Council Decision of 20 July 1998 on a common technical regulation for the attachment requirements for connection to the analogue public switched telephone networks (PSTNs) of terminal equipment (excluding terminal equipment supporting the voice telephony justified case service) in which network addressing, if provided, is by means of dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signalling (98/482/EC)

ANNEX I Reference to the Harmonised Standard applicable

The harmonised standard referred to in Article 2 is:

‘Attachment requirements for pan-European approval for connection to the analogue Public Switched Telephone Networks (PSTNs) of TE (excluding TE supporting the voice telephony service) in which network addressing, if provided, is by means of Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) signalling’.

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ETSI Secretariat

TBR 21: January 1998

(excluding the Foreword)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is recognised according to Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations(1).

The harmonised standard referred to above has been produced according to a Mandate issued in accordance with relevant procedures of Directive 83/189/EEC.

The full text of the harmonised standard referenced above can be obtained from:

European Telecommunications Standards Institute 650 Route des Lucioles F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex France.

European Commission DG XIII/A/2-(BU 31, 1/7) Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 B-1049 Brussels.

or from any other organisation responsible for making ETSI standards available, of which a list can be found on the Internet under address www.ispo.cec.be.

ANNEX II Text of the notice which manufacturers shall attach to products approved under this Decision

‘The equipment has been approved in accordance with Council Decision 98/482/EC for pan-European single terminal connection to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). However, due to differences between the individual PSTNs provided in different countries, the approval does not, of itself, give an unconditional assurance of successful operation on every PSTN network termination point.

In the event of problems, you should contact your equipment supplier in the first instance.’

Note: The manufacturer should ensure that the vendor and user of the equipment is clearly informed of the above information by means of packaging and/or user manuals or other forms of user instructions.

ANNEX III

Network compatibility declaration to be made by the manufacturer to the Notified Body and the vendor

This declaration will indicate the networks with which the equipment is designed to work and any notified networks with which the equipment may have interworking difficulties.

Network compatibility declaration to be made by the manufacturer to the user

This declaration will indicate the networks with which the equipment is designed to work and any notified networks with which the equipment may have interworking difficulties. The manufacturer shall also associate a statement to make it clear where network compatibility is dependent on physical and software switch settings. It will also advise the user to contact the vendor if it is desired to use the equipment on another network.

(1)

OJ L 109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8.