Implementation status

ERC/DEC/(99)03

ERC/DEC/(99)03 of 10 March 1999 on Free Circulation and Use of Terrestrial Trunked Radio System (TETRA) Civil Mobile Terminals

Implementation Summary
Yes 23
Yes Partly 1
Committed 1
Planned 0
Under study 2
See remarks 0
No 6
No info 13
Country Implementation Status Date (of update) Date (of activation) Remarks
Albania No info
Andorra No info
Austria Yes 01-09-2009 General Licences 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 No 01-09-2009
Bosnia and Herzegovina No info
Bulgaria Yes 01-09-2009 Implemented trough reference in the National Frequency Allocation Table, Technical requirements for the operation of the land mobile networks and the relevant equipment and the Regulation on performance of electronic communications for own needs by means of radio equipment using radiofrequency spectrum which is not individually assigned
Croatia Yes 01-09-2009
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/5/07.2005-18
Denmark No info
Estonia Yes Partly 01-09-2009 Implemented for emergency TETRA terminals (380-385/390-395 MHz) through reference in "Conditions for use of radio frequencies and technical requirements for radio equipment exempted from frequency authorisation". Free circulation is implemented by R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC
Finland No 01-09-2009
France Yes 01-09-2009 Terminal equipment use is authorised only with a network licenced in accordance with the French telecommunications law. See http://www.art-telecom.fr
Georgia No info
Germany Yes 01-09-2009
Greece No info
Hungary No 01-09-2009
Iceland Yes 01-09-2009 Telecommunications law nr 107/1999, art. 46
Ireland Yes 01-09-2009 Free circulation implemented under the provisions of the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC) which has been implemented in national law by Statutory Instrument 240 of 2001
Italy Committed 01-09-2009
Latvia Yes 01-09-2009
Liechtenstein Yes 01-09-2009
Lithuania Yes 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
Luxembourg Yes 01-09-2009
Malta Under study 01-09-2009
Moldova No info
Monaco No info
Montenegro Yes 09-11-2011
Netherlands Yes 01-09-2009 The Decision is related to aspects which are already covered on community level by Directive 1995/5/EG of the European Parliament and the European Council of 9 March 1999 concerning radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (PbEG L91). Based on the above-mentioned Directive and on existing national regulations, the carriage and use of this equipment without licence in the Netherlands is already permitted
North Macedonia Under study 01-09-2009
Norway Yes 01-09-2009
Poland No info
Portugal Yes 01-09-2009 Press release containing the Decision published (Spectru no 43, July 2002)
Romania No info
San Marino No info
Serbia No 27-09-2010
Slovak Republic No 01-09-2009 The frequency band is partly occupied by governmental services. Free circulation of terminal stations is not allowed
Slovenia Yes 01-09-2009 brezODRF
Spain Yes 01-09-2009
Sweden Yes 01-09-2009 De facto implementation by EU R&TTE Directive (99/5/EC)
Switzerland Yes 01-09-2009
Türkiye Yes 21-10-2010
Ukraine No 31-03-2011
United Kingdom Yes 01-09-2009 Implemented in the WT Licence Exemption Regulations SI 1999, No 930. This has been revised in the WT Licence Exemption (amendment) Regulations SI 2001, No 730. It is also subject to amendment in the WT Exemption Regulation (amendment) SI 2002, which will be implemented in the UK by the end of the year
Vatican City No info