For the purpose of this Directive the following definitions shall apply:

1. (a)

   ‘apparatus’ means any equipment that is either radio equipment or telecommunications terminal equipment or both;

2. (b)

   ‘telecommunications terminal equipment’ means a product enabling communication or a relevant component thereof which is intended to be connected directly or indirectly by any means whatsoever to interfaces of public telecommunications networks (that is to say, telecommunications networks used wholly or partly for the provision of publicly available telecommunications services);

3. (c)

   ‘radio equipment’ means a product, or relevant component thereof, capable of communication by means of the emission and/or reception of radio waves utilising the spectrum allocated to terrestrial/space radiocommunication;

4. (d)

   ‘radio waves’ means electromagnetic waves of frequencies from 9 kHz to 3 000 GHz, propagated in space without artificial guide;

5. (e)

   ‘interface’ means

   1. (i)

      a network termination point, which is a physical connection point at which a user is provided with access to public telecommunications network, and/or

   2. (ii)

      an air interface specifying the radio path between radio equipment

   and their technical specifications;

6. (f)

   ‘equipment class’ means a class identifying particular types of apparatus which under this Directive are considered similar and those interfaces for which the apparatus is designed. Apparatus may belong to more than one equipment class;

7. (g)

   ‘technical construction file’ means a file describing the apparatus and providing information and explanations as to how the applicable essential requirements have been implemented;

8. (h)

   ‘harmonised standard’ means a technical specification adopted by a recognised standards body under a mandate from the Commission in conformity with the procedures laid down in Directive 98/34/EC for the purpose of establishing a European requirement, compliance with which is not compulsory.

9. (i)

   ‘harmful interference’ means interference which endangers the functioning of a radionavigation service or of other safety services or which otherwise seriously degrades, obstructs or repeatedly interrupts a radiocommunications service operating in accordance with the applicable Community or national regulations.