1. Appendix O to the ACP WGM/8 Report
ETSI Brief
Note that the following is an edited version of a presentation given to cover status of draft EN for GHz AES by Tony Azzarelli in Sept. 2003;
This is being provided informally by Diane Revell on 26 Nov to some members of ICAO ANC WG-M relative to a discussion during the meeting regarding the ETSI EN cycle raised during discussion of paper ACP WG-M/8 WP-23 relative to GNSS SARP’s and its reference to a draft update to EN relative to GLONASS receivers protection. The purpose is to provide some information on the ETSI cycle for EN’s not to provide status on either of the specific EN’s for AES.

2. General Information
Technical Committee on Satellite Earth Stations (TC-SES) is the group in ETSI to deal with Satellite equipment in general.
TC-SES is made up of Working Groups
One of the ETSI deliverables is the European Norm (EN), which is a document that is legally bound within the European Union and accepted by other ETSI member countries (total of 35 European Administration as of Oct. 2002).

3. Two-step Approval Process and Public Enquiry
TC-SES can approve a draft EN for the Two-step Approval Process (TAP). This takes nearly 1 year to approve as a legally binding document. If no reference document is drafted for a particular work item or it is an update to an existing EN the process can be shortened by about 1 year.
The Public Enquiry Phase (PE) is the first step of TAP, which can typically take 4 months;
In this phase comments are received on the draft EN in question from the members of ETSI.

4. Resolution Meeting and Start of Voting
A Resolution meeting is set at ETSI to resolve any comments received during the Public Enquiry phase.
Comments are analyzed and replies created for input to the Resolution meeting;
When the new version of the draft EN is approved at the Resolution meeting, the document will go to the next TC-SES meeting for final approval.
If approved the document will go to the Voting Phase, i.e. each (ETSI) Administration will now have nearly 2 months to say:
“yes” unconditionally; or
“no” with appropriate reason (mandatory).

5. Voting Phase and Adoption
When the voting phase is terminated (about a two-month period), the votes are counted. Votes from each country are “weighted” based on their membership fee (proportional to GDP);
Quorum is 50% and Success is 71% of weighted votes;
If vote on a EN is negative, then votes on EU countries are counted:
If vote is positive then EN is adopted for all EU countries and those others that voted in favour.
If EN is adopted then it will be published by the EC into the Official Journal of the European Communities.
National Standard Organization will need to adopt it nationally if they want it to apply to their legislation. Until then the EN will remain non-mandatory.

6. ETSI country weighting
FRANCE 10
BULGARIA 3
GERMANY
CZECH REPUBLIC
ITALY
DENMARK
UNITED KINGDOM
FINLAND
SPAIN 8
HUNGARY
BELGIUM 5
IRELAND
GREECE
NORWAY
NETHERLANDS
ROMANIA
POLAND 2
PORTUGAL
RUSSIA
CYPRUS
SWITZERLAND
TURKEY
UKRAINE
AUSTRIA 4
SWEDEN
CROATIA
BOSNIA-HERZEG.
LITHUANIA
LUXEMBOURG
ICELAND
MALTA
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
SLOVENIA
ESTONIA
LATVIA

7. ETSI Group for L-band and S-band AES
TC-SES WG AES
Deals with L-band and S-band AES standard. Safety is also considered here, by the adoption of EUROCAE/RTCA limits.

8. Annex: Why ETSI ? Copied from ETSI Seminar Material

9. 1) How can ETSI Help.

10. 1.1 How to Access EU market

11. 1.2 Why the RTTE Directive (1) ?
Before the Directive….
Radio type approval required in every country
Low Voltage Directive and EMC Directive
TTE Directive & SES Directive required compulsory testing
Approval process lasts 2 years or more

12. 1.2 Why the RTTE Directive (2) ?
Aim 1: to allow new equipment onto the market quickly
No more type approval
Market surveillance instead
LVD & EMC incorporated (one-stop shop)
Lighter technical requirements
Aim 2: to encourage harmonisation & openness of use of radio spectrum
Member states have to notify radio regulations for use of radio spectrum
Commission to establish equivalency of national regulations
BUT national regulation of spectrum use….

13. 1.2 Why the RTTE Directive (3) ?
Aim 3: to increase competition for terminal equipment
Interworking no longer a requirement to access the market
Network operator has to publish interface specifications

14. 1.3 What does a manufacturer need to do?
Meet the “essential requirements”
health & safety
electromagnetic compatibility
avoidance of harmful interference (radio equipment only)
possibly others, if invoked by the Commission
Carry out « essential radio test suites »
Meet national radio interface regulations
Inform member state (if using non-harmonised radio spectrum)

15. 1.4 How can ETSI help (1)?
Harmonised Standards
Harmonized Standards??

16. 1.4.1 Harmonised Standards
Where apparatus meets the relevant harmonised standards or parts thereof whose reference numbers have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, Member States shall presume compliance with those of the essential requirements referred to in Article 3 as are covered by the said harmonised standards or parts thereof. [Article 5.1]

17. Harmonised Standards (1)
European Standards (EN)
Produced under a mandate from the European Commission
And adopted by Member States
Implement essential requirements of a « New Approach » Directive (e.g. R&TTE, EMC)
Adopted by National Standards Organisations
Cited in the Official Journal of the European Communities
Member states required to presume conformity

18. Harmonised Standards (2)
Mandate M/284
Identify relevant technical requirements
Identify « essential radio test suites »
Standardise « non-essential » aspects separately
EG Guide on drafting HSs
Multi-part?
Proforma for HSs SR

19. 1.4.2 Radio Spectrum Access Start early !
Spectrum access is a pre-requisite to market radio products
Effective co-operation with CEPT is essential

20. CEPT – ETSI MoU CEPT-ETSI MoU (1) ETSI (2) CEPT Harmonised Standard
Recommendation or Decision on spectrum allocation
National licence regimes plus interface regulations

21. ETSI CEPT CEPT - ETSI MoU NEW Overall ETSI view
WG FM, SE, RR (Recommendations and Decisions)
ERM RM Liaison Officer
Decision on spectrum
Project Teams (drafting)
ETSI Member
Individual view
Except in « justified cases »

22. Spectrum: How do we get an ETSI view?
Affected ETSI TBs
System Reference Document
Have all interested parties been consulted?
Is there consensus?
ERM-RM
SRDoc to CEPT
Resolution by members of affected TBs

23. System Reference Document
Basic description of application
Simple technical description
Current ETSI standards
Justified spectrum requirements
Possible compatibility issues
Market forecasts
Traffic evaluation
Economic/social benefit
Market window
Requested action from CEPT
Proforma EG