ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Harmonised frequency bands and technical parameters for short-range devices

Band no

Frequency band12

Category of short-range devices13

Transmit power limit/field strength limit/power density limit14

Additional parameters (channelling and/or channel access and occupation rules)15

Other usage restrictions16

Implementation deadline

1

9-59,750 kHz

Inductive devices31

72 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

2

9-315 kHz

Active medical implant devices18

30 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

Duty cycle limit17: 10 %

This set of usage conditions is only available to active implantable medical devices24.

1 July 2014

3

59,750-60,250 kHz

Inductive devices31

42 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

4

60,250-74,750 kHz

Inductive devices31

72 dBμA/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

5

74,750-75,250 kHz

Inductive devices31

42 dBμA/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

6

75,250-77,250 kHz

Inductive devices31

72 dBμA/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

7

77,250-77,750 kHz

Inductive devices31

42 dBμA/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

8

77,750-90 kHz

Inductive devices31

72 dBμA/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

9

90-119 kHz

Inductive devices31

42 dBμA/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

10

119-128,6 kHz

Inductive devices31

66 dBμA/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

11

128,6-129,6 kHz

Inductive devices31

42 dBμA/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

12

129,6-135 kHz

Inductive devices31

66 dBμA/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

13

135-140 kHz

Inductive devices31

42 dBμA/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

14

140-148,5 kHz

Inductive devices31

37,7 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

15

148,5-5 000 kHz34

Inductive devices31

– 15 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres in any bandwidth of 10 kHz.

Furthermore the total field strength is – 5 dΒμΑ/m at 10 m for systems operating at bandwidths larger than 10 kHz

1 July 2014

16

315-600 kHz

Active medical implant devices18

– 5 dΒμΑ/m at 10 m

Duty cycle limit17: 10 %

This set of usage conditions is only available to animal implantable devices19.

1 July 2014

17

400-600 kHz

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices29

– 8 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

18

456,9-457,1 kHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

7 dBμA/m at 10 m

This set of usage conditions is only available for emergency detections of buried victims and valuable items devices.

1 July 2014

19

984-7 484 kHz

Transport and Traffic Telematics devices30

9 dΒμΑ/m at 10 m

Duty cycle limit17: 1 %

This set of usage conditions is only available for Eurobalise transmissions in the presence of trains and using the 27 MHz band for telepowering.

1 July 2014

20

3 155-3 400 kHz

Inductive devices31

13,5 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

21

5 000-30 000 kHz35

Inductive devices31

– 20 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres in any bandwidth of 10 kHz. Furthermore the total field strength is – 5 dΒμΑ/m at 10 m for systems operating at bandwidths larger than 10 kHz

1 July 2014

22a

6 765-6 795 kHz

Inductive devices31

42 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

22b

6 765-6 795 kHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

42 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

23

7 300-23 000 kHz

Transport and Traffic Telematics devices30

– 7 dΒμΑ/m at 10 m

Antenna restrictions apply as specified in the harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC.

This set of usage conditions is only available for Euroloop transmissions in the presence of trains and using the 27 MHz band for telepowering.

1 July 2014

24

7 400-8 800 kHz

Inductive devices31

9 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

25

10 200-11 000 kHz

Inductive devices31

9 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

26

12 500-20 000 kHz

Active medical implant devices18

– 7 dΒμΑ/m at 10 m in a bandwidth of 10 kHz

Duty cycle limit17: 10 %

This set of usage conditions is only available to indoor use by animal implantable devices19.

1 July 2014

27a

13 553-13 567 kHz

Inductive devices31

42 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

27b

13 553-13 567 kHz

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices29

60 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

27c

13 553-13 567 kHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

42 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

28a

26 957-27 283 kHz

Inductive devices31

42 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

28b

26 957-27 283 kHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

10 mW effective radiated power (e.r.p.), which corresponds to 42 dΒμΑ/m at 10 metres

1 July 2014

29

26 990-27 000 kHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

100 mW e.r.p.

Duty cycle limit17: 0,1 %

Model control devices may operate without duty cycle restrictions28.

1 July 2014

30

27 040-27 050 kHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

100 mW e.r.p.

Duty cycle limit17: 0,1 %

Model control devices may operate without duty cycle restrictions28.

1 July 2014

31

27 090-27 100 kHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

100 mW e.r.p.

Duty cycle limit17: 0,1 %

Model control devices may operate without duty cycle restrictions28.

1 July 2014

32

27 140-27 150 kHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

100 mW e.r.p.

Duty cycle limit17: 0,1 %

Model control devices may operate without duty cycle restrictions28.

1 July 2014

33

27 190-27 200 kHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

100 mW e.r.p.

Duty cycle limit17: 0,1 %

Model control devices may operate without duty cycle restrictions28.

1 July 2014

34

30-37,5 MHz

Active medical implant devices18

1 mW e.r.p.

Duty cycle limit17: 10 %

This set of usage conditions is only available to ultra-low power medical membrane implants for blood pressure measurements within the definition of active implantable medical devices24 in Directive 90/385/EEC.

1 July 2014

35

40,66-40,7 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

10 mW e.r.p.

Video applications are excluded.

1 July 2014

36

87,5-108 MHz

High duty cycle/continuous transmission devices25

50 nW e.r.p.

Channel spacing up to 200 kHz.

This set of usage conditions is only available to transmitters with analogue frequency modulation (FM).

1 July 2014

37a

169,4-169,475 MHz

Assistive Listening Devices (ALD)21

500 mW e.r.p.

Channel spacing: max 50 kHz.

1 July 2014

37b

169,4-169,475 MHz

Metering devices22

500 mW e.r.p.

Channel spacing: max 50 kHz. Duty cycle limit17: 10,0 %.

1 July 2014

37c

169,4-169,475 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

500 mW e.r.p.

Channel spacing: max 50 kHz. Duty cycle limit17: 1,0 %.

1 July 2014

38

169,4-169,4875 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

10 mW e.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Duty cycle limit17: 0,1 %.

1 July 2014

39a

169,4875-169,5875 MHz

Assistive Listening Devices (ALD)21

500 mW e.r.p.

Channel spacing: max 50 kHz.

1 July 2014

39b

169,4875-169,5875 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

10 mW e.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Duty cycle limit17: 0,001 %.

Between 00.00 and 06.00 local time a duty cycle limit17 of 0,1 % may be used.

1 July 2014

40

169,5875-169,8125 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

10 mW e.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Duty cycle limit17: 0,1 %.

1 July 2014

41

401-402 MHz

Active medical implant devices18

25 μW e.r.p.

Channel spacing: 25 kHz. Individual transmitters may combine adjacent channels for increased bandwidth up to 100 kHz. Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle limit17 of 0,1 % may also be used.

This set of usage conditions is only available for systems specifically designed for the purpose of providing non-voice digital communications between active implantable medical devices24 and/or body-worn devices and other devices external to the human body used for transferring non-time critical individual patient-related physiological information.

1 July 2014

42

402-405 MHz

Active medical implant devices18

25 μW e.r.p.

Channel spacing: 25 kHz. Individual transmitters may combine adjacent channels for increased bandwidth up to 300 kHz. Other techniques to access spectrum or mitigate interference, including bandwidths greater than 300 kHz, can be used provided they result at least in an equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC to ensure compatible operation with the other users and in particular with meteorological radiosondes.

This set of usage conditions is only available to active implantable medical devices24.

1 July 2014

43

405-406 MHz

Active medical implant devices18

25 μW e.r.p.

Channel spacing: 25 kHz Individual transmitters may combine adjacent channels for increased bandwidth up to 100 kHz. Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle limit17 of 0,1 % may also be used.

This set of usage conditions is only available for systems specifically designed for the purpose of providing non-voice digital communications between active implantable medical devices24 and/or body-worn devices and other devices external to the human body used for transferring non-time critical individual patient-related physiological information.

1 July 2014

44a

433,05-434,04 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

1 mW e.r.p. and – 13 dBm/10 kHz power density for bandwidth modulation larger than 250 kHz

Voice applications are allowed with advanced mitigation techniques.

Audio and video applications are excluded.

1 July 2014

44b

433,05-434,04 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

10 mW e.r.p.

Duty cycle limit17: 10 %

Analogue audio applications other than voice are excluded. Analogue video applications are excluded.

1 July 2014

45a

434,04-434,79 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

1 mW e.r.p. and – 13 dBm/10 kHz power density for bandwidth modulation larger than 250 kHz

Voice applications are allowed with advanced mitigation techniques.

Audio and video applications are excluded.

1 July 2014

45b

434,04-434,79 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

10 mW e.r.p.

Duty cycle limit17: 10 %

Analogue audio applications other than voice are excluded. Analogue video applications are excluded.

1 July 2014

45c

434,04-434,79 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

10 mW e.r.p.

Duty cycle limit17: 100 % subject to channel spacing up to 25 kHz. Voice applications are allowed with advanced mitigation techniques.

Audio and video applications are excluded.

1 July 2014

46a

863-865 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

25 mW e.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle limit17 of 0,1 % may also be used.

Analogue audio applications other than voice are excluded. Analogue video applications are excluded.

1 July 2014

46b

863-865 MHz

High duty cycle/continuous transmission devices25

10 mW e.r.p.

This set of usage conditions is only available to wireless audio and multimedia streaming devices.

1 July 2014

47

865-868 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

25 mW e.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle limit17 of 1 % may also be used.

Analogue audio applications other than voice are excluded. Analogue video applications are excluded.

1 July 2014

48

868-868,6 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

25 mW e.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle limit17 of 1 % may also be used.

Analogue video applications are excluded.

1 July 2014

49

868,6-868,7 MHz

Low duty cycle/high reliability devices32

10 mW e.r.p.

Channel spacing: 25 kHz The whole frequency band may also be used as a single channel for high-speed data transmission.

Duty cycle limit17: 1,0 %

This set of usage conditions is only available to alarm systems.

1 July 2014

50

868,7-869,2 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

25 mW e.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle limit17 of 0,1 % may also be used.

Analogue video applications are excluded.

1 July 2014

51

869,2-869,25 MHz

Low duty cycle/high reliability devices32

10 mW e.r.p.

Channel spacing: 25 kHz. Duty cycle limit17: 0,1 %

This set of usage conditions is only available to social alarm devices23.

1 July 2014

52

869,25-869,3 MHz

Low duty cycle/high reliability devices32

10 mW e.r.p.

Channel spacing: 25 kHz Duty cycle limit17: 0,1 %

This set of usage conditions is only available to alarm systems.

1 July 2014

53

869,3-869,4 MHz

Low duty cycle/high reliability devices32

10 mW e.r.p.

Channel spacing: 25 kHz Duty cycle limit17: 1,0 %

This set of usage conditions is only available to alarm systems.

1 July 2014

54a

869,4-869,65 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

25 mW e.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle limit17 of 0,1 % may also be used.

Analogue audio applications other than voice are excluded. Analogue video applications are excluded.

1 July 2014

54b

869,4-869,65 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

500 mW e.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a Duty cycle limit17 of 10 % may also be used.

Analogue video applications are excluded.

1 July 2014

55

869,65-869,7 MHz

Low duty cycle/high reliability devices32

25 mW e.r.p.

Channel spacing: 25 kHz Duty cycle limit17: 10 %

This set of usage conditions is only available to alarm systems.

1 July 2014

56a

869,7-870 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

5 mW e.r.p.

Voice applications allowed with advanced mitigation techniques.

Audio and video applications are excluded.

1 July 2014

56b

869,7-870 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

25 mW e.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Alternatively a duty cycle limit17 of 1 % may also be used.

Analogue audio applications other than voice are excluded. Analogue video applications are excluded.

1 July 2014

57a

2 400-2 483,5 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

10 mW equivalent isotropic radiated power (e.i.r.p.)

1 July 2014

57b

2 400-2 483,5 MHz

Radio determination devices26

25 mW e.i.r.p.

1 July 2014

57c

2 400-2 483,5 MHz

Wideband data transmission devices33

100 mW e.i.r.p. and 100 mW/100 kHz e.i.r.p. density applies when frequency hopping modulation is used, 10 mW/MHz e.i.r.p. density applies when other types of modulation are used

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used.

1 July 2014

58

2 446-2 454 MHz

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices29

500 mW e.i.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used.

1 July 2014

59

2 483,5-2 500 MHz

Active medical implant devices18

10 mW e.i.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Channel spacing: 1 MHz. The whole frequency band may also be used dynamically as a single channel for high-speed data transmissions. Duty cycle limit17 of 10 %.

This set of usage conditions is only available to active implantable medical devices24.

Peripheral master units are for indoor use only.

1 July 2014

60

4 500-7 000 MHz

Radio determination devices26

24 dBm e.i.r.p.36

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used.

This set of usage conditions is only available to Tank Level Probing Radar27.

1 July 2014

61

5 725-5 875 MHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

25 mW e.i.r.p.

1 July 2014

62

5 795-5 805 MHz

Transport and Traffic Telematics devices30

2 W e.i.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used.

This set of usage conditions applies only to road tolling applications.

1 July 2014

63

6 000-8 500 MHz

Radio determination devices26

7 dBm/50 MHz peak e.i.r.p. and – 33 dBm/MHz mean e.i.r.p.

Automatic power control and antenna requirements as well as equivalent techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used.

This set of usage conditions is only available to Level Probing Radar.

Established exclusion zones around radio astronomy sites must be obeyed.

1 July 2014

64

8 500-10 600 MHz

Radio determination devices26

30 dBm e.i.r.p.36

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used.

This set of usage conditions is only available to Tank Level Probing Radar27.

1 July 2014

65

17,1-17,3 GHz

Radio determination devices26

26 dBm e.i.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used.

This set of usage conditions is only available to ground-based systems.

1 July 2014

66

24,05-24,075 GHz

Transport and Traffic Telematics devices30

100 mW e.i.r.p.

1 July 2014

67

24,05-26,5 GHz

Radio determination devices26

26 dBm/50 MHz peak e.i.r.p. and – 14 dBm/MHz mean e.i.r.p.

Automatic power control and antenna requirements as well as equivalent techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used.

This set of usage conditions is only available to Level Probing Radar.

Established exclusion zones around radio astronomy sites must be obeyed.

1 July 2014

68

24,05-27 GHz

Radio determination devices26

43 dBm e.i.r.p.36

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used.

This set of usage conditions is only available to Tank Level Probing Radar27.

1 July 2014

69a

24,075-24,15 GHz

Transport and Traffic Telematics devices30

100 mW e.i.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Dwell time limits and frequency modulation range apply as specified in harmonised standards.

This set of usage conditions is only available to ground-based vehicle radars.

1 July 2014

69b

24,075-24,15 GHz

Transport and Traffic Telematics devices30

0,1 mW e.i.r.p.

1 July 2014

70a

24,15-24,25 GHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

100 mW e.i.r.p.

1 July 2014

70b

24,15-24,25 GHz

Transport and Traffic Telematics devices30

100 mW e.i.r.p.

1 July 2014

71

24,25-24,495 GHz

Transport and Traffic Telematics devices30

– 11 dBm e.i.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Duty cycle limits17 and frequency modulation ranges apply as specified in harmonised standards.

This set of usage conditions is only available to ground-based vehicle radars operating in the harmonised 24 GHz frequency range.

1 July 2014

72

24,25-24,5 GHz

Transport and Traffic Telematics devices30

20 dBm e.i.r.p. (forward-facing radars) 16 dBm e.i.r.p. (rear-facing radars)

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Duty cycle limits17 and frequency modulation range apply as specified in harmonised standards.

This set of usage conditions is only available to ground-based vehicle radars operating in the harmonised 24 GHz frequency range.

1 July 2014

73

24,495-24,5 GHz

Transport and Traffic Telematics devices30

– 8 dBm e.i.r.p.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used. Duty cycle limits17 and frequency modulation range apply as specified in harmonised standards.

This set of usage conditions is only available to ground-based vehicle radars operating in the harmonised 24 GHz frequency range.

1 July 2014

74a

57-64 GHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

100 mW e.i.r.p., a maximum transmit power of 10 dBm and a maximum e.i.r.p. power spectral density of 13 dBm/MHz

1 July 2014

74b

57-64 GHz

Radio determination devices26

43 dBm e.i.r.p.36

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used.

This set of usage conditions is only available to Tank Level Probing Radar27.

1 July 2014

74c

57-64 GHz

Radio determination devices26

35 dBm/50 MHz peak e.i.r.p. and – 2 dBm/MHz mean e.i.r.p.

Automatic power control and antenna requirements as well as equivalent techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used.

This set of usage conditions is only available to Level Probing Radar.

1 July 2014

75

57-66 GHz

Wideband data transmission devices33

40 dBm e.i.r.p. and 13 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. density

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used.

Fixed outdoor installations are excluded.

1 July 2014

76

61-61,5 GHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

100 mW e.i.r.p.

1 July 2014

77

63-64 GHz

Transport and Traffic Telematics devices30

40 dBm e.i.r.p.

This set of usage conditions is only available to vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure and infrastructure-to-vehicle systems.

1 July 2014

78a

75-85 GHz

Radio determination devices26

34 dBm/50 MHz peak e.i.r.p. and – 3 dBm/MHz mean e.i.r.p.

Automatic power control and antenna requirements as well as equivalent techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used.

This set of usage conditions is only available to Level Probing Radar.

Established exclusion zones around radio astronomy sites must be obeyed.

1 July 2014

78b

75-85 GHz

Radio determination devices26

43 dBm e.i.r.p.36

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide at least equivalent performance to the techniques described in harmonised standards adopted under Directive 1999/5/EC must be used.

This set of usage conditions is only available to Tank Level Probing Radar27.

1 July 2014

79

76-77 GHz

Transport and Traffic Telematics devices30

55 dBm peak e.i.r.p. and 50 dBm mean e.i.r.p. and 23,5 dBm mean e.i.r.p. for pulse radars

This set of usage conditions is only available to ground-based vehicle and infrastructure systems.

1 July 2014

80

122-123 GHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

100 mW e.i.r.p.

1 July 2014

81

244-246 GHz

Non-specific short-range devices20

100 mW e.i.r.p.

1 July 2014

Member States must allow adjacent frequency bands within this table to be used as a single frequency band provided the specific conditions of each of these adjacent frequency bands are met.

As defined in Article 2(3).

Member States must allow the usage of spectrum up to the transmit power, field strength or power density given in this table. In accordance with Article 3(3), they may impose less restrictive conditions, i.e. allow the use of spectrum with higher transmit power, field strength or power density, provided that this does not reduce or compromise the appropriate coexistence between short-range devices in bands harmonised by this Decision.

Member States may only impose these “additional parameters (channelling and/or channel access and occupation rules)”, and shall not add other parameters or spectrum access and mitigation requirements. Less restrictive conditions within the meaning of Article 3(3) mean that Member States may completely omit the “additional parameters (channelling and/or channel access and occupation rules)” in a given cell or allow higher values, provided that the appropriate sharing environment in the harmonised band is not compromised.

Member States may only impose these “other usage restrictions” and shall not add additional usage restrictions. As less restrictive conditions may be introduced within the meaning of Article 3(3), Member States may omit one or all of these restrictions, provided that the appropriate sharing environment in the harmonised band is not compromised.

“Duty cycle” means the ratio of time during any one-hour period when a single device is actively transmitting. Less restrictive conditions within the meaning of Article 3(3) mean that Member States may allow a higher value for “duty cycle”.

The active medical implant device category covers the radio part of active implantable medical devices that are intended to be totally or partially introduced, surgically or medically, into the human body or that of an animal, and where applicable their peripherals.

“Animal implantable devices” are transmitting devices which are placed inside the body of an animal for the purpose of performing diagnostic functions and/or delivery of therapeutic treatment.

The non-specific short-range device category covers all kinds of radio devices, regardless of the application or the purpose, which fulfil the technical conditions as specified for a given frequency band. Typical uses include telemetry, telecommand, alarms, data transmissions in general and other applications.

The assistive listening device (ALD) category covers radio communications systems that allow persons suffering from hearing disability to increase their listening capability. Typical systems include one or more radio transmitters and one or more radio receivers.

The metering device category covers radio devices that are part of bidirectional radio communications systems which allow remote monitoring, measuring and transmission of data in smart grid infrastructures, such as electricity, gas and water.

“Social alarm devices” are radio communications systems that allow reliable communication for a person in distress in a confined area to initiate a call for assistance. Typical uses of social alarm are to assist elderly or disabled people.

“Active implantable medical devices” as defined in Council Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices (OJ L 189, 20.7.1990, p. 17).

The high duty cycle/continuous transmission device category covers radio devices that rely on low latency and high duty cycle transmissions. Typical uses are for personal wireless audio and multimedia streaming systems, mobile phones, automotive or home entertainment system, wireless microphones, cordless loudspeakers, cordless headphones, radio devices carried on a person, assistive listening devices, in-ear monitoring, wireless microphones for use at concerts or other stage productions, and low power analogue FM transmitters (band 36).

The radio determination device category covers radio devices that are used for determining the position, velocity and/or other characteristics of an object, or for obtaining information relating to these parameters. Typical uses are various kinds of measurement applications.

“Tank Level Probing Radar” (TLPR) is a specific type of radiodetermination application, which is used for tank level measurements and is installed in metallic or reinforced concrete tanks, or similar structures made of material with comparable attenuation characteristics. The purpose of the tank is to contain a substance.

“Model control devices” are a specific kind of telecommand and telemetry radio equipment that is used to remotely control the movement of models (principally miniature representations of vehicles) in the air, on land or over or under the water surface.

The radio frequency identification (RFID) device category covers tag/interrogator based radio communications systems, consisting of radio devices (tags) attached to animate or inanimate items and of transmitter/receiver units (interrogators) which activate the tags and receive data back. Typical uses include the tracking and identification of items, such as for electronic article surveillance (EAS), and collecting and transmitting data relating to the items to which tags are attached, which may be either battery-less, battery assisted or battery powered. The responses from a tag are validated by its interrogator and passed to its host system.

The transport and traffic telematics device category covers radio devices that are used in the fields of transport (road, rail, water or air, depending on the relevant technical restrictions), traffic management, navigation, mobility management and in intelligent transport systems (ITS). Typical applications are used for interfaces between different modes of transport, communication between vehicles (e.g. car to car), between vehicles and fixed locations (e.g. car to infrastructure) as well as communication from and to users.

The inductive device category covers radio devices that use magnetic fields with inductive loop systems for near field communications. Typical uses include devices for car immobilisation, animal identification, alarm systems, cable detection, waste management, personal identification, wireless voice links, access control, proximity sensors, anti-theft systems, including RF anti-theft induction systems, data transfer to hand-held devices, automatic article identification, wireless control systems and automatic road tolling.

The low duty cycle/high reliability device category covers radio devices that rely on low overall spectrum utilisation and low duty cycle spectrum access rules to ensure highly reliable spectrum access and transmissions in shared bands. Typical uses include alarm systems that use radio communication for indicating an alert condition at a distant location and social alarms systems that allow reliable communication for a person in distress.

The wideband data transmission device category covers radio devices that use wideband modulation techniques to access the spectrum. Typical uses include wireless access systems such as radio local area networks (WAS/RLANs).

In band 20 higher field strengths and additional usage restrictions apply for inductive applications.

In bands 22a, 24, 25, 27a, and 28a higher field strengths and additional usage restrictions apply for inductive applications.

The power limit applies inside a closed tank and corresponds to a spectral density of – 41,3 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. outside a 500 litre test tank.’