Commission Decision of 9 July 1997 on a common technical regulation for the attachment requirements for the terminal equipment interface for connection to 64 kbit/s digital unrestricted ONP leased lines (Amendment 1) (Text with EEA relevance) (97/522/EC)

Commission Decision

of 9 July 1997

on a common technical regulation for the attachment requirements for the terminal equipment interface for connection to 64 kbit/s digital unrestricted ONP leased lines (Amendment 1)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(97/522/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/263/EEC of 29 April 1991 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning telecommunications terminal equipment, including the mutual recognition of their conformity(1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC(2), and in particular Article 6 (2), second indent, thereof,

Whereas the Commission has adopted the measure identifying the type of terminal equipment for which a common technical regulation is required, as well as the associated scope statement;

Whereas the corresponding harmonized standards, or parts thereof, implementing the essential requirements which are to be transformed into common technical regulations should be adopted;

Whereas in order to ensure continuity of access to markets for manufacturers, it is necessary to lay down transitional provisions regarding equipment approved under Commission Decision 94/821/EC(3);

Whereas Decision 94/821/EC should be repealed with effect from the end of the transitional period;

Whereas the common technical regulation adopted in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of ACTE,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(1)

OJ No L 128, 23. 5. 1991, p. 1.

(2)

OJ No L 220, 31. 8. 1993, p. 1.

(3)

OJ No L 339, 29. 12. 1994, p. 81.