The European Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) Directive (1999/5/EC) establishes a framework for placing on the market, free movement and putting into service of radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment in the European Community. The Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (1999/5/EC) was signed into Irish law on 5 June 2001 under Statutory Instrument 240 of 2001.  These Regulations supersede the previous type approval Regulations that were in place in Ireland for telecommunications terminal equipment and they lay down requirements for the placing on the (European) market and putting into service of radio and telecommunications terminal equipment.

• Comreg’s Interface Requirements are outlined in Document 06/47R.
  

All radio and telecommunications terminal equipment placed on the market since the 5 June 2001 is required to comply with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Regulations. The essential requirements include electromagnetic compatibility and low voltage requirements as well as a requirement for radio equipment to use the spectrum effectively and without causing harmful interference. The other relevant provisions to be met include marking requirements and requirements relating to the provision of information to the user.

ComReg may from time to time introduce additional requirements where necessary for the purposes of ensuring the effective and efficient use of the radio spectrum. Such additional requirements may be necessitated by, inter alia, changes to spectrum allocations and/or technological developments. ComReg reserves the right to amend interface requirements where necessary and the relevant document is therefore subject to revision.

It should be noted that persons responsible for the placing onto the Irish market of most types of radio equipment e.g. equipment suppliers are required to notify such equipment to ComReg at least four weeks before the placing on the market of such equipment.

The form for this notification is available in Annex 1 of ComReg document 00/61. More information on R&TTE is available in ComReg documents 00/61r.