Implementation status
ECC/DEC/(19)03 of 8 March 2019 on harmonised usage of the channels of the Radio Regulations Appendix 18 (Table of transmitting frequencies in the VHF maritime mobile band)
amended 28 June 2024 (ECC#64)
| Implementation Summary | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 16 |
| Yes Partly | 4 |
| Committed | 2 |
| Planned | 1 |
| Under study | 3 |
| See remarks | 0 |
| No | 2 |
| No info | 18 |
| Country | Implementation Status | Date (of update) | Date (of activation) | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | No info | ||||
| Andorra | No info | ||||
| Austria | No info | ||||
| Azerbaijan | No info | ||||
| Belgium | Yes | 13-03-2023 | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Under study | 07-01-2020 | |||
| Bulgaria | No info | ||||
| Croatia | No info | ||||
| Cyprus | Yes | 07-07-2021 | |||
| Czech Republic | Yes | 01-10-2022 | Radio Spectrum Utilisation Plan, Part No. PV-P/1/08.2022-18 | ||
| Denmark | Yes | 01-07-2019 | |||
| Estonia | Yes | 16-08-2021 | Implemented through reference in "The Estonian radio frequency allocation plan" | ||
| Finland | Yes | 31-12-2022 | |||
| France | Yes | 09-04-2021 | |||
| Georgia | Yes Partly | 30-05-2024 | Implemented only for the band 156.8375-162.0375 MHz | ||
| Germany | Planned | 06-09-2019 | Germany will implement the decision and will follow the indicated transition period | ||
| Greece | No info | ||||
| Hungary | Yes Partly | 09-03-2023 | Decree No. 7/2015 (XI.13.)NMHH on the national frequency allocation and the rules of using frequency bands. In Hungary, the spectrum cleaning of VDES channels was completed at the end of the year 2022. The implementation of the rules valid for the time after the ‘spectrum cleaning’ period is in progress. The completion of the implementation is expected at the end of Q2 2023. | ||
| Iceland | Under study | 17-12-2024 | |||
| Ireland | Yes | 01-03-2024 | |||
| Italy | Yes | 21-10-2019 | Implemented through the decree of Ministry of the Economic Development of 31 August 2022 and published in the Italian Official Gazette No. 214 dated 13 September 2022. | ||
| Latvia | Yes Partly | 21-03-2019 | |||
| Liechtenstein | Yes | 15-12-2022 | |||
| Lithuania | No info | ||||
| Luxembourg | Committed | 07-03-2024 | Will be implemented through an update of the Luxembourg's national table of frequency allocations. | ||
| Malta | No info | ||||
| Moldova | Under study | 16-11-2023 | |||
| Monaco | No info | ||||
| Montenegro | Yes | 21-03-2023 | Implemented through reference in the National Frequency Allocation Table | ||
| Netherlands | Yes | 31-10-2021 | |||
| North Macedonia | No | 13-03-2023 | |||
| Norway | No info | ||||
| Poland | No info | ||||
| Portugal | No info | ||||
| Romania | No info | ||||
| San Marino | No info | ||||
| Serbia | No | 21-01-2022 | |||
| Slovak Republic | Yes | 14-11-2019 | |||
| Slovenia | Yes | 26-03-2020 | |||
| Spain | Yes | 01-06-2022 | |||
| Sweden | Committed | 22-04-2021 | |||
| Switzerland | Yes | 01-01-2020 | |||
| Türkiye | No info | ||||
| Ukraine | No info | ||||
| United Kingdom | Yes Partly | 24-11-2021 | UK will make Channels 1019, 1020, 1078, and 1079 available for assignment to coast stations, as simplex channels. | ||
| Vatican City | No info |