QUESTIONNAIRE TO CEPT ADMINISTRATIONS ON THE NEED FOR REGULATION FOR LICENSE - EXEMPT USE OF FREQUENCIES BELOW 9 k Hz Information to be provided in the cover of the questionnaire: Responding organisation Country E -mail address Contact name Respondents are kindly invited to return the completed questionnaire b y the 4 April 2018 to the European Communications Office (ECO) Electronic questionnaire Link To: Mr Thomas Weber preferably by e-mail:
[email protected] or by fax: +45 33 89 63 30 Thank you for your cooperation. Introduction Since the R adio Equipment Directive (R E - D ) has no lower frequency limit of 9 kHz , as was the case before in the R&TTE Directive , equipment operating below 9 k H z may be classified as radio equipment. N o harmonised spectrum regulation has been developed till now despite the fact that a large number of applications at frequencies below 9 kHz are in use in Europe . There are many existing applications of which c oexistence has never been an issue . Some administrations however are unable to formally allow radio applications below 9 kHz without regulation in place. CEPT R eport 59 a ddresses the issue as follows : “With regard to SRD applications operating below 9 kHz, it is proposed to wait for the outcome of current activities before any harmonisation approach can be followed up for the EC Decision for SRDs. In addition, it should be taken into account that the scope of the Radio Spectrum Decision is limited to the range from 9 kHz to 3000 GHz. Nevertheless spectrum below 9 kHz is currently used without any requirement for authorisation, so it should carefully be considered whether this liberal approach below 9 kHz needs to be changed” Additional information is available in CEPT Report 59 , chapter 5.3 . Th is can be interpreted as : if regulation is introduced it should not affect any application already on the market or intended to be put on the market. Particular attention should therefore be payed to the question as to whether emission limits are needed or a general description of some limiting of application categories is sufficient. H armonised standards for applications below 9 kHz are in preparation and it seems to be useful to have some insight i n the ideas of national administrations about harmonisation of regulation . W e therefore like to ask the following questions: Question 1: Do radio applications below 9 k Hz need an authori s ation for frequency use in your country ? FORMCHECKBOX Yes FORMCHECKBOX No If yes , please explain the applicable restrictions, if any If individual licens es were issued, please provide also some information about the applications f or which you have given a licen c e. If no authorisation is required , could you provide some background information ( reasons why not) Question 2 : Do you see the need for (a) harmonised application term(s) in CEPT/ECC spectrum regulations for radio applications operating below 9 kHz? FORMCHECKBOX Yes FORMCHECKBOX No If yes , how would you like to see such a harmonised application term realised. FORMCHECKBOX A generic application term (e.g. non-specific SRD, inductive applications)? FORMCHECKBOX Specific application terms (e.g. based on harmonised European standards)? FORMCHECKBOX Both Please explain your view _______________________