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Telecommunications Directive (99/5/EC)

<2006 April> Latest Standard Information

EU Telecom Standard Updated (Analogue Equipment)

Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive

The R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC) has been mandatory since 08.Apr. 2000 and the TTE Directive (98/13/EC) became accordingly invalid after one year's transition period. This new directive has the following main points: Not only the telecommunications terminal equipment connected to public telephone telecommunications network but also radio equipment are the scope of this directive. 

• As for wired equipment connected to the network, manufacturers can do self-declaration, if they comply with the essential requirements and prepare the Declaration of Conformity.
• X-mark (hockey stick mark), which manufacturers had to attach with EMC directive on their products according to the old Directive, is not necessary any more. Neither is ID number of a notified body necessary for the equipment connected to the network and on which CE marking is attached by self-declaration of the customer,.
• Manufacturer must attach a CE-marking and in most cases an ID number of a notified body on radio equipment, but X-mark is not required anymore.
• If there is a harmonized standard for radio equipment, additional national approval is not required. A notified body must conduct tests or review TCF in certain cases.

The basic requirements of this directive are:

1. Telecommunications terminal equipment and radio equipment must fulfil the requirements of low voltage directive and EMC directive
2. Efficient spectrum usage for Radio equipment The other requirements have not been regulated yet. The procedure of the evaluation of conformity is regulated as Annex II to V, the manufacturers can choose the one which fits for their product.

Conformity Assessment

By this change of the directive, the evaluation of conformity became easier for the manufacturers, and therefore reducing their cost and time to get an approval. However the products which do not comply with the requirements can also enter the market, and this might cause the confusion among consumers. On the other hand manufacturers bear all responsibilities and reliability for the products. Therefore it is getting necessary for the manufacturers to certify that their products fulfil its function normally also in the countries where they are exported. 

TÜV Rheinland Japan Ltd. offers an approval service at Yokohama Telecom Laboratory. Our telecom mark shows that the product was tested by a third party and conforms to the necessary requirements. Distributors, importers, retailers, and consumers can be assured of the compliance with the requirements and the safety of the product, when they see the telecom-mark on it. Thus we can say that telecom mark and the certification is the best tool for the manufacturers, who want to distinguish their products.

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