General Authorisations (Radiocommunications Apparatus)

L.N. 381 of 2021

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (REGULATION) ACT

(CAP. 399)

General Authorisations (Radiocommunications Apparatus)

(Amendment) Regulations, 2021

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 34 and 47 of

the Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act, the Minister

responsible for communications after consultation with the Malta

Communications Authority, has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the General Authorisations

(Radiocommunications Apparatus) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021,

and they shall be read and construed as one with the General

Authorisations (Radiocommunications Apparatus) Regulations,

hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

The Arrangement of Regulations

in the

principal

regulations shall be amended as follows

(a) in the second coloumn thereof, the words "General

Authorisation for Wideband Data Transmission Systems" shall

be substituted by the words "General Authorisation for Wireless

Access Systems"; and

(b) in the second coloumn thereof, the words "General

Authorisation for apparatus used for the safety related

applications of Intelligent Transport Systems" shall be

substituted by the words "General Authorisation for apparatus

used for the safety related applications of Intelligent Transport

Systems (ITS) in the 5.9 GHz frequency band".

In regulation 2 of the principal regulations, immediately

after the definition "radiodetermination" there shall be added the

following new definition

"Regulation (EU) 2020/1070" means Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1070 of 20 July 2020 on

specifying the characteristics of small-area wireless access

points pursuant to Article 57 paragraph 2 of Directive (EU)

2018/1972 of the European Parliament and the Council

establishing the European Electronic Communications Code;".

Sub-regulation (3) of regulation 11 of the principal Amends

regulation 11 of

regulations, shall be amended as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a) in paragraph (e) thereof, the words "and orientation;

and" shall be substituted by the words "and orientation;";

(b) in paragraph (f) thereof, the words "of Part II." shall

be substituted by the words "of Part II; and"; and

(c) immediately after paragraph (f) thereof, the following

new paragraph shall be added

"(g) information showing compliance with the

Regulation (EU) 2020/1070, as applicable.".

The Annex to the First Schedule to the principal regulations Amends the

First Schedule

shall be substituted by the following

to theprincipal

regulations.

"ANNEX TO THE FIRST SCHEDULE

(Paragraph 9 of the First Schedule)

1. Table of the VHF Frequencies

Transmitting frequencies

Port operations and ship

(MHz)

movement

Specific

Inter-

provisions

ship

From ship

From coast

Single

stations

stations

frequency

156.025

160.625

x

156.050

160.650

x

156.075

160.675

x

156.100

160.700

x

156.125

160.725

x

156.150

160.750

x

156.175

160.775

x

156.200

160.800

x

156.225

160.825

x

156.250

160.850

x

156.275

160.875

x

f)

156.300

x

r)

160.900

160.900

156.325

160.925

x

156.350

160.950

x

h)

156.375

156.375

x

x

156.400

x

156.425

156.425

x

156.450

156.450

x

x

i)

156.475

156.475

x

x

h), q)

156.500

156.500

x

x

f), j)

156.525

156.525

Digital selective calling for distress, safety and calling

q)

156.550

156.550

x

156.575

156.575

x

156.600

156.600

x

156.625

x

i)

k)

156.650

156.650

x

x

h), i)

156.675

156.675

x

x

156.700

156.700

x

156.725

156.725

x

g)

156.750

156.750

x

x

n), s)

156.775

156.775

x

f)

156.800

156.800

DISTRESS, SAFETY AND CALLING

n), s)

156.825

156.825

x

g)

156.850

156.850

x

x

156.875

x

156.900

161.500

x

x

x

156.925

161.525

x

x

x

156.925

156.925

x

mm)

161.525

x

156.950

161.550

x

x

x

156.950

156.950

x

mm)

161.550

x

156.975

161.575

x

x

x

156.975

156.975

x

mm)

161.575

x

157.000

161.600

x

x

x

157.000

157.000

x

mm)

161.600

x

y), wa)

157.025

161.625

x

x

x

y), wa)

157.050

161.650

x

x

x

y), wa)

157.075

161.675

x

x

x

y), wa)

157.100

161.700

x

x

x

157.125

161.725

x

x

x

y), wa)

157.150

161.750

x

x

x

y), wa)

157.175

161.775

x

x

x

y), wa)

w), xx)

157.200

161.800

x

x

x

x

x

w)

157.200

157.200

(digital

(digital only)

only)

x

x

w)

161.800

161.800

(digital

(digital only)

only)

w), xx)

157.225

161.825

x

x

x

w)

157.225

157.225

(digital

(digital only)

only)

x

x

w)

161.825

161.825

(digital

(digital only)

only)

w), xx)

157.250

161.850

x

x

x

w)

157.250

157.250

(digital

(digital only)

only)

x

x

w)

161.850

161.850

(digital

(digital only)

only)

w), xx)

157.275

161.875

x

x

x

w)

157.275

157.275

(digital

(digital only)

only)

x

x

w)

161.875

161.875

(digital

(digital only)

only)

w)

157.300

161.900

x

w)

157.300

w)

161.900

w)

157.325

161.925

x

w)

157.325

w)

161.925

zz)

157.350

157.350

x

z)

ASM 1

161.950

161.950

zz)

157.375

157.375

x

zz)

157.400

157.400

x

z)

ASM 2

162.000

162.000

zz)

157.425

157.425

x

AIS 1

f), l), p)

161.975

161.975

AIS 2

f), l), p)

162.025

162.025

Specific provisions

f)

The frequencies 156.300 MHz (channel 06), 156.525 MHz

(channel 70), 156.800 MHz (channel 16), 161.975 MHz (AIS 1) and

162.025 MHz (AIS 2) may also be used by aircraft stations for the

purpose of search and rescue operations and other safety-related

communication. The frequencies 156.525 MHz (channel 70),

161.975 MHz (AIS 1) and 162.025 MHz (AIS 2) may also be used by

autonomous maritime radio devices Group A that enhance the safety

of navigation, using digital selective calling and/or AIS technology.

Such use should be in accordance with these regulations.

g)

Channels 15 and 17 may also be used for on board

communications in territorial waters, provided the effective radiated

power does not exceed 1 W.

h)

If so required, channels 10, 67 and 73 may also be used for

communication between ship stations, aircraft stations and

participating land stations engaged in coordinated search and rescue

and anti-pollution operations in local areas under the applicable

provisions of the Radio Regulations.

i)

Channel 09 (156.450 MHz), channel 72 (156.625 MHz)

and channel 73 (156.675 MHz) are the preferred channels which may

be designated by the Authority for specific inter-ship, port operations

and ship movement for use by light aircraft and helicopters to

communicate with ships or participating coast stations in

predominantly maritime support operations subject to the conditions

specified in the Radio Regulations.

j)

Channel 70 is to be used exclusively for digital selective

calling for distress, safety and calling.

k)

Channel 13 is designated for use on a worldwide basis as a

navigation safety communication channel, primarily for intership

navigation safety communications.

l)

Channels AIS 1 and AIS 2 are used for an automatic

identification system (AIS) capable of providing worldwide operation.

mm) Transmission on these channels is limited to coast stations.

All precautions should be taken to avoid harmful interference to

channels AIS 1, AIS 2, ASM 1 and ASM 2.

n)

With the exception of AIS, the use of channels 75 and 76

should be restricted to navigation-related communications only and all

precautions should be taken to avoid harmful interference to

channel 16, by limiting the output power to 1 W.

p)

Channels AIS 1 and AIS 2 may be used by the mobile-

satellite service (Earth-to-space) for the reception of AIS

transmissions from ships.

q)

When using channels 10 and 11, all precautions should be

taken to avoid harmful interference to channel 70.

r)

The frequency 160.900 MHz (channel 2006) is designated

for autonomous maritime radio devices Group B that do not enhance

the safety of navigation, using AIS technology in accordance with

these regulations.

s)

Channels 75 and 76 are also allocated to the mobile-

satellite service (Earth-to-space) for the reception of long-range AIS

broadcast messages from ships (Message 27).

w) The frequency bands 157.1875-157.3375 MHz and

161.7875-161.9375 MHz (corresponding to channels: 24, 84, 25, 85,

26, 86, 1024, 1084, 1025, 1085, 1026, 1086, 2024, 2084, 2025, 2085,

2026 and 2086) are identified for the utilization of the VHF Data

Exchange System (VDES). The VDES terrestrial and satellite

components are described in the most recent version of

Recommendation ITU-R M.2092. These channels shall not be used for

feeder links. The channels may be merged using multiple 25 kHz

contiguous channels to form channel bandwidths of 50 kHz, 100 kHz

or 150 kHz. The channel usage is shown below

- The channels 1024, 1084, 1025 and 1085 are identified for ship-

to-shore, shore-to-ship and ship-to-ship communications, but ship-to-

satellite and satellite-to-ship communications may be possible without

imposing constraints on ship-to-shore, shore-to-ship and ship-to-ship

communications.

- The channels 2024, 2084, 2025 and 2085 are identified for

shore-to-ship and ship-to-ship communications, but ship-to-satellite

and satellite-to-ship communications may be possible without

imposing

constraints

on

shore-to-ship

and

ship-to-ship

communications.

- The channels 1026, 1086, 2026 and 2086 are identified for ship-

to-satellite and satellite-to-ship communications and are not used by

the terrestrial component of VDES.

- The channels 24, 84, 25 and 85 are identified for ship-to-shore

and shore-to-ship communications.

The Earth-to-space component of the VDES shall not cause any

harmful interference to, nor claim protection from, nor restrict future

development of, terrestrial systems operating in the same frequency

bands.

Until 1 January 2030, the channels 24, 84, 25, 85, 26 and 86 may

also be used for analogue modulation described in the most recent

version of Recommendation ITU-R M.1084 subject to not causing

harmful interference to, or claiming protection from other stations in

the maritime mobile service using digitally modulated emissions.

wa) The frequency bands 157.0125-157.1125 MHz and

161.6125-161.7125 MHz (corresponding to channels: 80, 21, 81 and

22) are identified for utilization of the digital systems described in the

most recent version of Recommendation ITU-R M.1842 using

multiple 25 kHz contiguous channels.

The frequency bands 157.1375-157.1875 MHz and 161.7375-

161.7875 MHz (corresponding to channels: 23 and 83) are identified

for utilization of the digital systems described in the most recent

version of Recommendation ITU-R M.1842 using two 25 kHz

contiguous channels. The frequencies 157.125 MHz and 161.725 MHz

(corresponding to channel 82) are identified for the utilization of the

digital systems described in the most recent version of

Recommendation ITU-R M.1842.

The frequency bands 157.0125-157.1875 MHz and 161.6125-

161.7875 MHz (corresponding to channels: 80, 21, 81, 22, 82, 23 and

83) can also be used for analogue modulation described in the most

recent version of Recommendation ITU-R M.1084, subject to not

claiming protection from other stations in the maritime mobile service

using digitally modulated emissions and subject to co-ordination with

any affected administrations.

xx) As from 1 January 2024, channels 24, 84, 25 and 85 may be

merged in order to form a unique duplex channel with a bandwidth of

100 kHz in order to operate the VHF Data Exchange System (VDES)

terrestrial component as described in the most recent version of

Recommendation ITU-R M.2092.

y)

These channels shall not be operated as single frequency

channels.

z)

Channels ASM 1 and ASM 2 are used for application

specific messages (ASM) as described in the most recent version of

Recommendation ITU-R M.2092.

zz)

Channels 1027, 1028, 87 and 88 are used as single-

frequency analogue channels for port operation and ship movement.

2. Specific national channel designation of VHF frequencies

Transmitting frequencies (MHz)

Channel

design-

National designation

From ship

From coast

ator

stations

stations

Pilotage and Mooring and Pilot

156.450

156.450

Launch

Mġarr Port Control (on a primary

basis)

156.500

156.500

Towage (on a secondary basis)

Navigational Warnings / Weather

156.550

156.550

Broadcasts

156.600

156.600

Valletta VTS

156.650

156.650

Terminals and Marinas

156.700

156.700

Marsaxlokk VTS

Navigational assistance / special

157.000

161.600

instructions to a specific ship

Emergency operations / oil

157.100

161.700

pollution, etc.

156.425

156.425

Towage

156.475

156.475

Malta VTS

156.725

156.725

Towage

".

The Second Schedule to the principal regulations shall be Substitutes the

Second

substituted by the following

Schedule to the

principal

regulations.

"SECOND SCHEDULE

(Regulation 3)

General Authorisation for Wireless Access Systems

1. This General Authorisation applies to any person installing Applicability of

or using a wireless access system or any apparatus intended to be used Second

Schedule.

as a component part of that system.

2. In this Schedule unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"data network" means several networked short-range devices

including the network access point as network components and the

wireless connections between them;

"EN 301 893" means version 2.1.1 of the harmonised European

standard for 5 GHz wireless access systems including radio local area

network covering the essential requirements of Article 3.2 of Directive

2014/53/EU;

"indoor use" means the use of apparatus inside a closed space

which will provide the necessary attenuation to facilitate sharing with

other radiocommunication services as determined in the Annex to this

Schedule;

"ITU-R M.1652" means the most recent version of

Recommendation M.1652 of the ITU on dynamic frequency selection

in wireless access systems including radio local area networks for the

purpose of protecting the radiodetermination service in the 5 GHz

band;

"low power indoor" or "LPI" means radiocommunications

apparatus falling within WAS/RLAN limited for use at indoor

locations only;

"mean equivalent isotropically radiated power (‘e.i.r.p.’)" means

e.i.r.p. during the transmission bursts which corresponds to the highest

power, if power control is implemented;

"narrowband apparatus" means radiocommunications apparatus

that operate in channel bandwidths below 20 MHz and which requires

a frequency hopping mechanism based on at least 15 hop channels to

operate at a value of in-band power spectral density (PSD) above 1

dBm/MHz;

"network access point" means a fixed terrestrial short-range

device that acts as a connection point for the other short-range devices

in the data network to service platforms located outside of the data

network;

"UAS" means unmanned aircraft systems;

"very low power" or "VLP" means radiocommunications

apparatus falling within WAS/RLAN which may be used at both

indoor and outdoor locations;

"wideband

data

transmission

system"

means

radiocommunications apparatus that use wideband modulation

techniques to access the spectrum, including wireless access systems

such as radio local area networks and wideband short-range devices in

data networks;

"wireless access systems" includes a wireless data transmission

system and WAS/RLAN; and

"wireless access systems including radio local area networks" or

"WAS/RLAN" means broadband radio systems that allow wireless

access for public and private applications regardless of the underlying

network topology.

3. (1) The minimum technical parameters of wireless access Minimum

technical

systems shall be those specified in the Annex to this Schedule.

parameters.

(2) Any person enjoying this general authorisation may have in

his possession or under his control a wireless access system with

technical parameters different from those specified in the Annex to this

Schedule

Provided that in operating such wireless access systems the

person enjoying this general authorisation shall ensure compliance

with the technical parameters specified in the Annex to this Schedule.

ANNEX TO THE SECOND SCHEDULE

(Paragraph 3 of the Second Schedule)

Minimum Technical Parameters for Wireless Access Systems

Table 1: Wireless Access Systems operating in the 800 / 900 MHz

frequency band

Frequ-

Type of

Maximum

Additional

Other usage

ency

radiocommuni

transmit

parameters

restrictions

band

cations system

power limit

863-868

Wideband data

25 mW

Requirements on

MHz

transmission

e.r.p.

techniques to

system

access spectrum

and mitigate

interference

apply 1 .

Bandwidth

> 600 kHz and

≤ 1 MHz.

Duty cycle: ≤

10% for network

access points.

Duty cycle: ≤

2.8% otherwise.

917.4-

Wideband data

25 mW

Requirements on

All apparatus

transmission

e.r.p.

techniques to

within the data

system

access spectrum

network shall be

and mitigate

under the

interference

control of

apply 1 .

network access

points.

Bandwidth

> 600 kHz and

≤ 1 MHz.

All nomadic

and mobile

Duty cycle

apparatus

≤ 10% for

within the data

network access

network shall be

points.

controlled by a

Duty cycle

master network

≤ 2.8% in other

access point.

cases.

Notes

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide an

appropriate level of performance to comply with the essential requirements

of Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council

shall be used. If relevant techniques are described in harmonised standards

or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official

Journal of the European Union in accordance with Directive 2014/53/EU,

performance at least equivalent to the performance level associated with

those techniques shall be ensured.

Table 2: Wireless Access Systems operating in the 2400 – 2483.5

MHz frequency band

Parameter

Technical conditions

Frequency band

2400-2483.5 MHz

Type of

radiocommunications

Wideband data transmission system

system

Maximum transmit power limit for

100 mW e.i.r.p.

in-band emissions

100 mW/100 kHz e.i.r.p. density applies when frequency

hopping modulation is used.

Maximum power density limit for

in-band emissions

10 mW/MHz e.i.r.p. density applies when other types of

modulation are used.

Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate

Additional parameters

interference apply 1 .

Notes

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide an appropriate level of

performance to comply with the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU of the

European Parliament and of the Council shall be used. If relevant techniques are described in

harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the

Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Directive 2014/53/EU,

performance at least equivalent to the performance level associated with those techniques

shall be ensured.

Table 3: Wireless Access Systems operating in the 5150-5250 MHz

frequency band

Parameter

Technical conditions

Frequency band

5150-5250 MHz

Type of radiocommunications

WAS/RLAN

system / apparatus

Permissible operation

Indoor, including installations inside road vehicles,

trains and aircraft, and limited outdoor use 1 .

Use by UAS is limited to within the 5170-5250

MHz band.

·

40 mW maximum mean e.i.r.p. applies

for installations inside train carriages with

an attenuation loss on average of less than

Maximum mean e.i.r.p. for in-

12 dB and inside road vehicles.

band emissions

·

200 mW for other installations.

Maximum

mean

e.i.r.p.

10 mW/MHz in any 1 MHz band

density for in-band emissions

Requirements on techniques to access spectrum

Additional parameters

and mitigate interference apply 2 .

Notes

If used outdoors, the apparatus or system, however so described, shall not be

attached to a fixed installation or to the external body of road vehicles, a

fixed infrastructure or a fixed outdoor antenna.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide an

appropriate level of performance to comply with the essential requirements

of Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council shall

be used. Where relevant techniques are described in harmonised standards or

parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official

Journal of the European Union in accordance with Directive 2014/53/EU,

performance at least equivalent to the performance level associated with

those techniques shall be ensured.

Table 4: Wireless Access Systems operating in the 5250-5350 MHz

frequency band

Parameter

Technical conditions

5250-5350 MHz

radiocommunications

WAS/RLAN

Permissible operation

Indoor use, limited to inside buildings only 1

Maximum mean e.i.r.p. for in-band

200 mW

Maximum mean e.i.r.p. density for

10 mW/MHz in any 1 MHz band

Transmitter Power Control (TPC) and Dynamic Frequency

Selection (DFS).

Alternative mitigation techniques may be used if they ensure

Mitigation techniques to be used

at least an equivalent performance and level of spectrum

protection in order to comply with the corresponding

essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU and respect

the technical requirements of this Schedule.

TPC shall provide on average, a mitigation factor of at least

3 dB on the maximum permitted output power of the system;

Transmitter Power Control (TPC)

or, if transmitter power control is not in use, then the

maximum permitted mean e.i.r.p. and the corresponding

mean e.i.r.p. density limit shall be reduced by 3 dB.

DFS is described in ITU-R M.1652 to ensure compatible

operation with radiodetermination systems.

The DFS mechanism shall also ensure that the probability of

selecting a given channel will be the same for all available

channels within the bands 5250-5350 MHz and 5470-5725

MHz. The intention is to provide, on average, a near-uniform

spread of the loading of the spectrum.

WAS/RLAN shall implement a DFS providing a mitigation

against interference to radar at least as efficient as DFS

described in EN 301 893. Settings (hardware and/or

software) of WAS/RLAN related to DFS shall not be

Dynamic

Frequency

Selection

accessible to the user if changing those settings results in

(DFS)

WAS/RLAN no longer being compliant with the DFS

requirements. This includes

a) not allowing the user of the WAS/RLAN to change

the country of operation and/or the operating

frequency band if that results in the apparatus no

longer being compliant with the DFS requirements;

and

b) not accepting software and/or firmware which

results in the WAS/RLAN no longer being

compliant with the DFS requirements.

Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and mitigate

Additional parameters

interference apply 2 .

Notes

Outdoor use and installations in road vehicles, trains and aircraft are not permitted.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide an appropriate level of

performance to comply with the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU of the

European Parliament and of the Council shall be used. Where relevant techniques are

described in harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been

published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Directive 2014/

53/EU, performance at least equivalent to the performance level associated with those

techniques shall be ensured.

Table 5: Wireless Access Systems operating in the 5470-5725 MHz

frequency band

Parameter

Technical conditions

Frequency band

5470-5725 MHz

Type of radiocommunications

WAS/RLAN

system / apparatus

Permissible operation

Indoor and outdoor use, but

·

installations in road vehicles, trains and

aircraft are not permitted; and

·

installations for use by UAS are not

permitted.

Maximum mean e.i.r.p. for in-

1 W

band emissions

Maximum

mean

e.i.r.p.

50 mW/MHz in any 1 MHz band

density for in-band emissions

Transmitter Power Control (TPC) and Dynamic

Frequency Selection (DFS).

Alternative mitigation techniques may be used if

Mitigation techniques to be

they ensure at least an equivalent performance and

used

level of spectrum protection in order to comply with

the corresponding essential requirements of

Directive 2014/53/EU and respect the technical

requirements of this Schedule.

TPC shall provide on average, a mitigation factor of

at least 3 dB on the maximum permitted output

Transmitter

Power

Control

power of the system; or, if transmitter power control

(TPC)

is not in use, then the maximum permitted mean

e.i.r.p. and the corresponding mean e.i.r.p. density

limit shall be reduced by 3 dB.

DFS is described in ITU-R M.1652 to ensure

compatible operation with radiodetermination

systems.

The DFS mechanism shall also ensure that the

probability of selecting a given channel will be the

same for all available channels within the bands

5250-5350 MHz and 5470-5725 MHz. The

intention is to provide, on average, a near-uniform

spread of the loading of the spectrum.

WAS/RLAN shall implement a DFS providing a

mitigation against interference to radar at least as

efficient as DFS described in EN 301 893. Settings

(hardware and/or software) of WAS/RLAN related

Dynamic Frequency Selection

to DFS shall not be accessible to the user if

(DFS)

changing those settings results in WAS/RLAN no

longer being compliant with the DFS requirements.

This includes

a) not allowing the user of the WAS/RLAN

to change the country of operation and/or

the operating frequency band if that results

in the apparatus no longer being compliant

with the DFS requirements; and

b) not accepting software and/or firmware

which results in the WAS/RLAN no

longer being compliant with the DFS

requirements.

Requirements on techniques to access spectrum and

Additional parameters

mitigate interference apply 1 .

Notes

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide an

appropriate level of performance to comply with the essential requirements of

Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council shall be

used. Where relevant techniques are described in harmonised standards or

parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official

Journal of the European Union in accordance with Directive 2014/53/EU,

performance at least equivalent to the performance level associated with those

techniques shall be ensured.

Table 6: Wireless Access Systems operating in the 5945-6425 MHz

frequency band for Low Power Indoor apparatus

Parameter

Technical conditions

Frequency band

5945-6425 MHz

Type of radiocommunications

An LPI access point or bridge that is supplied with

system / apparatus

power from a wired connection has an integrated

antenna and is not battery powered.

An LPI client device that is connected to an LPI

access point or another LPI client device and may

or may not be battery powered.

Permissible operation

Restricted to indoor use, including in aircraft and

trains with metal-coated windows or similar

structures made of material with comparable

attenuation characteristics 1 .

Maximum mean e.i.r.p. for in-

23 dBm

band emissions

Maximum

mean

e.i.r.p.

10 dBm/MHz

density for in-band emissions

Maximum

mean

e.i.r.p.

density

for

out-of-band

-22 dBm/MHz

emissions below 5935 MHz

Requirements on techniques to access spectrum

Additional parameters

and mitigate interference apply 2 .

Notes

Outdoor use, including in road vehicles, is not permitted.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide an

appropriate level of performance to comply with the essential requirements of

Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council shall be

used. Where relevant techniques are described in harmonised standards or

parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official

Journal of the European Union in accordance with Directive 2014/53/EU,

performance at least equivalent to the performance level associated with those

techniques shall be ensured.

Table 7: Wireless Access Systems operating in the 5945-6425 MHz

frequency band for Very Low Power apparatus

Parameter

Technical conditions

Frequency band

5945-6425 MHz

Type of radiocommunications

VLP that is portable apparatus and may include

system / apparatus

narrowband apparatus.

Permissible operation

Indoors and outdoors but the use of installations for

use by UAS is not permitted.

Maximum mean e.i.r.p. for in-

14 dBm

band emissions

1 dBm/MHz

Maximum

mean

e.i.r.p.

density for in-band emissions

10 dBm/MHz for narrowband apparatus

Maximum

mean

e.i.r.p.

-45 dBm/MHz until 31 December 2024 2

density

for

out-of-band

emissions below 5935 MHz

Requirements on techniques to access spectrum

Additional parameters

and mitigate interference apply 3 .

Notes

Outdoor use, including in road vehicles, is not permitted.

The appropriateness of this limit shall be subject to review by 31 December

2024. In the absence of justified evidence, a value of -37 dBm/MHz shall

apply from 1 January 2025.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide an

appropriate level of performance to comply with the essential requirements of

Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council shall be

used. Where relevant techniques are described in harmonised standards or

parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official

Journal of the European Union in accordance with Directive 2014/53/EU,

performance at least equivalent to the performance level associated with those

techniques shall be ensured.

Table 8: Wireless Access Systems operating in the 57-71 GHz

frequency band

Frequency

Type of

Maximum

Additional

Other usage

band

radiocommunicati

transmit

parameters

restrictions

ons system /

power / power

apparatus

density limit

57-71 GHz

Wideband data

40 dBm e.i.r.p.

Requirements on

Fixed outdoor

transmission system

techniques to access

installations are

23 dBm/MHz

spectrum and

excluded.

e.i.r.p. density.

mitigate interference

apply 1 .

57-71 GHz

Wideband data

40 dBm e.i.r.p.

Requirements on

transmission system

techniques to access

23 dBm/MHz

spectrum and

e.i.r.p density.

mitigate interference

Maximum

apply 1 .

transmit power

of 27 dBm at

the antenna

port or ports.

Wideband data

55 dBm e.i.r.p.

Requirements on

This set of usage

transmission system

techniques to access

conditions is

38 dBm/MHz

spectrum and

only available to

e.i.r.p density.

mitigate interference

fixed outdoor

Transmit

apply 1 .

installations.

antenna gain

≥ 30 dBi.

Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that provide an

appropriate level of performance to comply with the essential requirements of

Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council shall be

used. If relevant techniques are described in harmonised standards or parts thereof

the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the

European Union in accordance with Directive 2014/53/EU, performance at least

equivalent to the performance level associated with those techniques shall be

ensured.

".

The Sixteenth Schedule to the principal regulations shall be

substituted by the following

"SIXTEENTH SCHEDULE

(Regulation 3)

General Authorisation for apparatus used for the safety related

applications of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in the 5.9 GHz

frequency band

1. This General Authorisation applies to any person installing

or using apparatus used for the safety related applications of Intelligent

Transport Systems capable of operating in the 5.9 GHz frequency band

or any apparatus intended to be used as a component part of that

system.

2. In this Schedule unless the context otherwise requires

"5.9 GHz" means the frequency band between 5875 MHz and

5935 MHz;

"intelligent transport systems" or "ITS" means a range of systems

and services, based on information and communications technologies,

including processing, control, positioning, communication and

electronics, that are applied to a road transportation system or an urban

rail transportation system, or both; and

"road intelligent transport systems" or "road ITS" means

intelligent transport systems applied to any kind of road-based

transport (including in off-road use cases) that enable safety

communications between vehicles (V2V) and between infrastructure

and vehicles (I2V).

3. The minimum technical parameters of ITS shall be those Minimum

technical

specified in the Annex to this Schedule.

parameters.

ANNEX TO THE SIXTEENTH SCHEDULE

(Paragraph 3 of the Sixteenth Schedule)

Minimum Technical Parameters for apparatus used for the safety

related applications of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in the

5.9 GHz frequency band

Parameter

Value

Frequency band for Road ITS

5875-5915 MHz

Frequency band for Road ITS limited to

5915-5925 MHz

infrastructure-to-vehicle

(I2V)

connectivity only

Maximum spectral power density (mean

23 dBm/MHz

e.i.r.p.)

Maximum total transmit power (mean

33 dBm with a transmit power control

e.i.r.p.)

(TPC) range of at least 30 dB

Additional parameters

Techniques to access spectrum and

mitigate interference that provide an

appropriate level of performance shall

be used in line with Directive 2014/53/

EU of the European Parliament and of

the Council. If relevant techniques are

described in harmonised standards or

parts thereof the references of which

have been published in the Official

Journal of the European Union under

Directive 2014/53/EU, performance at

least equivalent to the performance level

associated to those techniques shall be

ensured.

".

The Twenty-Eighth Schedule to the principal regulations Amends the

Twenty-Eighth

shall be amended as follows

Schedule to the

principal

in paragraph 2 thereof the following new definition regulations.

(a)

shall be added

""European Regulations" means implementing acts as

may be adopted from time to time by the European

Commission, on the technical characteristics and

compliance requirements of specific radiocommunications

apparatus which may be comprised in a Wireless Electronic

Communication

Network,

and

includes

Regulation (EU) 2020/1070; and"; and

(b) in paragraph 3 thereof, after the words "Electronic

Communications (Regulation) Act." there shall be added the

words "and in European Regulations, as applicable.".

The Thirty-First Schedule to the principal regulations shall

be amended as follows

(a)

paragraph 4(1) thereof shall be deleted;

(b) paragraph 4(2) and paragraph 4(3) thereof shall be

renumbered as paragraph 4(1) and paragraph 4(2) respectively;

(c) the fourth row ("470-526 MHz" to "670-694 MHz")

of the table in the Annex thereof, shall be substituted with the

following

50 mW e.r.p.

Refer to sub-

paragraph 4(1).

"; and

(d) for the fifth row ("823-832 MHz") of the table in the

Annex thereof, the words "Refer to sub-paragraph 4(3)" shall be

substituted with the words "Refer to sub-paragraph 4(2)".

The Thirty-Third Schedule to the principal regulations shall

be amended as follows

(a) in paragraph 2 thereof, immediately before the

definition "COSPAS-SARSAT", there shall be added the

following new definitions

""AMRD" means autonomous maritime radio devices and refers

to mobile radiocommunications apparatus operating at sea and

transmitting independently on the radiocommunications apparatus

installed on a ship or in a coast station;

"AMRD Group A" means an AMRD which enhance the safety of

navigation;

"AMRD Group B" means an AMRD which do not enhance the

safety of navigation and therefore delivers signals or information

which do not concern the navigation of a ship or do not complement

vessel traffic safety in waterways;";

(b) in paragraph 2 thereof, immediately after the

definition "IBRD", the following new definitions shall be added

""Recommendation ITU-R M.493" means the most

recent version of Recommendation M.493 of the ITU on

digital selective calling system for use in the maritime

mobile service;

"Recommendation ITU-R M.1371" means the most

recent version of Recommendation M.1371 of the ITU

establishing the technical characteristics for an automatic

identification system using time division multiple access in

the VHF maritime mobile frequency band;";

(c)

paragraph 5 thereof shall be renumbered as paragraph

(d) immediately after paragraph 4 thereof there shall be

added the following new paragraph

5. The minimum technical parameters of

AMRD Group A and AMRD Group B shall be those

specified in the Annex to this Schedule."; and

(e) immediately after paragraph 5 as renumbered, there

shall be added the following new Annex

B

"ANNEX TO THE THIRTY-THIRD SCHEDULE

(Paragraph 5 of the Thirty-Third Schedule)

A.

Minimum technical parameters for AMRD Group A

Transmit

Other usage parameters

frequency

156.525 MHz

In accordance with Recommendation ITU-R

(channel 70)

M.493

161.975 MHz

In accordance with Recommendation ITU-R

(AIS 1)

M.1371

162.025 MHz (AIS

2)

B. Minimum technical parameters for AMRD Group B

B.1 AMRD Group B using automatic identification system

technology

Transmit

Transmit

Other usage parameters

frequency

power

160.900 MHz

100 mW e.i.r.p.

Integrated antenna.

(channel 2006)

The height of the antenna shall not exceed 1

m above the surface of the sea.

Shall have a protected external power switch

and transmit indicator.

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