RED Scope

R&TTE Scope

This Directive establishes a regulatory framework for the making available on the market and putting into service in the Union of radio equipment.

This 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.

ANNEX I(4).Receive only radio equipment intended to be used solely for the reception of sound and TV broadcasting services

RED Article 2 Definitions

R&TTE Article 2 Definitions

(4)“radio waves”means electromagnetic waves of frequencies lower than 3 000 GHz, propagated in space without artificial guide;

(12)‘manufacturer’means any natural or legal person who manufactures radio equipment or has radio equipment designed or manufactured, and markets that equipment under his name or trade mark;

(d)"radio waves" means electromagnetic waves of frequencies from 9kHz to 3000 GHz, propagated in space without artificial guide;

RED Essential requirements:

R&TTE Essential requirements:

1. Radio equipment shall be constructed so as to ensure:

(a) the protection of health and safety of persons and of domestic animals and the protection of property, including the objectives with respect to safety requirements set out in Directive 2014/35/EU, but with no voltage limit applying;

(b) an adequate level of electromagnetic compatibility as set out in Directive 2014/30/EU.

2. Radio equipment shall be so constructed that it both effectively uses and supports  the efficient use of radio spectrum in order to avoid harmful interference.

3. Radio equipment within certain categories or classes shall be so constructed that it complies with the following essential requirements:

(a) radio equipment interworks with accessories, in particular with common chargers;

(b) radio equipment interworks via networks with other radio equipment;

(c) radio equipment can be connected to interfaces of the appropriate type throughout the Union;

(d) radio equipment does not harm the network or its functioning nor misuse network resources, thereby causing an unacceptable degradation of service;

(e) radio equipment incorporates safeguards to ensure that the personal data and privacy of the user and of the subscriber are protected;

(f) radio equipment supports certain features ensuring protection from fraud;

(g) radio equipment supports certain features ensuring access to emergency services;

(h) radio equipment supports certain features in order to facilitate its use by users with a disability;

(i) radio equipment supports certain features in order to ensure that software can only be loaded into the radio equipment where the compliance of the combination of the radio equipment and software has been demonstrated.

1. The following essential requirements are applicable to all apparatus:

(a) the protection of the health and the safety of the user and any other person，including the objectives with respect to safety requirements contained in Directive73/23/EEC, but with no voltage limit applying;

(b) the protection requirements with respect to electromagnetic compatibility contained in Directive 89/336/EEC.

2. 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.

3. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15, the Commission may decide that apparatus within certain equipment classes or apparatus of particular types shall be so constructed that:

(a) it interworks via networks with other apparatus and that it can be connected to interfaces of the appropriate type throughout the Community; and/or that

(b) it does not harm the network or its functioning nor misuse network resources, thereby causing an unacceptable degradation of service; and/or that

(c) it incorporates safeguards to ensure that the personal data and privacy of the user and of the subscriber are protected; and/or that

(d) it supports certain features ensuring avoidance of fraud; and/or that

(e) it supports certain features ensuring access to emergency services; and/or that

(f) it supports certain features in order to facilitate its use by users with a disability.