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Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment
The responsibility for radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment issues has been assigned to EETT with Presidential Decree 44/2002.
The Presidential Decree 44/2002 "Radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity. Transposition of the Greek legislation to the Directive 99/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999" regulates the placing on the market and use of telecommunication equipment.
The Presidential Decree 44/2002 covers radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment with the following exceptions:
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Telecommunication equipment that is used inclusively for activities concerning public and governmental security, defense as well as activities related to Criminal Law.
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Radio equipment used by radio amateurs within Article 1, definition 53, of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) radio regulations unless the equipment is available commercially.
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Receive only radio equipment intended to be used solely for the reception of sound and TV broadcasting services.
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Equipment falling within the scope of Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment.
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Equipment that is used by civil Aviation (falling within the meaning of Article 2 of Council Directive 3922/91 of 16 December 1991, as modified by Council Directive 2176/96).
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Air-traffic-management equipment and systems. (According to Presidential Decree 351/96 as it was modified by Presidential Decree 7/1999).
The manufacturer or his authorized representatives are no longer bound to Type Approval before placing a product to the market. The manufacturer or his authorized representative within the European Community should instead declare that each product complies with the essential requirements and the other relevant provisions of the Directive 99/5/EC (Declaration of Conformity).
The essential requirements applicable to all apparatus are (Article 3 of Directive):
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Requirements for the protection of the health and safety of the user and any other person, including the objectives with respect to safety requirements contained in Directive 73/23/EEC, (transposed into the Greek legislation with KYA 470/ 1985 and modified with KYA Β 6467/608/88), but with no voltage limit applying.
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Protection requirements with respect to electromagnetic compatibility contained in Directive 89/336/EEC, as it is modified by Directive 92/31/EC and 93/68/EC (transposed into the Greek legislation with KYA 94649/8682/93).
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In addition, radio equipment shall be so constructed that it effectively uses the spectrum allocated to terrestrial/space radio communication and orbital resources so as to avoid harmful interference.
Moreover, the Commission may issue Decisions concerning the adoption of new Essential Requirements, where this is necessary. Until now relevant Decisions that have been published, relate to (a) marine radio communication equipment intended to be fitted to seagoing non-SOLAS vessels and intended to participate in the Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS), (b) radio equipment covered by regional arrangements concerning radiotelephone service on inland waterways and (c) avalanche beacons. In addition, the Commission has published Decision related to the classification of telecommunication equipment.
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