Directives, recommendations and international agreements

The European Commission’s directives, recommendations, and guidelines on electronic communications

I. Directives

Directive 2014/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks Text with EEA relevance
Directive 2009/136/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services, Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws
Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services
Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks and amending Directive 2002/58/EC
Directive 2002/77/EC of 16 September 2002 on competition in the markets for electronic communicationsnetworksand services
Directive 2002/19/EC of the European parliament and of the council of 7 March 2002 on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities (Official Gazette RS, no 108, 24 April 2002, p. 7)
Directive 2002/20/EC of the European parliament and of the council of 7 March 2002 on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Official Gazette RS, no 108, 24 Apr 2002, p. 21)
Directive 2002/21/EC of the European parliament and of the council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services
Directive 2002/22/EC of the European parliament and of the council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services
Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector
Commission directive 2002/77/EC of 16 September 2002 on competition in the markets for electronic communications networks and services
Directive 2006/24/EC of the European parliament and of the council of 15 March 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks and amending directive 2002/58/EC

II. Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 laying down measures concerning open internet access and amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services and Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union

III. Recommendations and guidelines

Commission Recommendation of 9 October 2014 on relevant product and service markets within the electronic communications sector susceptible to ex ante regulation in accordance with Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (2014/710/EU)
Commission recommendation of 11 September 2013 on consistent non-discrimination obligations and costing methodologies to promote competition and enhance the broadband investment environment (2013/466/EU)
Commission Recommendation of 12 December 2012 on the notification procedure provided for in Article 22(3) of Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (2012/798/EU)
Commission recommendation of 20 September 2010 on regulated access to Next Generation Access Networks (NGA) (2010/572/EU)
Commission recommendation of 17 December 2007 on relevant product and service markets within the electronic communications sector susceptible to ex ante regulation in accordance with Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (2007/879/EC)
Commission recommendation of 19 September 2005 on accounting separation and cost accounting systems under the regulatory framework for electronic communications (2005/698/EC)
Commission guidelines on market analysis and the assessment of significant market power under the Community regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (2002/C 165/03)
BEREC Guidelines on the Implementation by National Regulators of European Net Neutrality Rules (2016)

Directives on postal services

Directive 2008/6/EC of the European PAarliaent and of the council of 20 February 2008 amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services
Directive 2002/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the further opening to competition of Community postal services
Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997 on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services and the improvement of quality of service

Directives on the media

Directive 2010/13/EU of the European parliament and of the council of 10 March 2010
on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive)
Directive 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1997 amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities
Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by Law, Regulation or Administrative Action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities

Directives on railway transport

Council Directive 91/440/EEC of 29 July 1991 on the development of the Community's railways
Council Directive 95/18/EC of 19 June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings
Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification
Directive 2004/49/EC of the European parliament and of the council of 29 April 2004 on safety on the Community's railways and amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (Railway Safety Directive)
Directive 2007/59/EC of the European parliament and of the council of 23 October 2007 on the certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community

Directives on the radio spectrum

Directive 2002/20/EC of the European parliament and of the council of 7 March 2002 on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive)
Directive 2002/21/EC of the Eureopean parliament and of the council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)
Comission directive 2002/77/EC of 16 September 2002 on competition in the markets for electronic communications networks and services (Text with EEA relevance)

International agreements

NATO Joint Civil and Military Frequency Agreement (NJFA), 2002
Regional Administrative LF/MF Broadcasting Conference (Regions 1 and 3), Geneva, 1975
Regional agreement concerning the use by the broadcasting service of frequencies in the medium frequency bands un Region 1 and 3 and the low frequency bands in Region 1
Regional Agreement relating to the Use of the Band 87.5 - 108 MHz for FM Sound Broadcasting (Region 1 and Part of Region 3), Geneve, 1984
Final Acts of the Regional Administrative Radio Conference for the planning of the MF Maritime Mobile and Aeronautical Radionavigation Services (Region 1), Geneva, 1985
Final Acts of the Regional Radiocommunication Conference for planning of the digital terrestrial broadcasting service in parts of Regions 1 and 3, in the frequency bands 174-230 MHz and 470-862 MHz (RRC-06)
Final Acts of the Regional Radiocommunication Conference for the revision of the Stockholm 1961 Agreement (RRC-06-Rev.ST61)
Final Acts of the Regional Radiocommunication Conference for the revision of the Geneva 1989 Agreement (RRC-06-Rev.GE89)
Geneva, 2006
ITU Radio Regulations, Edition of 2012

Agreements between Administrations

AGREEMENT between the Administrations of Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia concerning the allotment of preferential frequency blocks in the bands 450.000 – 457.400 MHz and 458.400 – 460.000 MHz as well as 460.000 – 467.400 MHz and 468.400 – 470.000 MHz, Budapest, 28 May 2014, final version
Technical arrangement between the national frequency management authorities of Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, The Slovak Republic and Slovenia on border coordination of broadband systems (umts, LTE and WiMAX) in the 900 MHZ band, Budapest, 28 May 2014, final version
Technical arrangement between the national frequency management authorities of Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, The Slovak Republic and Slovenia on border coordination of broadband systems (umts, LTE and WiMAX) in the 1800 MHZ band, Budapest, 28 May 2014, final version
Special Arrangement of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) relating to the use of the bands 47 – 68 MHz, 87.5 – 108 MHz, 174 – 230 MHz and 230 – 240 MHz and 1452-1492 MHz for Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting (T-DAB), Wiesbaden, 1995, Bonn, 1996, Maastricht and 2002, Constanta, 2007, final version, annexes
Agreement between the Administrations of Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Switzerland on the co-ordination of frequencies between 29.7 MHz and 43.5 GHz for the fixed service and the land mobile service. (HCM Agreement)
Agreement between the Administrations of Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia on the frequency coordination for systems for the fixed wireless access (FWA) in the bands 24.549 – 25.053 GHz and 25.557 – 26.061 GHz, Vienna, 28.11.2000, final version, annex1, annex2, annex3,
Agreement between the Administrations of Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia and Ukraine on the frequency coordination for the fixed wireless systems in the bands 24.549 – 25.053 GHz and 25.557 – 26.061 GHz, Budapest, 21.10.2005, final version,
Technical agreement between the Administrations of AUSTRIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, HUNGARY, ITALY, POLAND, SLOVAK REPUBLIC and SLOVENIA concerning the frequency coordination and preferential frequency distribution for fixed wireless systems in the bands 27940.5 – 28444.5 MHz and 28948.5 – 29452.5 MHz, 21.07.2008, final version, annexes
Agreement between the telecommunications administrations of Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland concerning the allotment of preferential frequencies in the bands 380 – 385 MHz and 390 – 395 MHz for digital land mobile systems for the emergency services, 1.7.2000, final version
Agreement between the Telecommunication Administrations of Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia concerning the allotment of preferential frequencies in the bands 380 – 385 MHz and 390 – 395 MHz for digital land mobile systems for the emergency services, 8.11.2001, final version
Agreement between the telecommunications administrations of Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia concerning the allotment of preferential frequency blocks in the band 890 – 914/935 – 959 MHz, Vienna, 30.9.1994, final version
Agreement between the administrations of Austria, Hungary and Slovenia on the frequency coordination in the frequency bands 880 – 890 / 925 – 935 MHz (E-GSM), Vienna, 05.02.2002, final version, annexes
Agreement between the Administrations of Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia on the frequency coordination in the frequency bands 876 – 880 /921 – 925 MHz (R-GSM), Vienna, 26.02.2003, final version
Agreement between the telecommunications administrations of Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia concerning the allotment of preferential frequencies and the coordination of systems using DCS 1800 standards in the frequency bands 1710 – 1785 MHz and 1805 – 1880 MHz, Vienna, 30.9.1994, final version
Agreement between the Administrations of Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia concerning data exchange for base stations operating in the public cellular mobile networks, GSM-900 and GSM-1800, Vienna, 05.02.2002, final version
Agreement between the Administrations of Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, [Italy,] Liechtenstein, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Switzerland concerning the allotment of preferential frequency blocks in the bands 450.000 – 457.400 MHz and 458.400 – 460.000 MHz as well as 460.000 – 467.400 MHz and 468.400 – 470.000 MHz, Vienna, 3 December 2004, final version, annexes
Agreement between the Administrations of Austria, Croatia and Slovenia concerning the approval of Arrangements between operators of radiocommunications networks, Vienna, 05.02.2002, annexes
Agreement between the Administrations of Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia concerning the approval of Arrangements between operators of radiocommunications networks, Vienna, 05.02.2002, annexes
Technical Arrangement between the national frequency management authorities of Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, The Slovak Republic and Slovenia on border coordination for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the frequency band 3400-3800 MHz, Geneva, 24 November 2015, final version,
Technical Arrangement between the administrations of Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia on the frequency coordination in the frequency bands 880 – 890 / 925 – 935 MHz (E-GSM), Vienna, 05.02.2002, final version,
Technical Arrangement between the administrations of Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia on the frequency coordination in frequency bands 876 – 880 / 921 – 925 MHz (GSM-R), 2007, final version,
Technical Arrangement between the administrations of Italy and Slovenia on the frequency coordination in frequency bands 876 – 880 / 921 – 925 MHz (GSM-R), April 2018, final version,
Technical arrangement between the national frequency management Authorities of Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, The Slovak Republic and Slovenia on border coordination for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services and national options in the 700 MHz frequency band, Budapest, 15. 2. 2018, final version,
Technical arrangement between the national frequency management authorities of Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, The Slovak Republic and Slovenia on border coordination for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the frequency band 790 - 862 MHz, Budapest 15. 2. 2018, final version,
Technical arrangement between the national frequency management authorities of Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, The Slovak Republic and Slovenia on border coordination for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the frequency band 1452 - 1492 MHz, Budapest 15. 2. 2018, final version,
Technical arrangement between the national frequency management authorities of Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, The Slovak Republic and Slovenia on border coordination for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the frequency band 1920-1980 MHz and 2110-2170 MHz, Budapest 15. 2. 2018, final version,
Technical arrangement between the national frequency management authorities of Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia on border coordination for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the frequency band 2500 -2690 MHz, Budapest 15. 2. 2018, final version,
Agreement between the administrations of Italy and Slovenia on frequency planning and frequency usage in border areas for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communication services in the frequency bands 791,0 – 821,0 MHz / 832,0 – 862,0 MHz, 880,2 – 960,2 MHz, 1427 – 1518 MHz, 1715,0 – 1785,0 MHz / 1810,0 – 1880,0 MHz, 1920,0 – 1980,0 MHz / 2110,0 – 2170,0 MHz,2570,0 – 2600,0 MHz TDD, 2510,0 – 2570,0 MHz FDD / 2630,0 MHz – 2690,0 MHz, and future candidate bands for public mobile systems, 694 – 790 MHz, 3400 – 3800 MHz, Rome, 3.10.2018, final version,
Bilateral technical agreement between the Administrations of Republic of Croatia and Republic of Slovenia on the frequency coordination in the frequency bands between 146 MHz and 174 MHz, december, 2017, final version
Bilateral technical agreement between the Administrations of Republic of Croatia and Republic of Slovenia on the frequency coordination in the frequency bands between 29,7-85,5 MHz and 410-470 MHz, 12. june, 2018, final version