scope:

The present document aims only to identify, among those already available, the ones that should generally apply to Fixed Radio Systems (FRS) in the field of essential requirements of Directive 1999/5/EC [1] for:

• article 3.1 (a), which states that "......the protection of the health and the safety of the user and any other person, including the objectives with respect to safety requirements contained in Directive 73/23/EEC [12], but with no voltage limit applying" is an essential requirement applicable to all apparatus;

• article 3.1 (b), which states that "...... the protection requirements with respect to electro-magnetic compatibility contained in Directive 89/336/EEC [13]" is an essential requirement applicable to all apparatus.

The present document offers, for all fixed radio products, the common view of the responsible technical body for the presumption of conformity to the essential requirements under article 3.1, when following the conformity assessment option through a harmonized standard.

The provision for essential requirements under article 3.2, is subject of separate standards.

The provision for essential requirements under article 3.3, if possibly requested by TCAM, will be subject to a separate standard(s).

General information on application of article 3.1 of R&TTE Directive [1] and their relationship with requirements in other EC Directives 89/336/EEC (EMC) [13] and 73/23/EEC (LVD) [12] are reported in EG 201 450 [15].

It is not in the scope of the present document to indicate original requirements in the field of health, safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) that are under responsibility of other technical bodies.