NETHERLANDS: ARTICLE 13 OF THE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PERMITS DECREE, AS IT WILL READ AFTER THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THE DRAFT DECREE AMENDING THE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PERMITS DECREE REGARDING THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC, DIGITAL, CELLULAR, MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS OVER LAND (D The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.424. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: NETHERLANDS. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Transport and Public Works. 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): Telecommunications infrastructure for providing public, mobile telecommunications services to third parties by means of GSM, ERMES or DCS 1800. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Article 13 of the Mobile Telecommunications Permits Decree, as it will Read After the Coming into Force of the Draft Decree Amending the Mobile Telecommunications Permits Decree Regarding the Introduction of the System for Public, Digital, Cellular, Mobile Telecommunications Over Land (DCS 1800). 6. Description of content: The telecommunications infrastructure of licence holders for GSM, ERMES or DCS 1800 shall meet requirements in terms of, inter alia, capacity, quality, wire-tapping, and connection to permitted terminal equipment. 7. Objective and rationale: The systems involved are pan-European (GSM, ERMES and DCS 1800) and have a compulsory frequency reservation pursuant to European directives. These types of public, mobile telecommunication are of major economic importance. With this in mind, conditions are prescribed to guarantee a certain minimum quality for the telecommunications infrastructure, thus ensuring that the telecommunications traffic can continue via the network without any interruptions. 8. Relevant documents: Article 13g of the Telecommunications Provision Act (bulletins of Acts and Decrees 1996, 95, most recently amended by the Act of 3 April 1996, Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 366). 9. Proposed date of adoption: 31 October 1997; Proposed date of entry into force: 31 October 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 30 October 1997. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0265)

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