# The Telecommunications (Open Network Provision and Leased Lines) Regulations 1997, Regulation 3: Technical standards and specifications


(1) The Director shall encourage the use for the provision of technical interfaces and network functions of the standards and specifications to which, in accordance with Article 5(1) of the ONP Framework Directive, reference is made in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
(2) As long as such standards or specifications are not adopted, the Director shall encourage the use of:
(a) standards or specifications adopted by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute or the joint European standards institution known as CEN/Cenelec or other European standardisation bodies;
(b) in the absence of such standards or specifications, international standards or recommendations adopted by the International Telecommunication Union, the International Organisation for Standardisation or the International Electrotechnical Committee; or
(c) in the absence of such standards or specifications, any standards or specifications determined by the Director.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2932/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-open-network-provision-and-leased-lines-regulations-1997/regulation-3
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