FINLAND: MF/HF RADIOTELEPHONES The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.396. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: Finland. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Telecommunications Administration Centre (TAC). 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): This Regulation shall apply to MF/HF radiotelephones, MF/HF radiotelex equipment, emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRB) operating on 121.5 and 243 MHz, emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRB) operating on 406 MHz, emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRB) operating on 1.6 GHz band, portable UHF radiotelephones, radar transponders (SART), digital selective calling equipment (DSC), watchkeeping receivers on 2182 kHz and NAVTEX safety data receivers. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Regulation on Type-Approval Requirements for Certain Maritime Radio Equipment (5 pages, available in English). 6. Description of content: This draft Regulation is an up-dated version of TAC 19/93 M. Its scope covers all radio equipment in the maritime mobile service except for maritime VHF radiotelephones for which there is another regulation. The purpose of the amendments done now was to update the standard references and to remove some old equipment groups for which new type approvals are not needed any more. The Regulation contains a mutual recognition clause for test reports from other countries. 7. Objective and rationale: The aim of this Regulation is the efficient use of the radio frequency spectrum and safety of maritime transport. 8. Relevant documents: This Regulation is included in the Series of Regulations issued by the TAC. 9. Proposed date of adoption: Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined. 10. Final date for comments: 13 January 1997. (330)

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