Implementation status

ERC/DEC/(98)20

ERC/DEC/(98)20 of 23 November 1998 on Exemption from Individual Licensing of GSM mobile terminals

Implementation Summary
Yes 35
Yes Partly 0
Committed 1
Planned 0
Under study 0
See remarks 0
No 2
No info 8
Country Implementation Status Date Remarks
Albania Yes 20-10-2010 Implemented through the Radio Spectrum Utilisation Plan
Andorra No info
Austria Yes 01-09-2009 General Licenses 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
Belgium Yes 01-09-2009
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes 16-05-2012
Bulgaria Yes 01-09-2009 Implemented through reference in the National Frequency Allocation Table and List of radio equipment using frequency bands harmonised throughout the EU and electronic communications terminal equipment
Croatia Yes 01-09-2009 Implemented through issued general licence OD-135
Cyprus Yes 01-09-2009 Commissioners Decision (P.I.595/2004), Postal Regulation Law (L.112(I)/2004)
Czech Republic Yes 01-09-2009 VO-R/1/11.2012-13
Denmark Yes 01-09-2009 Implementation through reference in the national table of frequency allocations and executive order (at present No 459 of 23 May 2012)
Estonia Yes 01-09-2009 Implemented through reference in "Conditions for use of radio frequencies and technical requirements for radio equipment exempted from frequency authorisation"
Finland Yes 01-09-2009 Implemented by Regulation FICORA 15, see_x00D_ https://www.viestintavirasto.fi/en/steeringandsupervision/legislation/regulations.html
France Yes 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
Germany Yes 01-09-2009
Greece Yes 01-09-2009 By declaration
Hungary No 26-02-2014 ECC/DEC/(12)01 implemented
Iceland Yes 01-09-2009 Telecommunications law nr 143/1996, art. 25
Ireland Yes 01-09-2009 Statutory Instrument 409 of 1997 refers
Italy Committed 01-09-2009
Latvia Yes 01-09-2009
Liechtenstein Yes 01-09-2009 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 Yes 01-09-2009 Implemented by Order No. 1V-167 of the Director of the Communications Regulatory Authority of 16 December 2003 on the Approval of the Radio Frequency Usage Plan.
Luxembourg Yes 01-09-2009 Replaced by ECC/DEC/(12)01
Malta Yes 01-09-2009
Moldova No info
Monaco No info
Montenegro Yes 26-10-2010
Netherlands Yes 01-09-2009
North Macedonia Yes 01-09-2009
Norway Yes 01-09-2009 Implemented through national regulation
Poland No info
Portugal Yes 01-09-2009 National measures that have to be taken to implement the Decision: Press release containing the Decision itself, (SPECTRU No. 16, April 2000)
Romania Yes 01-09-2009 Implemented by the implementation of the R&TTE Directive by the Decision no. 88/2003 of the Government of Romania on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity published in Official Journal of Romania, Part I no.94/14.02.2003
San Marino No info
Serbia No 27-09-2010
Slovak Republic Yes 01-09-2009 General Licence VPR-09/2001
Slovenia Yes 01-09-2009 1999/5/EC
Spain Yes 01-09-2009
Sweden Yes 01-09-2009 Implemented by the PTS Licence Exemption Regulations
Switzerland Yes 01-09-2009 The exemption from the individual licence requirement only applies under the condition and in the framework of a valid operators license for the Swiss territory that includes the use of individual customer terminals; The implementation needs no special legal action as article 20 paragraph 1 letter g of the Decree of the Federal Council on Telecommunications Equipment and article 8 letter b of the Decree of the Federal Council on Frequency Management and Radio Licences, both dated October 6, 1997, already provide for the necessary legal framework. Designation of frequency bands according to the National Frequency Allocations Plan
Türkiye Yes 21-10-2010
Ukraine Yes 31-03-2011
United Kingdom Yes 01-09-2009 Licence Exempt. Covered under the WT Exemption Regulations 1999. Statutory Instrument No 930
Vatican City No info