SEM26-01
ETSI IN THE EU
ETSI Seminar for EC Officials© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Legal framework for European Standardization
ETSI official recognition as ESO in summer 1992• Under 83/189/EEC
Regulation 1025/2012 (replaced 98/34)• ETSI recognised as ESO• ETSI can be mandated by EC to produce standards
and specifications to meet policy needs, esp. legislative needs (e.g. Harmonized Standards)
• ICT standardization distinctly recognised• ETSI direct participation model recognised
2 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Co-operation with EC and EFTA
EC and EFTA are Counsellors of ETSI since 1988• Full participation rights, full access, no voting rights• Participate at all levels: General Assembly, Board, TBs etc.• Multiple DGs participate
3 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
ETSI INTERFACES WITH THE EC
4 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Mandate Process
Mandate is an implementing decision• Formal instrument, leading to formal standards
Mandates start in an EC service• Any unit, any DG
Consult with ESOs at an early stageDG Enterprise Committee on Standards (B.5)• For member state approval• Full examination procedure (Art. 18 1025/2012)• 9 months to 2 years!
Mandates do not always mean moneyESOs can accept or reject a mandate
5 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Rolling plan for ICT standardization
EC standardization plan to support ICT policiesEC document addressing broad range of stakeholders (not just ESOs)Developed in cooperation with ICT MSPUpdated annually or by change request • DG Enterprise E.4 and DG Connect (T. Reibe)• Consultation with ICT MSP and other EC services
All EC funded ICT standardization actions need to be linked to rolling planImportant guidance for ETSI’s work programme
6 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
However
Rolling plan does not cover:• Space standardization• Radio standardization• Aeronautical• Maritime• Anything non-ICT
7 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
ICT Multi-stakeholder platform
Unique expert group comprising EC, EFTA, member states, ESOs, international SDOs, fora, consortia, societal and business stakeholdersAdvise the EC on ICT policy and standardizationReview draft mandates in ICT domainICT technical specification evaluation and recommendation for use in public procurement (Art. 13, 14, annex 2 1025/2012)
8 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Annual Union Work Programme
Annual EU standardization programme• Covers all sectors and industries• Produced under 1025/2012• Published by end June each year (ENTR B.5)• Less than 20 pages • Addressed to ESOs as planning tool
Seen by member states and societal stakeholders in advance• ESOs have 2 week comment period
9 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Framework Partnership Agreement
ETSI as ESO is able to have a Framework Partnership Agreement with EC and EFTA• Allows EC/EFTA to negotiate and finance specific agreements (action
grant, operating grant etc.) directly with us
FPA sets out financial and procedural rules to be followed• To comply with EC financial regulations
7 years durationCurrently, no FPA since end 2013• Slow negotiations!• Without FPA, no EC financing for ETSI• FPA expected by early May
10 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Forms of financing
2 forms: Action Grants and Operating GrantAction Grants cover specific actions in support of EC policies• ETSI submits proposals (based on mandates, ICT rolling plan, legislation,
Annual Union WP etc.)• EC evaluates• If successful, Action Grant is negotiated and agreed• Then work can start
Working well for past 25 yearsNew regulation requires Lump-Sum financing for all standardization actions• Any action grant leading to production of standards or specifications• Not Reports or other actions e.g. interop events, workshops
Lump-sum financing discussions not started yet with all ESOs!• Very unlikely to conclude in near term
11 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Operating Grant
Each ESO receives annual Operating Grant• Contribution towards European Standardization infrastructure• In case of ETSI, cross-secretariat support to all actions supporting EC
policies except 3GPP and some services• ESO submits Work Programme in September for following year
• In support of EC Annual Union Policy Letter to ESOs• 2013 was first year, policy letter written only by ENTR B.
• Annual reporting in March of following year • Essential for DG Connect to ensure their views are included if you
want a response from ETSI under Operating Grant
2014: severe cut in DG ENTR standardization budget (25%)ETSI Operating Grant cut by 1/3 (2013 to 2014)
12 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
Standardization instruments
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
FPA
Operating Grant
Action Grants
Mandates
ICT Rolling Action Plan
Annual Union Work Prog.
13
SEM26-01
How ETSI uses rolling plan, work programme etc.
ETSI circulates to sec, board, TBs• AUWP, Rolling plan
ETSI members decide which actions to propose and which WIs to createETSI submit proposals to ECEC evaluates and agrees final grants with ETSI
ETSI members may produce required standards voluntarily, no action grant requestETSI may see no member interest in policy request
14 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
ETSI AND RADIO REGULATIONS
15 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
European regulations on radio equipment and spectrum
16
Policy positions
Legal certaintyPolitical support
Harmonized Standards
and other standards & specifications to
support EU legislation & market development
Harmonizing National Frequency Allocations
Harmonizing NRA activities
Coordinating International Negotiations
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
ETSI – Part of the European Regulatory System – EU
17 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Directives and Regulations (equipment)
Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment
(RTTE) Directive 1999/5/EC (replaced by RED)
ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2004/108/EC
(replaced by 2014/30/EU on 20/04/16)
Radio Spectrum Decision
676/2002/EC
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved18
SEM26-01
Aim of the RTTE Directive
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved19
Directive establishes a regulatory framework for the placing on the market, free movement and putting into service in the Community of radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment
More information: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/rtte/index_en.htm
SEM26-01
What does a manufacturer need to do?(RTTE Directive)
Meet “essential requirements”• Health & safety• Electromagnetic compatibility• Avoidance of harmful interference
• Radio equipment only
• Possibly others, if invoked by the EC
Carry out “essential radio test suites”Meet National radio interface regulationsInform member state before placing on the market• If using non-harmonised radio spectrum
CE (!)
20 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
How can ETSI help (1)?
21
A manufacturer can show that he meets essential requirements by applying ETSI Harmonized Standards
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Harmonised Standards
“a European standard adopted on the basis of a request made by the Commission for the application of Union harmonisation legislation” [ Reg. 1025/2012 Art. 2 (1) (c)]
“Where apparatus meets the relevant harmonised standards or parts thereof whose reference numbers have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, Member States shall presume compliance with those of the essential requirements referred to in Article 3 as are covered by the said harmonised standards or parts thereof.” [RTTED: Article 5.1]
22 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Harmonised Standards
European Standards (EN)Produced under a mandate from the European Commission
• And adopted by Member States (Reg 1025/2012 ctee on standards)
Implement essential requirementsAdopted by National Standards OrganisationsCited in the Official Journal of the European UnionMember states required to presume conformity More than 185 ETSI standards listed under RTTE&D and EMCD
23 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Harmonised Standards (RTTE)
24
Mandate M/284 (&
specific mandates)
Identify « essential radio test suites »
necessary before
placing on the marketOnly the
part of the standard
relevant to the Directive
is cited in the OJEU
Identify technical requirements necessary to
meet regulatory objective (essential
requirements)
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Harmonised Standards (RTTE)
25
ETSI technical work is co-ordinated in ETSI by a Steering Committee (OCG RTTED)Commission refers regulatory issues to Member States (TCAM committee)
ETSI is member of a TCAM expert group
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
SPECTRUM POLICY
26 © ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
ETSI – Part of the European Regulatory System - CEPT
27
Albania Lithuania
Andorra Luxembourg
Austria The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)
Azerbaijan MaltaBelarus Moldova
Belgium Monaco
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Bulgaria Netherlands
Croatia Norway
Cyprus PolandCzech Republic Portugal
Denmark Romania
Estonia Russian Federation
Finland San Marino
France SerbiaGeorgia Slovak
RepublicGermany SloveniaGreece SpainHungary SwedenIceland SwitzerlandIreland TurkeyItaly UkraineLatvia United
KingdomLiechtenstein Vatican City
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
CEPT-ETSI Memorandum of Understanding
ETSI develops “System Reference Documents” to accompany requests for aligned radio frequencies in CEPT countriesCEPT/ECC studies compatibility and develops conditions for spectrum sharingETSI members may participate in studies and the drafting of spectrum measuresETSI is a permanent observer in CEPT/ECC groups that adopt Decisions & Recommendations on spectrum allocationsIndividual National Administrations may commit themselves to implement CEPT/ECC Decisions
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved28
SEM26-01
But...??!!
The implementation of CEPT/ECC deliverables is subject to the decision of National governments
• If use of frequencies is not harmonised in all EU Member States, the manufacturer is required to inform the National authorities 4 weeks before placing his equipment on the market!
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved29
SEM26-01
How can ETSI help (3)?
ETSI and CEPT assist the European Commission to develop spectrum measures which are binding on National governments. Commission Decisions provide legal certainty in:• EU Member States• EEA Countries
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved30
SEM26-01
Spectrum: How do we get an ETSI input?
Basic description of applicationSimple technical description
• Current ETSI standards
Justified spectrum requirements• Possible compatibility issues
Market forecasts• Traffic evaluation• Economic/social benefit• Market window
Requested action from CEPT
31
GuideEG 201 788
System ReferenceDocument
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Spectrum and equipments in Europe
32
Creation of SRDoc
Creation of candidate HS
Creation of Decision /
Recommendation
Creation of EC Decision
ECC RSCom
National frequency allocations
National licensing regimes
Citation in Official
Journal of the EC
Spectrum allocation with legal certainty
Harmonized Standard
System Reference Document (SRDoc)
Candidate Harmonized
Standard
ECC Decision/ Recommendation
EC Decision
World Radio Conference (WRC)
Global spectrum allocation
Spectrum requirement
From ETSI members,
EC etc
ETSI Liaison Officer
ETSI Representative
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
The Radio Spectrum Decision (676/2002/EC)
33
Radio Spectrum Committee (RSCOM)
European Commission requests CEPT to provide frequency allocations in support of EU policies
CEPT output codified into a Commission Decision
Legal certainty !
CEPT and ETSI are permanent observers
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
SEM26-01
Legal certainty in EU/EFTA!
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
ETSI Harmonized Standard and EC Spectrum Decision:access to market and right to use spectrum
with legal certainty
34
SEM26-01
New challenges
© ETSI 2014. All rights reserved
Digital dividendSoftware defined radioNew Radio Equipment Directive – assessing all current and some new HS
35
Top Related