Implementation status

ERC/DEC/(99)03

ERC/DEC/(99)03 of 10 March 1999 on Free Circulation and Use of Terrestrial Trunked Radio System (TETRA) Civil Mobile Terminals

Implementation Summary
implemented 23
limited implementation / see remarks 1
planned 1
under study 2
not implemented / see remarks 6
no info / see remarks 13
Country Implementation Status Date (of update) Date (of activation) Remarks
Albania no info / see remarks
Andorra no info / see remarks
Austria implemented 01-09-2009 General Licences Ordinance, published in Federal Law Gazette II Nr. 98/2001 (in accordance with EU Commission Decision of 6 April 2000, No. 2000/299/EC (Class 1)
Azerbaijan no info / see remarks
Belgium not implemented / see remarks 01-09-2009
Bosnia and Herzegovina no info / see remarks
Bulgaria implemented 01-09-2009 Implemented trough reference in the National Frequency Allocation Table, Technical requirements for the operation of the land mobile networks and the relevant equipment and the Regulation on performance of electronic communications for own needs by means of radio equipment using radiofrequency spectrum which is not individually assigned
Croatia implemented 01-09-2009
Cyprus implemented 01-09-2009 Commissioners Decision (P.I.595/2004), Postal Regulation Law (L.112(I)/2004)
Czech Republic implemented 01-09-2009 VO-R/5/07.2005-18
Denmark no info / see remarks
Estonia limited implementation / see remarks 01-09-2009 Implemented for emergency TETRA terminals (380-385/390-395 MHz) through reference in "Conditions for use of radio frequencies and technical requirements for radio equipment exempted from frequency authorisation". Free circulation is implemented by R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC
Finland not implemented / see remarks 01-09-2009
France implemented 01-09-2009 Terminal equipment use is authorised only with a network licenced in accordance with the French telecommunications law. See http://www.art-telecom.fr
Georgia no info / see remarks
Germany implemented 01-09-2009
Greece no info / see remarks
Hungary not implemented / see remarks 01-09-2009
Iceland implemented 01-09-2009 Telecommunications law nr 107/1999, art. 46
Ireland implemented 01-09-2009 Free circulation implemented under the provisions of the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC) which has been implemented in national law by Statutory Instrument 240 of 2001
Italy planned 01-09-2009
Latvia implemented 01-09-2009
Liechtenstein implemented 01-09-2009
Lithuania implemented 01-09-2009 Implemented by the Order No.1-V27 of the Director of the Communications Regulatory Authority of 13 March 2003 on the Approval of the List of Frequencies (channels) which may be used without an individual authorisation
Luxembourg implemented 01-09-2009
Malta under study 01-09-2009
Moldova no info / see remarks
Monaco no info / see remarks
Montenegro implemented 09-11-2011
Netherlands implemented 01-09-2009 The Decision is related to aspects which are already covered on community level by Directive 1995/5/EG of the European Parliament and the European Council of 9 March 1999 concerning radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (PbEG L91). Based on the above-mentioned Directive and on existing national regulations, the carriage and use of this equipment without licence in the Netherlands is already permitted
North Macedonia under study 01-09-2009
Norway implemented 01-09-2009
Poland no info / see remarks
Portugal implemented 01-09-2009 Press release containing the Decision published (Spectru no 43, July 2002)
Romania no info / see remarks
San Marino no info / see remarks
Serbia not implemented / see remarks 27-09-2010
Slovak Republic not implemented / see remarks 01-09-2009 The frequency band is partly occupied by governmental services. Free circulation of terminal stations is not allowed
Slovenia implemented 01-09-2009 brezODRF
Spain implemented 01-09-2009
Sweden implemented 01-09-2009 De facto implementation by EU R&TTE Directive (99/5/EC)
Switzerland implemented 01-09-2009
Türkiye implemented 21-10-2010
Ukraine not implemented / see remarks 31-03-2011
United Kingdom implemented 01-09-2009 Implemented in the WT Licence Exemption Regulations SI 1999, No 930. This has been revised in the WT Licence Exemption (amendment) Regulations SI 2001, No 730. It is also subject to amendment in the WT Exemption Regulation (amendment) SI 2002, which will be implemented in the UK by the end of the year
Vatican City no info / see remarks