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21 April 2021  
(21-3426)  Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tb t/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Radio 
equipment for trains.; Transport by rail (ICS 03.220.30), Radiocommunications in general 
(ICS 33.060.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Decision on the harmonised use of the paired frequency bands 
874.4 -880.0 MHz and 919.4 -925.0 MHz and of the unpaired frequency band 1900 -1910 
MHz for Railway Mobile Radio (4 page(s), in English; 8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Implementing Decision requires EU  
Member States to designate and make available, on a non -exclusive basis, the frequency 
bands 874.4 -880.0  MHz, 919.4 -925.0  MHzand 1900 -1910 MHzfor the implementation of 
the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS), in compliance with the 
technica l conditions set out in the Annex to the Decision.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This Decision is addressed to the EU Member States. The purpose of this 
Decision is to harmonise the technical conditi ons for the availability and efficient use of 
radio spectrum in the 874.4 -880.0  MHz, 919.4 -925.0  MHzand 1900 -1910 MHzbands and 
to protect existing usages adjacent to those bands.; Other  
8. Relevant documents:  - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  July 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/EU/796  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
 
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_2907_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_2907_01_e.pdf  
 