Implementation status

ERC/DEC/(00)04

ERC/DEC/(00)04 of 27 March 2000 on Exemption from Individual Licensing of Satellite User Terminals (SUTs) operating within the Frequency Bands 19.70 - 20.20 GHz space-to-Earth and 29.50 - 30.00 GHz Earth-to-space

Implementation Summary
implemented 23
limited implementation / see remarks 0
planned 0
under study 2
not implemented / see remarks 2
no info / see remarks 19
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 Licence Ordinance, published in Federal Law Gazette II Nr. 98/2001
Azerbaijan no info / see remarks
Belgium implemented 01-09-2009 Royal Decree of 16/04/1998
Bosnia and Herzegovina no info / see remarks
Bulgaria no info / see remarks
Croatia implemented 01-09-2009
Cyprus implemented 01-09-2009 Adopted 30.04.04 by a Ministerial Order (P.I.355/2004). No further authorisation required for conformant transmitters/stations
Czech Republic implemented 01-09-2009 VO-R/4/07.2005-17
Denmark no info / see remarks
Estonia implemented 01-09-2009 Implemented through reference in "Conditions for use of radio frequencies and technical requirements for radio equipment exempted from frequency authorisation"
Finland implemented 01-09-2009 Implemented by Regulations FICORA 15, see www.ficora.fi/englanti/esittely/n2563.htm
France implemented 01-09-2009 Terminal equipment is exempted from individual licence in accordance with the French telecommunications law. See http://www.art-telecom.fr
Georgia no info / see remarks
Germany implemented 01-09-2009 Terminals are exempted from individual licensing but the operation is allowed only under the control of a satellite network, which needs to be authorised by the NRA
Greece no info / see remarks
Hungary implemented 01-09-2009 Decree No. 35/2004 (XII.28.)IHM on the establishment of the rules relating to the use of frequency bands
Iceland implemented 01-09-2009 Telecommunications law nr 107/1999, art. 46
Ireland implemented 01-09-2009 Statutory Instrument 505 of 2003 applies
Italy implemented 01-09-2009 Implemented by a decree of Ministry of the Communication of 8 July 2002 and published in the Italian Official Gazette No. 169 dated 20 July 2002
Latvia implemented 01-09-2009
Liechtenstein implemented 01-09-2009 Non interference & non protection basis. The exemption from the individual licence requirement only applies under the condition and in the framework of a valid operators license for the Lichtenstein territory that includes the use of individual customers terminals
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<br>Replaced: by ECC/DEC/(08)06
Luxembourg implemented 01-09-2009
Malta not implemented / see remarks 01-09-2009
Moldova no info / see remarks
Monaco no info / see remarks
Montenegro no info / see remarks
Netherlands implemented 01-09-2009
North Macedonia no info / see remarks
Norway implemented 01-09-2009 Implemented through national regulation. Due to restrictions laid down in the regulation "Forskrift om etablering, drift og bruk av jordstasjon for satellitt", chapter 3, the Decision will not be implemented for Svalbard
Poland no info / see remarks
Portugal implemented 01-09-2009 National measures that have to be taken to implement this Decision: - approval by the Board - press release containing the Decision itself. Date of implementation: 2nd quarter of 2002
Romania no info / see remarks
San Marino no info / see remarks
Serbia no info / see remarks
Slovak Republic implemented 01-09-2009 General Licence VPR - 03/2002
Slovenia not implemented / see remarks 01-09-2009
Spain implemented 01-09-2009
Sweden no info / see remarks
Switzerland implemented 01-09-2009
Türkiye under study 01-09-2009
Ukraine no info / see remarks
United Kingdom under study 01-09-2009 Reasons: The UK's current licensing and site clearance policies mean that it is not possible to permit the use of the equipment in question on a licence exempt basis. However, these policies are under review and it may be possible to implement the Decision at some future date
Vatican City no info / see remarks