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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
   3. Article 3
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Short-range devices are typically mass-market or portable radio equipment, or both, that can easily be carried and used across borders. Differences in spectrum access conditions risk creating harmful interference with other radio applications and services, prevent their free movement, and increase their production costs.

(2) Commission Decision 2006/771/EC and Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 constitute the regulatory framework for short-range devices, which supports innovation for a wide range of applications within the digital single market.

(3) Decision 2006/771/EC harmonises the technical conditions for spectrum use for a wide variety of short-range devices in application areas such as alarms, local communications, telecommand, medical implants and medical data gathering, intelligent transport systems and the Internet of Things including radio-frequency identification (RFID). As a result, short-range devices that respect these harmonised technical conditions are subject to no more than a general authorisation under national law.

(4) Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 also harmonises the technical conditions for spectrum use by short-range devices within the 874-874,4 and 915-919,4 MHz frequency bands. In these frequency bands, the sharing environment is different from the rest of the radio spectrum used by short-range devices and requires a specific regulatory regime. That Decision enables technically advanced RFID solutions as well as Internet of Things applications based on networked short-range devices in data networks.

(5) New applications for short-range devices regularly emerge due to the growing importance of these devices for the economy and the rapid changes in technology and societal demands. Such applications require regular updates of harmonised technical conditions for spectrum use.

(6) Based on the permanent mandate that the Commission has issued to the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (the CEPT) in July 2006, pursuant to Article 4(2) of Decision No 676/2002/EC, the Annex to Decision 2006/771/EC should be updated in order to reflect technological and market developments in the area of short-range devices. That Annex has been amended eight times. The work carried out on the basis of the permanent mandate to the CEPT was also the basis for Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 providing additional spectrum for short-range devices within the 874-874,4 and 915-919,4 MHz frequency ranges.

(7) On 21 October 2021, the Commission issued a guidance letter for the ninth update cycle. In response to the permanent mandate to the CEPT and in accordance with that guidance, the CEPT submitted Report 85 to the Commission on 8 March 2024. In addition to improvements of existing entries applicable to active medical implants, RFID, voice and video applications and assistive listening devices, the CEPT proposes to add new entries to the Annex to Decision 2006/771/EC. Those new entries enable the use of spectrum by ground-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems and security scanners. The report should therefore form the technical basis for this Decision.

(8) In Report 85, the CEPT also proposed to include in the Annex to Decision 2006/771/EC technical conditions applicable to audio devices for programme making and special events (audio PMSE devices) that use 32,3 MHz of harmonised spectrum in the 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequency bands and recommended that Commission Implementing Decision 2014/641/EU is repealed.

(9) The Commission, in its Communication of 26 September 2012 to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, recognised cultural and creative industries as one of Europe’s most dynamic economic sectors and an essential driver of cultural diversity in Europe. In particular, Article 8(5) of Decision No 243/2012/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, stresses the importance of PMSE and requires Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, to seek to ensure the necessary frequency bands for such equipment, in accordance with the Union’s objectives to improve the integration of the internal market and access to culture.

(10) The requirements for social and cultural events will often exceed the amount of 32,3 MHz available in the 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequency bands. Since the spectrum requirements for audio PMSE use vary significantly, there is a need to ensure at Union level the availability of at least 62,3 MHz of sustainable spectrum to meet recurring ordinary needs for users of audio PMSE devices.

(11) The additional amount of at least 30 MHz of spectrum to meet possible demand for audio PMSE applications at social and cultural events should be selected from tuning ranges to be decided by Member States, preferably in the 470-790 MHz spectrum range.

(12) Short-range devices operating within the conditions set out in this Decision should also comply with Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(13) Decision 2006/771/EC should therefore be amended and Implementing Decision 2014/641/EU should be repealed accordingly.

(14) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2006/771/EC is amended as follows:

(1) in Article 3, the following paragraph is added after paragraph 2: ;

2a. Member States shall designate and make available radio spectrum in addition to the spectrum harmonised by this Decision for audio PMSE devices, so that in complement to the bands identified in the Annex, an additional amount of at least 30 MHz can be used for audio PMSE devices, subject to user demand. Such use by audio PMSE devices shall be on a non-interference and non-protected basis with regard to users who have an individual right to use such spectrum.

(2) in Article 4a, the date 1 October 2022 is replaced by the date 1 November 2025;

(3) the Annex is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

Implementing Decision 2014/641/EU is repealed with effect from 1 July 2025.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 January 2025. For the Commission Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President

ANNEX

ANNEX

ANNEX Frequency bands with corresponding harmonised technical conditions and implementation deadlines for short-range devices Table 1 Table 2 [a][b][c][d][f][g][h][i][j][k][l][1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Categories of short-range devices pursuant to Article 2(3) and their scope Frequency bands with corresponding harmonised technical conditions and implementation deadlines for short-range devices

Table 1 defines the scope of different categories of short-range devices (defined in Article 2(3)) to which this Decision applies. Table 2 specifies different combinations of frequency band and category of short-range devices, and the harmonised technical conditions for spectrum access and implementation deadlines applicable thereto. General technical conditions applicable to all bands and short-range devices that fall within the scope of this Decision: For the purposes of this Annex, the following duty cycle definition applies: duty cycle means the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of Σ(Ton)/(Tobs) where Ton is the on time of a single transmitter device and Tobs is the observation period. Ton is measured in an observation frequency band (Fobs). Unless otherwise specified in this technical annex, Tobs is a continuous one hour period and Fobs is the applicable frequency band in this technical annex. Less restrictive conditions within the meaning of Article 3(3), mean that Member States may allow a higher value for duty cycle. Category of short-range devices Scope Non-specific short-range devices (SRD) Covers all kinds of radio devices, regardless of the application or their purpose, which fulfil the technical conditions as specified for a given frequency band. Typical uses include telemetry, telecommand, alarms, data transmissions in general and other applications. Active medical implant devices Covers the radio part of active implantable medical devices that are intended to be fully or partially introduced, surgically or medically, into the human body or that of an animal, and where applicable their peripherals. Active implantable medical devices are defined in Council Directive 90/385/EEC. Assistive listening devices (ALD) Covers radio communications systems that allow persons with hearing impairment to increase their listening capability. Typical system installations include one or more radio transmitters and one or more radio receivers. Audio Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) devices Covers radio devices used for transmission of analogue or digital audio signals between a limited number of transmitters and receivers, such as radio microphones, in-ear monitors or audio links, used mainly for the production of broadcast programmes or private or public social or cultural events. Inductive devices Covers radio devices that use magnetic fields with inductive loop systems for near field communications and determination applications. This typically includes devices for car immobilisation, animal identification, alarm systems, cable detection, waste management, personal identification, wireless voice links, access control, proximity and metal sensors, anti-theft systems as well as RF anti-theft induction systems, data transfer to hand-held devices, automatic article identification, wireless control systems and automatic road tolling. Reliable alarm devices Covers radio devices that use radio communication support for indicating an alert to a system or a person, as a main functionality, at a distant location when a problem or a specific situation occurs. Radio alarms include social alarms and alarms for security and safety. Medical data acquisition devices Covers the transmission of non-voice data to and from non-implantable medical devices in order to monitor, diagnose and treat patients in healthcare facilities or in their homes as prescribed by duly authorised healthcare professionals. PMR446 devices Covers hand portable equipment (without base station or repeater use) carried on a person or manually operated, which uses integral antennas only in order to maximise sharing and minimise interference. PMR 446 equipment operates in short-range peer-to-peer mode and shall not be used as a part of infrastructure network nor as a repeater. Radio determination devices Covers radio devices used for determining the position, velocity and/or other characteristics of an object, or for obtaining information relating to these parameters. Radio determination equipment typically conducts measurements to obtain such characteristics. Radio determination devices exclude any kind of point-to-point or point-to-multipoint radio communications. Radio frequency identification (RFID) devices Covers tag/interrogator based radio communications systems, consisting of (i) radio devices (tags) attached to animate or inanimate items; and (ii) transmitter/receiver units (interrogators) which activate the tags and receive data back. Typical applications include the tracking and identification of items, for instance for the purpose of electronic article surveillance (EAS), and collecting and transmitting data relating to the items to which tags are attached, which may be either battery-less, battery assisted or battery powered. The responses from a tag are validated by its interrogator and passed to its host system. Transport and traffic telematics devices Covers radio devices that are used in the fields of transport (road, rail, water or air, depending on the relevant technical restrictions), traffic management, navigation, mobility management and in intelligent transport systems (ITS). Typical applications include interfaces between different modes of transport, communication between vehicles (e.g. car to car), between vehicles and fixed locations (e.g. car to infrastructure) as well as communication from and to users. Wideband data transmission devices Covers radio devices that use wideband modulation techniques to access the spectrum. Typical uses include wireless access systems such as radio local area networks (WAS/RLAN) or wideband SRD in data networks. Band No Frequency band Category of short-range devices Transmit power limit / field strength limit / power density limit Additional parameters (channelling and/or channel access and occupation rules) Other usage restrictions Implementation deadline 1 9-59,750 kHz Inductive devices 72 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 90 9-148 kHz Radio determination devices 46 dBμA/m at 10 metres at a reference of 100 Hz, outside the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) device. Magnetic field strength descending 10 dB/decade above 100 Hz. For enclosed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) applications [j]. 1 July 2022 2 9-315 kHz Active medical implant devices 30 dBμA/m at 10 metres Duty cycle ≤ 10 % 1 July 2014 3 59,750-60,250 kHz Inductive devices 42 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 4 60,250-74,750 kHz Inductive devices 72 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 5 74,750-75,250 kHz Inductive devices 42 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 6 75,250-77,250 kHz Inductive devices 72 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 7 77,250-77,750 kHz Inductive devices 42 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 8 77,750-90 kHz Inductive devices 72 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 9 90-119 kHz Inductive devices 42 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 10 119-128,6 kHz Inductive devices 66 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 11 128,6-129,6 kHz Inductive devices 42 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 12 129,6-135 kHz Inductive devices 66 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 13 135-140 kHz Inductive devices 42 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 14 140-148,5 kHz Inductive devices 37,7 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 15 148,5-5000 kHz [1] Inductive devices – 15 dBμA/m at 10 metres in any bandwidth of 10 kHz. Furthermore the total field strength is – 5 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres for systems operating at bandwidths larger than 10 kHz. 1 July 2014 91 148-5000 kHz Radio determination devices – 15 dBμA/m at 10 metres outside the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) device. For enclosed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) applications [j]. 1 July 2022 16 315-600 kHz Active medical implant devices – 5 dB μA/m at 10 metres Duty cycle ≤ 10 % This set of usage conditions is only available for animal implant devices. 1 July 2025 17 400-600 kHz Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices – 8 dBμA/m at 10 metres in any bandwidth of 10 kHz. Furthermore, the total field strength is – 5 dBμA/m at 10 metres for systems operating at bandwidths larger than 10 kHz. Bandwidth ≥ 30 kHz 1 July 2025 85 442,2-450,0 kHz Non-specific short-range devices 7 dBμA/m at 10 metres Channel spacing ≥ 150 Hz This set of usage conditions is only available for person detection and collision avoidance devices. 1 January 2020 18 456,9-457,1 kHz Non-specific short-range devices 7 dBμA/m at 10 metres This set of usage conditions is only available for emergency detections of buried victims and valuable items devices. 1 July 2014 19 984-7484 kHz Transport and Traffic Telematics devices 9 dBμA/m at 10 metres Duty cycle ≤ 1 % This set of usage conditions is only available for Eurobalise transmissions in the presence of trains using the 27090-27100 kHz band for telepowering pursuant to the conditions set for band 28. 1 July 2014 20 3155-3400 kHz Inductive devices 13,5 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 21 5000-30000 kHz [2] Inductive devices – 20 dBμA/m at 10 metres in any bandwidth of 10 kHz. Furthermore the total field strength is – 5 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres for systems operating at bandwidths larger than 10 kHz. 1 July 2014 92 5000-30000 kHz Radio determination devices – 5 dBμA/m at 10 metres outside the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) device. For enclosed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) applications [j]. 1 July 2022 22 6765-6795 kHz Inductive devices 42 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 23 7300-23000 kHz Transport and Traffic Telematics devices – 7 dBμA/m at 10 metres Antenna requirements apply [8]. This set of usage conditions is only available for Eurobalise transmissions in the presence of trains using the 27090-27100 kHz band for telepowering pursuant to the conditions set for band 28. 1 July 2014 24 7400-8800 kHz Inductive devices 9 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 25 10200-11000 kHz Inductive devices 9 dBμA/m at 10 metres 1 July 2014 26 12500-20000 kHz Active medical implant devices – 7 dBμA/m at 10 metres in any bandwidth of 10 kHz Duty cycle ≤ 10 % This set of usage conditions is only available for indoor use by animal implant devices. 1 July 2025 27a 13553-13567 kHz Inductive devices 42 dBμA/m at 10 metres Transmission mask and antenna requirements for all combined frequency segments apply [8], [9]. 1 January 2020 27b 13553-13567 kHz Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices 60 dBμA/m at 10 metres Transmission mask and antenna requirements for all combined frequency segments apply [8], [9]. 1 July 2014 27c 13553-13567 kHz Non-specific short-range devices 10 mW e.r.p. 1 July 2014 28 26957-27283 kHz Non-specific short-range devices 10 mW e.r.p. 1 July 2014 29 26990-27000 kHz Non-specific short-range devices 100 mW e.r.p. Duty cycle ≤ 0,1 % Model control devices [d] may operate without duty cycle restrictions. 1 July 2014 30 27040-27050 kHz Non-specific short-range devices 100 mW e.r.p. Duty cycle ≤ 0,1 % Model control devices [d] may operate without duty cycle restrictions. 1 July 2014 31 27090-27100 kHz Non-specific short-range devices 100 mW e.r.p. Duty cycle ≤: 0,1 % Model control devices [d] may operate without duty cycle restrictions. 1 July 2014 32 27140-27150 kHz Non-specific short-range devices 100 mW e.r.p. Duty cycle ≤ 0,1 % Model control devices [d] may operate without duty cycle restrictions. 1 July 2014 33 27190-27200 kHz Non-specific short-range devices 100 mW e.r.p. Duty cycle ≤ 0,1 % Model control devices [d] may operate without duty cycle restrictions. 1 July 2014 34 30-37,5 MHz Active medical implant devices 1 mW e.r.p. Duty cycle ≤ 10 % This set of usage conditions is only available for ultra-low power medical membrane implants for blood pressure measurements. 1 July 2014 93 30-130 MHz Radio determination devices – 36 dBm e.r.p. outside the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) device. For enclosed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) applications [j]. 1 July 2022 35 40,66-40,7 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 10 mW e.r.p. 1 January 2018 36 87,5-108 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 50 nW e.r.p. Bandwidth ≤ 200 kHz. This set of usage conditions is only available for audio transmitters with analogue frequency modulation (FM). 1 July 2025 37a 169,4-169,475 MHz Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) 500 mW e.r.p. 1 July 2025 37c 169,4-169,475 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 500 mW e.r.p. Duty cycle ≤ 1,0 % For metering devices [a], the duty cycle ≤ 10 % 1 July 2025 38 169,4-169,4875 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 10 mW e.r.p. Duty cycle ≤ 0,1 % 1 January 2020 39a 169,4875-169,5875 MHz Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) 500 mW e.r.p. 1 July 2025 39b 169,4875-169,5875 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 10 mW e.r.p. Duty cycle ≤ 0,001 % Between 00:00h and 06:00h local time a duty cycle ≤ 0,1 % may be used. 1 January 2020 40 169,5875-169,8125 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 10 mW e.r.p. Duty cycle ≤ 0,1 % 1 January 2020 82 173,965-216 MHz Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) 10 mW e.r.p. On a tuning range basis [5]. A threshold of 35 dBμV/m is required to ensure the protection of a DAB receiver located at 1,5 metres from the ALD device, subject to DAB signal strength measurements taken around the ALD operating site. The ALD device should operate under all circumstances at least 300 kHz away from the channel edge of an occupied DAB channel. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. 1 July 2025 41 401-402 MHz Active medical implant devices 25 μW e.r.p. Bandwidth ≤ 100 kHz Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Alternatively, a duty cycle limit of 0,1 % applies. This set of usage conditions is only available for systems specifically designed for the purpose of providing non-voice digital communications between active implantable medical devices and/or body-worn devices and other devices external to the human body used for transferring non-time-critical individual patient-related physiological information. 1 July 2025 42 402-405 MHz Active medical implant devices 25 μW e.r.p. Bandwidth ≤ 300 kHz. Other techniques to access spectrum or mitigate interference, including bandwidths greater than 300 kHz, can be used provided they ensure compatible operation with the other users and in particular with meteorological radiosondes [7]. 1 July 2025 43 405-406 MHz Active medical implant devices 25 μW e.r.p. Bandwidth ≤ 100 kHz Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Alternatively, a duty cycle limit of 0,1 % applies. This set of usage conditions is only available for systems specifically designed for the purpose of providing non-voice digital communications between active implantable medical devices and/or body-worn devices and other devices external to the human body used for transferring non-time-critical individual patient-related physiological information. 1 July 2025 86 430-440 MHz Medical data acquisition devices – 50 dBm/100kHz e.r.p. power density but not exceeding a total power of – 40 dBm/10MHz (both limits are intended for measurement outside of the patient’s body) The set of usage conditions is only available for Ultra-Low Power Wireless Medical Capsule Endoscopy (ULP-WMCE) applications [h]. 1 January 2020 44a 433,05-434,79 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 1 mW e.r.p. 1 July 2025 44b 433,05-434,79 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 10 mW e.r.p. Duty cycle ≤ 10 % 1 January 2020 45c 434,04-434,79 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 10 mW e.r.p. Duty cycle ≤ 100 % subject to bandwidth ≤ 25 kHz. 1 July 2025 83 446,0-446,2 MHz PMR446 500 mW e.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. 1 January 2018 94 821,5-826 MHz Audio PMSE devices 100 mW e.i.r.p. for body-worn devices 20 mW e.i.r.p. for other devices 1 July 2025 95 826-832 MHz Audio PMSE devices 100 mW e.i.r.p. 1 July 2025 87 862-863 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 25 mW e.r.p. Duty cycle ≤ 0,1 % Bandwidth ≤ 350 kHz 1 January 2020 46a 863-865 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 25 mW e.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Alternatively, a duty cycle ≤ 0,1 % applies. 1 January 2018 46b 863-865 MHz Audio PMSE devices 10 mW e.r.p. This set of usage conditions is also available for personal cordless audio devices. 1 July 2025 84 863-868 MHz Wideband data transmission devices 25 mW e.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Bandwidth > 600 kHz and ≤ 1 MHz Duty cycle ≤ 10 % for network access points [g] Duty cycle ≤ 2,8% otherwise This set of usage conditions is only available for wideband SRD in data networks [g]. 1 January 2018 47 865-868 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 25 mW e.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Alternatively, a duty cycle ≤ 1 % applies. 1 January 2020 47a 865-868 MHz [6] Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices Interrogator transmissions at 2 W e.r.p. only permitted within the channels centred at 865,7 MHz, 866,3 MHz, 866,9 MHz and 867,5 MHz RFID interrogator devices placed on the market before the repeal date of EC Decision 2006/804/EC are grandfathered, i.e. they are continuously permitted to be used in line with the provisions set out in EC Decision 2006/804/EC before the repeal date. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Bandwidth ≤ 200 kHz 1 January 2018 47b 865-868 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 500 mW e.r.p. Transmissions only permitted within the frequency ranges 865,6-865,8 MHz, 866,2-866,4 MHz, 866,8-867,0 MHz and 867,4-867,6 MHz, Adaptive Power Control (APC) required. Alternatively other mitigation technique with at least an equivalent level of spectrum compatibility. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Bandwidth ≤ 200 kHz Duty cycle ≤ 10 % for network access points [g] Duty cycle ≤ 2,5 % otherwise This set of usage conditions is only available for data networks [g]. 1 January 2018 48 868-868,6 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 25 mW e.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Alternatively, a duty cycle ≤ 1 % applies. 1 January 2020 49 868,6-868,7 MHz Reliable alarm devices 10 mW e.r.p. Bandwidth ≤ 25 kHz. The whole frequency band may also be used as a single channel. Duty cycle ≤ 1 % 1 July 2025 50 868,7-869,2 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 25 mW e.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Alternatively, a duty cycle ≤ 0,1 % applies. 1 January 2020 51 869,2-869,25 MHz Reliable alarm devices 10 mW e.r.p. Channel spacing: 25 kHz. Duty cycle ≤ 0,1 % This set of usage conditions is only available for social alarm devices [b]. 1 July 2014 52 869,25-869,3 MHz Reliable alarm devices 10 mW e.r.p. Bandwidth ≤ 25 kHz Duty cycle ≤ 0,1 % 1 July 2025 53 869,3-869,4 MHz Reliable alarm devices 10 mW e.r.p. Bandwidth ≤ 25 kHz Duty cycle ≤ 1 % 1 July 2025 54 869,4-869,65 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 500 mW e.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Alternatively, a duty cycle ≤ 10 % applies. 1 January 2020 55 869,65-869,7 MHz Reliable alarm devices 25 mW e.r.p. Bandwidth ≤ 25 kHz Duty cycle ≤ 10 % 1 July 2025 56a 869,7-870 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 5 mW e.r.p. 1 July 2025 56b 869,7-870 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 25 mW e.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Alternatively, a duty cycle ≤ 1 % applies. 1 January 2020 96 1785-1804,8 MHz Audio PMSE devices 50 mW e.i.r.p. for body-worn devices or devices implementing Spectrum Scanning Procedure (SSP). 20 mW e.i.r.p. for other devices. 1 July 2025 57a 2400-2483,5 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 10 mW e.i.r.p. 1 July 2014 57b 2400-2483,5 MHz Radio determination devices 25 mW e.i.r.p. 1 July 2014 57c 2400-2483,5 MHz Wideband data transmission devices 100 mW e.i.r.p. and 100 mW/100 kHz e.i.r.p. density applies when frequency hopping modulation is used. 10 mW/MHz e.i.r.p. density applies when other types of modulation are used. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. 1 July 2014 58 2446-2454 MHz Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices 500 mW e.i.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. 1 July 2014 59 2483,5-2500 MHz Active medical implant devices 10 mW e.i.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Bandwidth ≤ 1 MHz. The whole frequency band may also be used dynamically as a single channel to maintain a communications session. Duty cycle ≤ 10 % for peripherals. Peripheral master units are for indoor use only. 1 July 2025 59a 2483,5-2500 MHz Medical data acquisition devices 1 mW e.i.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Bandwidth ≤ 3 MHz. Duty cycle ≤ 10 %. The set of usage conditions is only available for medical body area network system (MBANS) [f] for indoor use within healthcare facilities. 1 January 2018 59b 2483,5-2500 MHz Medical data acquisition devices 10 mW e.i.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Bandwidth ≤ 3 MHz. Duty cycle ≤ 2 %. The set of usage conditions is only available for medical body area network system (MBANS) [f] for indoor use within the patient’s home. 1 January 2018 60 4500-7000 MHz Radio determination devices 24 dBm e.i.r.p. [3] Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. This set of usage conditions is only available for Tank Level Probing Radar [c]. 1 July 2014 61 5725-5875 MHz Non-specific short-range devices 25 mW e.i.r.p. 1 July 2014 62 5795-5815 MHz Transport and Traffic Telematics devices 2 W e.i.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. This set of usage conditions applies only to road tolling applications and smart tachograph, weight and dimension applications [i]. 1 January 2020 88 5855-5865 MHz Transport and Traffic Telematics devices 33 dBm e.i.r.p., 23 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. density and a Transmit Power Control (TPC) able to reduce the total power from its maximum to 3 dBm e.i.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. This set of usage conditions is only available for vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure and infrastructure-to-vehicle systems. 1 July 2025 89 5865-5875 MHz Transport and Traffic Telematics devices 33 dBm e.i.r.p., 23 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. density and a Transmit Power Control (TPC) able to reduce the total power from its maximum to 3 dBm e.i.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. This set of usage conditions is only available for vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure and infrastructure-to-vehicle systems. 1 July 2025 63 6000-8500 MHz Radio determination devices 7 dBm/50 MHz peak e.i.r.p. and – 33 dBm/MHz mean e.i.r.p. Automatic power control and antenna requirements as well as requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7], [8] [10]. This set of usage conditions is only available for Level Probing Radar. Exclusion zones around radio astronomy sites shall apply. 1 July 2014 64 8500-10600 MHz Radio determination devices 30 dBm e.i.r.p. [3] Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. This set of usage conditions is only available for Tank Level Probing Radar [c]. 1 July 2014 65 17,1-17,3 GHz Radio determination devices 26 dBm e.i.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. This set of usage conditions is only available for ground-based SAR systems [k]. 1 July 2025 66 24,05-24,075 GHz Transport and Traffic Telematics devices 100 mW e.i.r.p. 1 July 2014 67 24,05-26,5 GHz Radio determination devices 26 dBm/50 MHz peak e.i.r.p. and – 14 dBm/MHz mean e.i.r.p. Automatic power control and antenna requirements as well as requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. [8], [10] This set of usage conditions is only available for Level Probing Radar. Exclusion zones around radio astronomy sites shall apply. 1 July 2014 68 24,05-27 GHz Radio determination devices 43 dBm e.i.r.p. [3] Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. This set of usage conditions is only available for Tank Level Probing Radar [c]. 1 July 2014 69a 24,075-24,15 GHz Transport and Traffic Telematics devices 100 mW e.i.r.p. Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. This set of usage conditions is only available for ground-based vehicle radars. 1 July 2014 69b 24,075-24,15 GHz Transport and Traffic Telematics devices 0,1 mW e.i.r.p. 1 July 2014 70a 24,15-24,25 GHz Non-specific short-range devices 100 mW e.i.r.p. 1 July 2014 70b 24,15-24,25 GHz Transport and Traffic Telematics devices 100 mW e.i.r.p. 1 July 2014 74a 57-64 GHz Non-specific short-range devices 100 mW e.i.r.p. and a maximum transmit power of 10 dBm 1 January 2020 74b 57-64 GHz Radio determination devices 43 dBm e.i.r.p. [3] Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. This set of usage conditions is only available for Tank Level Probing Radar [c]. 1 July 2014 74c 57-64 GHz Radio determination devices 35 dBm/50 MHz peak e.i.r.p. and – 2 dBm/MHz mean e.i.r.p. Automatic power control and antenna requirements as well as requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7] [8], [10]. This set of usage conditions is only available for Level Probing Radar. 1 July 2014 75 57-71 GHz Wideband data transmission devices 40 dBm e.i.r.p. and 23 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. density Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Fixed outdoor installations are excluded. 1 January 2020 75a 57-71 GHz Wideband data transmission devices 40 dBm e.i.r.p., 23 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. density and maximum transmit power of 27 dBm at the antenna port or ports Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. 1 January 2020 75b 57-71 GHz Wideband data transmission devices 55 dBm e.i.r.p., 38 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. density and a transmit antenna gain ≥ 30 dBi Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. This set of usage conditions is only available for fixed outdoor installations. 1 January 2020 76 61-61,5 GHz Non-specific short-range devices 100 mW e.i.r.p. 1 July 2014 77 63,72-65,88 GHz Transport and Traffic Telematics devices 40 dBm e.i.r.p. TTT devices placed on the market before the 1 January 2020 are grandfathered, i.e. they are permitted to use the previous frequency range 63-64 GHz, and otherwise the same conditions apply. This set of usage conditions is only available to vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure and infrastructure-to-vehicle systems. 1 January 2020 97 69,8-79,9 GHz Radio determination devices 7 dBm e.i.r.p. This set of usage conditions is available for security scanners [l] operated indoors. 1 July 2025 78a 75-85 GHz Radio determination devices 34 dBm/50 MHz peak e.i.r.p. and – 3 dBm/MHz mean e.i.r.p. Automatic power control and antenna requirements as well as requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7], [8], [10]. This set of usage conditions is only available for Level Probing Radar. Exclusion zones around radio astronomy sites shall apply. 1 July 2014 78b 75-85 GHz Radio determination devices 43 dBm e.i.r.p. [3] Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. This set of usage conditions is only available for Tank Level Probing Radar [c]. 1 July 2014 79a 76-77 GHz Transport and Traffic Telematics devices 55 dBm peak e.i.r.p. and 50 dBm mean e.i.r.p. and 23,5 dBm mean e.i.r.p. for pulse radars Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. Fixed transportation infrastructure radars have to be of a scanning nature in order to limit the illumination time and ensure a minimum silent time to achieve coexistence with automotive radar systems. This set of usage conditions is only available for ground-based vehicle and infrastructure systems. 1 June 2020 79b 76-77 GHz Transport and Traffic Telematics devices 30 dBm peak e.i.r.p. and 3 dBm/MHz average e.i.r.p. density Duty cycle ≤ 56 %/s This set of usage conditions is only available for obstacle detection systems for rotorcraft use [4]. Exclusion zones around radio astronomy sites shall apply. 1 July 2025 98 76-77 GHz Radio determination devices 48 dBm mean e.i.r.p. and 18 dBm/MHz mean e.i.r.p. density Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference apply [7]. This set of usage conditions is only available for ground-based SAR systems [k]. Exclusion zones around radio astronomy sites shall apply. 1 July 2025 99 76,5-80,5 GHz Radio determination devices 19 dBm peak e.i.r.p. At least 23 dB out-of-band attenuation relative to the maximum allowed peak e.i.r.p. is required. This set of usage conditions is only available for security scanners [l] operated indoors. 1 July 2025 80a 122-122,25 GHz Non-specific short-range devices 10 dBm/250 MHz e.i.r.p. and – 48 dBm/MHz at 30° elevation 1 January 2018 80b 122,25-123 GHz Non-specific short-range devices 100 mW e.i.r.p. 1 January 2018 81 244-246 GHz Non-specific short-range devices 100 mW e.i.r.p. 1 July 2014 Applications and devices referred to in Table 2: Metering devices means radio devices that are part of bidirectional radio communications systems which allow remote monitoring, measuring and transmission of data in smart grid infrastructures, such as electricity, gas and water. Social alarm devices means radio communications systems that allow reliable communication in a given area for a person in distress to initiate a call for assistance. Typical uses of social alarms are to assist elderly or disabled people. Tank Level Probing Radar (TLPR) means a specific type of radiodetermination application, which is used for tank level measurements and is installed in metallic or reinforced concrete tanks, or similar structures made of material with comparable attenuation characteristics. The purpose of the tank is to contain a substance. Model control devices means a specific kind of telecommand and telemetry radio equipment that is used to remotely control the movement of models (principally miniature representations of vehicles) in the air, on land or over or under the water surface. Medical Body Area Network Systems (MBANSs) are used for medical data acquisition and are intended for low-power wireless networking of a plurality of body-worn sensors and/or actuators as well as of a hub device placed on/around the human body. A network access point in a data network is a fixed terrestrial short-range device that acts as a connection point for the other short-range devices in the data network to service platforms located outside of that data network. The term data network refers to several short-range devices, including the network access point, as network components and to the wireless connections between them. Wireless medical capsule endoscopy is used for medical data acquisition designed for use in medical doctor-patient scenarios with the aim of acquiring images of human digestive tract. Smart tachograph, weight and dimension applications are defined as remote enforcement of the tachograph in Appendix 14 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799 and for the weights and dimensions enforcement in Article 10d of Directive (EU) 2015/719 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Enclosed NMR sensors are devices where the material/object under investigation is put inside the enclosure of the NMR device. NMR techniques use nuclear magnetic resonance excitation and magnetic field strength response of a material/object under test to get information about material properties based on resonance frequency responses of isotopes of atoms. Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance tomography systems are not included in this scope. Ground-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems are intended for deformation monitoring of terrain and natural or man-made structures, performed by interferometry radar. Security scanners are a specific type of radio determination applications which are used to detect objects carried by a person or on a person’s body for security screening purposes without making any physical contact. Other technical requirements and clarifications referred to in Table 2: In band 20, higher field strengths and additional usage restrictions apply for inductive applications. In bands 22, 24, 25, 27a, and 28, higher field strengths and additional usage restrictions apply for inductive applications. The power limit applies inside a closed tank and corresponds to a spectral density of –41,3 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. outside a 500 litre test tank. Member States can specify exclusion zones or equivalent measures in which the obstacle detection application for rotorcraft use shall not be used for the protection of the radioastronomy service or other national use. Rotorcraft is defined as EASA CS-27 and CS-29 (resp. JAR-27 and JAR-29 for former certifications). Devices shall implement the whole frequency range on a tuning range basis. RFID tags respond at a very low power level (-20 dBm e.r.p.) in a frequency range around the RFID interrogator channels and shall comply with the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU. Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide an appropriate level of performance to comply with the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU shall be used. If relevant techniques are described in harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union under Directive 2014/53/EU, performance at least equivalent to these techniques shall be ensured. Antenna requirements that provide an appropriate level of performance to comply with the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU shall be used. If relevant restrictions are described in harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union under Directive 2014/53/EU, performance at least equivalent to these restrictions shall be ensured. Transmission mask that provides an appropriate level of performance to comply with the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU shall be used. If relevant restrictions are described in harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union under Directive 2014/53/EU, performance at least equivalent to these restrictions shall be ensured. Automatic power control that provides an appropriate level of performance to comply with the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU shall be used. If relevant restrictions are described in harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union under Directive 2014/53/EU, performance at least equivalent to these restrictions shall be ensured.

Member States shall allow adjacent frequency bands set out in Table 2 to be used as a single frequency band provided the specific conditions of each of these adjacent frequency bands are met.

Member States shall allow the usage of spectrum up to the transmit power, field strength or power density set out in Table 2. Pursuant to Article 3(3), they may impose less restrictive conditions, that is to say allow the use of spectrum with higher transmit power, field strength or power density, provided it does not reduce or compromise the appropriate coexistence between short-range devices in bands harmonised by this Decision.

Member States may only impose the additional parameters (channelling and/or channel access and occupation rules) set out in Table 2, and shall not add other parameters or spectrum access and mitigation requirements. Less restrictive conditions pursuant to Article 3(3), means that Member States may completely omit these additional parameters in a given cell or allow higher values, provided that the appropriate sharing environment in the harmonised band is not compromised.

Member States may only impose the other usage restrictions set out in Table 2 and shall not add additional usage restrictions. Since less restrictive conditions may be applied pursuant to Article 3(3), Member States may omit one or all of these restrictions, provided that the appropriate sharing environment in the harmonised band is not compromised.

Less restrictive conditions pursuant to Article 3(3) shall apply without prejudice to Directive 2014/53/EU.

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