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THE 1998 REGULATORY PACKAGE:
HARMONISATION LEGISLATION

 

Data protection

    Directive 97/66/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 15 December 1997 concerning the processing of personal data and protection of privacy in the telecommunications sector, OJ L24/1 of 30/1/98
    Available in format in [DE], [EN], [FR]

    See also "Main legislative documents"

Licensing

    Directive 97/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 April 1997 on a common framework for general authorizations and individual licences in the field of telecommunications services, OJ L117, 7.5.97. Also available in [DE] and [FR].

Open Network Provision (ONP)

    1. ONP framework

      Council Directive 90/387/EEC of 28th June 1990 on the establishment of the Internal Market for telecommunications services through the implementation of Open Network Provision. OJ L192, 24.7.90

      Directive 97/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 6 October 1997 amending Council Directives 90/387/EEC and 92/44/EEC for the purpose of adaptation to a competitive environment in telecommunications OJ L 295, 29/10/97 p 23
      Available in format : [DA], [DE], [EL], [EN], [ES], [FI], [FR], [IT], [NL], [PT], [SV]

      Informal consolidated text of the revised ONP Framework directive 90/387/EC as amended by directive 97/51/EC

      Addresses of National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) for Telecommunications for the purposes of the Dispute and Conciliation Procedures in the ONP Leased Lines Directive 92/44/EC and the ONP Voice Telephony Directive 95/62/EC
      (or click here to access the ITU's on-line database of NRAs).

      List of standards (interim issue, OJ C331/32 of 31/12/2002)
      Available in format: [DA], [DE], [EL], [EN], [ES], [FI], [FR], [IT], [NL], [PT], [SV]

    2. Interconnection Directives and Recommendations

      Directive 97/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on interconnection in telecommunications with regard to ensuring universal service and interoperability through the application of the principles of open network provision (ONP), OJ L199/32 26/7/97
      Available in [EN], [FR] and [DE - with links to the other languages]

      Directive 98/61/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 1998 amending Directive 97/33/EC with regard to operator number portability and carrier pre-selection.
      Available in format: [DA], [DE], [EL], [EN], [ES], [FI], [FR], [IT], [NL], [PT], [SV]

      Commission Recommendation on interconnection in a liberalised market: 
          Part I: Interconnection pricing (15 October 1997). Available in : [DE], [EN], [FR]
                     Updated version of Part I (29 July 1998). Available in : [DE], [EN], [FR]

          Part II: Accounting separation and cost accounting (08 April 1998). 
          Available in format: [DE], [EN], [FR]

      Commission Recommendation of 24 November 1999 on Leased Lines Interconnection Pricing in a liberalised telecommunications market.
      Available in format: [DE], [EN], [FR]

    3. Leased Lines

      Council Directive 92/44/EEC of 5th June 1992 on the Application of Open Network Provision to Leased Lines, OJ L165, 19.6.92

      Commission Decision of 7 January 1998 on amendment of Annex II to Council Directive 92/44/EEC (98/80/EC).

      Directive 97/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 6 October 1997 amending Council Directives 90/387/EEC and 92/44/EEC for the purpose of adaptation to a competitive environment in telecommunications OJ L 295, 29/10/97 p 23. For texts, see above, under "a. ONP Framework".

      Informal consolidated text of the revised ONP Leased Lines Directive 92/44/EC as amended by Directive 97/51/EC

      Conciliation procedure (94/C 214/04; OJ C214/4, 04.08.94)

    4. Voice Telephony

      Directive 98/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 1998 on the application of open network provision (ONP) to voice telephony and on universal service for telecommunications in a competitive environment (OJ L101/24 01.04.98). 
      View in [DE], [EN], [FR] or 
      Download in format: [DA], [DE], [EL], [EN], [ES], [FI], [FR], [IT], [NL], [PT], [SE]

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