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Schedule SATELLITE EARTH STATION EQUIPMENT PART IV A OF THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

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In relation to satellite earth station equipment, the principal Regulations shall have effect as if there were inserted after Part IV the following Part—

“PART IV

A COMMUNITY INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL PROCEDURE FOR SATELLITE EARTH STATION EQUIPMENT

Application of Part IVA

49A

This Part shall have effect for providing for the manner in which the conformity assessment requirements may be complied with in relation to receive-only equipment—

(a)

where the equipment is intended for connection to the public telecommunications network, as far as the elements other than the terrestrial interface are concerned;

(b)

where the equipment is not intended for such connection, for all the elements,

where the manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community chooses the Community internal production control procedure, and ensures and declares in accordance therewith that the products concerned satisfy the requirements of the Satellite Earth Station Equipment Directive that apply to them.

Establishment and retention of the technical documentation

49B
(1)

The manufacturer must establish the technical documentation described in regulation 49C below and he or his authorized representative established within the Community must, subject to paragraph (2) below, keep it, for a period ending at least ten years after the last product has been manufactured, at the disposal of the relevant national authorities for inspection purposes (and in accordance with regulation 11 above, if the equipment falls within sub-paragraphs (a) or (b) of that regulation).

(2)

Where neither the manufacturer or his authorized representative is established within the Community, the obligation to keep the technical documentation available is the responsibility of the person who places the product on the Community market.

Content of technical documentation

49C
(1)

Technical documentation must enable the conformity of the products to be assessed against the requirements of the Satellite Earth Station Equipment Directive that apply to them.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1) above, the documentation must contain

  • a general description of the product;

  • conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and lists of components, sub-assemblies, circuits, etc;

  • descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of the said drawings and lists and the operation of the product;

  • a list of the standards mentioned in regulation 3(4) above applied in full so far as is relevant or, in the absence of such standards, the technical construction file, and descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet those requirements of this Directive that apply to the products;

  • results of design calculations made, examinations carried out, etc; and

  • test reports.

Copy of declaration of conformity

49D

The manufacturer or his authorized representative must keep a copy of the declaration of conformity with the technical documentation.

Manufacturing process

49E

The manufacturer must take all measures necessary to ensure that the manufacturing process ensures compliance by the manufactured products with the technical documentation referred to in regulation 49B above and with those requirements of the Satellite Earth Station Equipment Directive which apply to them.”