Legislation in Force

2009

• Consolidated legal texts of the electronic communications regulatory framework (December 2009)
• Directive 2009/140/EC aka "Better Regulation" Directive(*)
• Directive 2009/136/EC aka "Citizens' Rights" Directive(*)
• Regulation 2009/1211  establishing the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the Office

• Regulation (EC) No 544/2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 717/2007 on roaming on public mobile telephone networks within the Community and Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services

2007

• Regulation (EC) No 717/2007 on roaming on public mobile telephone networks within the Community and amending Directive 2002/21/EC

2002

• Directive 2002/77/EC on competition in the markets for electronic communications services
• Directive 2002/58/EC on privacy and electronic communications (from 31/10/2003)
• Directive 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services
• Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services
• Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework
• Directive 2002/19/EC on access and interconnection

2000

• Regulation 2000/2887/EC on unbundled access to the local loop

1997

• Directive 97/66/EC on the processing of personal data and protection of privacy (up to 30/10/2003)

• Decision 2010/299/EU repealing Decision 2002/627/EC establishing the European Regulators Group for Electronic Communications Networks and Services

2009

• Decision 2009/884/EC amending Decision 2007/116/EC as regards the introduction of additional reserved numbers beginning with ‘116’

2008

• Decision 2008/286/EC amending Decision 2007/176/EC as regards the list of standards and/or specifications for electronic communications networks, services and associated facilities and services
• Decision 2008/60/EC amending Decision 2003/548/EC as regards the deletion of specific types of leased line from the Minimum Set of Leased Lines

2007

• Decision 2007/698/EC amending Decision 2007/116/EC as regards the introduction of additional reserved numbers beginning with '116'
• Decision 2007/176/EC on a list of standards
• Decision 2007/116/EC on reserving the national numbering range beginning with '116' for harmonised numbers for harmonised services of social value

2004

• Decision 2004/641/EC amending decision 2002/627/EC establishing the European Regulators Group for Electronic Communications Networks and Services (*)

2003

• Decision 2003/548/EC on the minimum set of leased lines with harmonised characteristics and associated standards referred to in Article 18 of the Universal Service Directive

2002

• Decision 2002/676/EC on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision)
• Decision 2002/627/EC establishing the European Regulators Group for Electronic Communications Networks and Services (*)
• Decision 2002/622/EC establishing a Radio Spectrum Policy Group

• Directive 91/287/EEC on the frequency bands to be reserved for the coordinated introduction of public pan-European cellular digital land-based mobile communications in the Community
• Directive 90/544/EEC on the frequency bands designated for the coordinated introduction of pan-European land-based public radio paging in the Community
• Directive 87/372/EEC on the frequency bands to be reserved for the coordinated introduction of public pan-European cellular digital land-based mobile communications in the Community