EUROPEAN COMMUNITY: TERMINAL EQUIPMENT INTERFACE The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.244. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: European Community. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: European Commission. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Terminals capable of attachment to 34 MBIT/S digital leased lines. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 34 MBIT/S Digital Leased Lines (D344 and D345) Attachment Requirements for Terminal Equipment Interface-(TBR 24) (23 pages). 6. Description of content: This TBR specifies the attachment requirements and the corresponding conformance tests for a terminal equipment interface for: Connection to the Network Termination Points (NTPs) of 34 368 kbit/s Digital Unstructured Leased Lines (D34U); and connection to the NTPs of 34368 kbit/s Digital Structured Leased Lines (D34S) with an information transfer rate of 33920 kbit/s without restriction on binary content. 7. Objective and rationale: Harmonization of telecommunications specific essential requirements. 8. Relevant documents: Council Directive 91/263/EEC of 29 April 1991 and TBR 24 (ETSI). 9. Proposed date of adoption: N/A. Proposed date of entry into force: February 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 31 October 1996. 11. Texts available from: National enquiry point (X) or address and telefax number of other body: DG III-A-1. (268)

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