
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Harmonised Standards
European Standards (EN)
Produced under a mandate from the European
Commission
• And adopted by Member States (Reg 1025/2012 ctee on
standards)
Implement essential requirements
Adopted by National Standards Organisations
Cited in the Official Journal of the European Union
Member states required to
presume conformity
More than 185 ETSI standards listed under RTTE&D
and EMCD
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Harmonised Standards (RTTE)
Mandate
M/284 (&
specific
mandates)
Only the
part of the
standard
relevant to
the Directive
is cited in
the OJEU
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Identify technical
requirements
necessary to
meet regulatory
objective
(essential
requirements)
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Identify
« essential
radio test
suites »
necessary
before
placing on
the market
Harmonised Standards (RTTE)
ETSI technical work is co-ordinated in
ETSI by a Steering Committee (OCG
RTTED)
Commission refers regulatory issues to
Member States (TCAM committee)
ETSI is member of a TCAM expert group
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SPECTRUM POLICY
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ETSI – Part of the European
Regulatory System - CEPT
Albania
Lithuania
Andorra
Luxembourg
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
The Former
Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia
(FYROM)
Malta
Moldova
Belgium
Monaco
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Montenegro
Croatia
Norway
Netherlands
Cyprus
Poland
Czech Republic Portugal
Denmark
Romania
Estonia
Russian
Federation
San Marino
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
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Serbia
Slovak
Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United
Kingdom
Vatican City
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CEPT-ETSI Memorandum
of Understanding
ETSI develops “System Reference
Documents” to accompany requests for
aligned radio frequencies in CEPT countries
CEPT/ECC studies compatibility and develops
conditions for spectrum sharing
ETSI members may participate in studies and
the drafting of spectrum measures
ETSI is a permanent observer in CEPT/ECC
groups that adopt Decisions &
Recommendations on spectrum allocations
Individual National Administrations may
commit themselves to implement CEPT/ECC
Decisions
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But...??!!
The implementation of
CEPT/ECC deliverables is subject
to the decision of National
governments
• If use of frequencies is not harmonised in
all EU Member States, the manufacturer is
required to inform the National authorities
4 weeks before placing his equipment on
the market!
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How can ETSI help (3)?
ETSI and CEPT assist the European
Commission to develop spectrum
measures which are binding on
National governments.
Commission Decisions provide legal
certainty in:
• EU Member States
• EEA Countries
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Spectrum: How do we get an ETSI input?
System Reference
Document
Basic description of application
Simple technical description
• Current ETSI standards
Justified spectrum requirements
Guide
EG 201 788
• Possible compatibility issues
Market forecasts
• Traffic evaluation
• Economic/social benefit
• Market window
Requested action from CEPT
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Spectrum and equipments in Europe
World Radio
Conference (WRC)
Spectrum
requirement
From ETSI
members,
EC etc
Global
spectrum
allocation
ECC
Creation of
SRDoc
RSCom
Creation of
Decision /
Recommendation
System
Reference
Document
(SRDoc)
ETSI Liaison
Officer
Creation of
candidate HS
Candidate
Harmonized
Standard
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National
frequency
allocations
Creation of
EC Decision
ECC Decision/
Recommendation
National
licensing
regimes
EC Decision
Spectrum
allocation
with legal
certainty
ETSI Representative
Citation in
Official
Journal of
the EC
Harmonized
Standard
The Radio Spectrum Decision
(676/2002/EC)
Radio Spectrum Committee
(RSCOM)
European Commission
requests CEPT to provide
frequency allocations in
support of EU policies
CEPT output codified into
a Commission Decision
Legal certainty !
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CEPT and ETSI are
permanent observers
Legal certainty in EU/EFTA!
ETSI Harmonized Standard and EC Spectrum Decision:
access to market and right to use spectrum
with legal certainty
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New challenges
Digital dividend
Software defined radio
New Radio Equipment
Directive – assessing all
current and some new HS
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