NETHERLANDS: T 11-13 TERMINAL EQUIPMENT; TECHNICAL REGULATIONS FOR CONNECTION TO THE DUTCH PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.354. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: NETHERLANDS. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: National Enquiry Point. 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): Terminal equipment. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: T 11-13 Terminal Equipment; Technical Regulations for Connection to the Dutch Public Switched Telephone Network (available in English, 84 pages). 6. Description of content: The draft comprises technical regulations for single and multiple systems relating to: repose state; call detection; replying and terminating; holdingstate; dialing; connecting; "calling line identification"; analogue and digital signalling; speech transmission, including: (a) cordless telephones CTO, CT1, CT2; (b) cordless telephone DECT, coupling with the PSTR, insofar as not covered by CTR 10 and CTR 11; "handfree" telephones and "handsets". 7. Objective and rationale: The existing technical regulations mainly date back to 1988. The draft provides for combining all existing technical regulations in one document. This draft is also in line with the new European standards for terminal equipment, such as pr-TBR 21, I-ETS 300 677 and I-ETS 300 480. 8. Relevant documents: Directive 91/263/EEC, Telecommunications Provisions Act, Terminal Equipment Declaration. 9. Proposed date of adoption: 28 July 1997; Proposed date of entry into force: 28 July 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 14 July 1997. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0202)

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