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12 December 2023  
(23-8475) 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/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable):  Radio 
equipment based on the ultra -wideband (UWB) technology  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Decision amending Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 
2019/785 on the harmonisation of radio spectrum for equipment using ultra -wideband 
technology in the Union; (4 page(s), in English), (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Implementing Decision requires EU 
Member States to designate and  make available the radio spectrum, on a non -interference 
and non -protected basis, for equipment based on UWB technology in accordance with the 
technical conditions set out in the Annex to the Decision.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This draft Commission Implementing Decision sets out updated harmonised 
technical conditions to enable UWB usage cases in accordance with the technical 
conditions set out in the Annex; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/785:  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019D0785  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  April 2024  G/TBT/N/EU/1037  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
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/2023/TBT/EEC/23_14477_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_14477_01_e.pdf  
 