1、European Radiocommunications Committee (ERC) within the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) CEPT/ERC RECOMMENDATION (0O)Ol ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CEPT ONE STOP SHOPPING PROCEDURE FOR SATELLITE LICENCES AND AUTHORISATIONS Recommendation adopted by the “Europ
2、ean Radiocommunications Committee“ (ERC) INTRODUCTION The 43 CEPT Administrations apply a variety of regulations for the exploitation of telecommunication networks, infrastructure, and services and the use of radio equipment. Market entry requires that applicants go through each national regulation
3、and provide information, individually, to each National Regulatory Authority (NRA). In order to facilitate the process of applying for satellite licences and authorisations in CEPT countries, CEPT has been developing a regulatory database and an electronic combined application form required for the
4、operation of a One-Stop-Shopping procedure for satellite systems. In this context, the SIG OSS SAT has noted that regulatory authorities in other parts of the world have also taken steps to accept electronic application forms. It was further noted that the growing use of e-mail and world wide web fa
5、cilitate the use of electronic application forms. The scope of this Recommendation is the implementation of the “One Stop Shopping“ procedure for satellite telecommunications network services and terminals. The One Stop Shopping procedure for other liberalised services was introduced to speed up and
6、 simplify the process of obtaining licences when such licences are required in more than one country in the CEPT. The extension of the One-Stop-Shopping procedure to satellite systems is a further step towards facilitating market access, with the additional benefits that an electronic application fo
7、rm provide for both NRAs and applicants. The thrust of this Recommendation is aimed primarily at entities wishing to provide satellite networks and services and/or to operate satellite terminals in more than one CEFT country. This Recommendation is not intended to cover radio amateur or broadcasting
8、 services. Requirements for an ERC Recommendation The possibility of using a single point of contact, a combined application form and a centralised database is highly appreciated , both by operators and Administrations as a helpful tool to support industry in obtaining licences within the CEPT. The
9、benefits of the OSS procedure to Satellite Industry and Administrations were identified in a report from the SIG OSS SAT to ERCECTRA (see Recommends 2). The importance of a One-Stop-Shopping procedure for licensing of satellite networks, services and terminals, especially in the light of the EU Lice
10、nsing Directive (97/13/EC), justifies the development of an ERCECTRA Recommendation. Copyright 2000 the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) Edition of 30 May, 2000 STD-CEPT ERC/REC/(OO)DL-ENGL 2000 232b414 00Lb87L TL3 W ERCintu(uu)u I Page 2 “The European conf
11、erence of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations, considering a) that licensing regimes and hence licensing conditions differ from country to country; b) that it can be time-consuming for applicants to obtain ail the necessary licensing information separately from each individual Administrati
12、on; c) that it can be time-consuming for applicants to provide each individual Administration with the required information; d) that part of the information asked by each NRA is common to a number of countries; e) that ECTRA and ERC have been mandated by the European Commission to investigate the de
13、sirability, added value and possible modalities of establishing a One-Stop-Shopping procedure for the operation of telecommunications networks and services; f that ECTRA and ERC have concluded that an OSS for satellite networks and services is feasible and ought to be implemented in order to support
14、 applicants seeking authorisation in more than one country; g) that this OSS procedure will comprise a regulatory database of licensing regimes for telecommunication networks and services, an electronic combined application form for satellite licensing and a Shop; h) that the OSS procedure will be a
15、vailable from 1 st of July 2000. taking into account i) ERC Decision of 21 March 1997 on the publication of national tables of frequency allocations (ERClDEC(97)O i); ii) ERC Decision of 30 June 1997ECTRA Decision of 12 March 1997 on the provision of information for a database of licensing requireme
16、nts for VSAT/SNG (ERCDEC(97)09 and ECTRA/DEC(97)01); iii)ERC Decision (99)22 of 29* November 1999/ ECTRA Decision (99)05 of 2nd December 1999 on Establishment of a Regulatory Database of licensing regimes for telecommunication networks and services; iv) the “Arrangement for a One-Stop-Shopping proce
17、dure for licences and other national authorisations for telecommunications services pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding establishing the European Telecommunications Office“, modified on 2 December 1997 (ECTRA(93)69 Final Rev2, Annex A); v) Directive 97/13/EC of the European Parliament and of
18、 the Council of 10 April 1997 on a common framework for general authorisations and individual licences in the field of telecommunications services, and in particular art. 13 “One-Stop-Shopping procedure“; vi) the recommendation in support of OSS made by the Satellite Action Plan Regulatory Working G
19、roup (SAP RWG) in its first report on Market Access as well as the numerous letters of support from the Satellite Industry. Eairion of 30 May, 2000 STD-CEPT ERC/REC/(00)01-ENGL 2000 2326414 00LbA72 95T E ERCIRECl(00)Ol Page 3 recommends that Administrations accept the principles of One-Stop-Shopping
20、 for satellite licences and authorisations described in ERC Report on One Stop Shopping for satellite licences and authorisations, a summary of which is annexed to this Recommendation; that Administrations accept the procedure described in the aforementioned summary and Report in support of the esta
21、blishment of One-Stop-Shopping for satellite licences and authorisations within the CEPT; that Administrations inform the Shop about any changes in national licensing and authorisations requirements in order to ensure that all relevant information relating to OSS for satellite licences and authorisa
22、tions is kept up to date; that Administrations inform the Shop about the acceptability of electronic application forms; that Administrations participate in a regular review of the OSS procedure with a view to making further improvements. Note: Please check the ER0 web site (http/:www.ero.dk) for the
23、 up to date position on the implementation of this and other ERC Recommendations Edition of 30 May, 2000 Page 4 Annex 1 MAIN PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES OF THE CEPT ONE STOP SHOPPING PROCEDURE FOR SATELLITE LICENCES AND AUTHORISATIONS More detailed information regarding the OSS procedures is contained
24、 in “EKC/ECKA Report on One Stop Shopping for satellite licences and authorisations, description of the CEPT OSS procedure for satellite licences and authorisations” Edition of 30 May. Zoo0 ERC/REC/(00)01 Page 5 n 1. Purpose of the OSS procedure for satellite licences and authorisations .-. .- L I T
25、he CEPT One-Stop-Shopping procedure is a simplified procedure for an applicant who wants to obtain (a) satellite licence(s) or authorisations in one or more CEPT countries. The OSS procedure offers the applicant the possibility to deal with a single point of contact who handles the applications for
26、different national licences. The duties of that single point, the Shop, are assigned to the European Telecommunications Office, ETO. 2. Scope of the OSS Procedure The OSS procedure covers all satellite networks, systems and services except for the space segment. The procedures may vary by the type o
27、f satellites used, configuration of the system or kind of services they provide. 3. Main elements of the OSS -Procedure The OSS Shop offers the following services: A common regulatory database (s) containing on-line information regarding the satellite regulations in the 43 CEPT countries. An electro
28、nic (on-line) application form to be used throughout the 43 CEPT countries for the application for satellite licences. The operation of a Shop to process applications to the NRAs. 4. Main principles of the OSS The OSS procedure is open to applicants from all CEPT countries as well as to applicants f
29、rom countries outside the CEFT, wishing to provide services within the CEPT. It is for the applicant to decide whether to follow the CEPT OSS procedure or to apply for a licence directly at the MtiOMl m. Applications following the OSS procedure may be processed fully electronically or by distributio
30、n of paper documents. The Shop acts as a point of contact providing advice, as an electronic post-box and as an information centre for applicants. There is no transfer of responsibilities or sovereign rights in granting the licences from the national Administrations to the Shop. The OSS fully respec
31、ts national licence requirements. The OSS procedure will not prevent applicants and Administrations from having direct contact. Edition of 30 May, 2000 5. CEPT One-Stop-Shopping Procedure for satellite licences and authorisations (flow chart) Appllcant Shop NRAl, NAM, NRAn YRPffiMR Edit;on of 30 May
32、. 2000 STD-CEPT ERC/REC/(OO)OL-ENGL 2000 = 232bYlh 001b87L 5T5 ERC/REC/(00)01 Page 7 6. Explanatory notes to the chart Definitions used Applicant = entity applying for satellite licences in one or more CEPT countries in accordance with the OSS- procedure Shop the entity acting as point of contact in
33、 the OSS procedure for CEPT Administrations NRA National Regulatory Authority, the body responsible for issuing licenses for satellite networks MRP/GMR = the CEPT milestone review procedure, which gives advice to the NRA on the compliance of = = milestones by satellite network operators Explanation
34、he start of the procedure. Any applicant can retrieve information regarding the OSS trocedure from the Website maintained by the Shop. he Website -maintained by the Shop- contains relevant information regarding the icensing regimes, conditions and regulation in the CEPT countries. The web server :on
35、tains information supplied by the NRAs in a searchable database (see paragraph 9 below). tesults of the MRP/GMR process for satellite system, if appropriate, will also be ivailable at the Website, the information will be provided regularly by the MRP/GMR iecretaria t. rhe Website contains an electro
36、nic application form, to be filled out on-line or off-line ifter the applicant has requested a unique password for the application, which is also to 3e used to retrieve a form saved earlier. For every new application a new unique ,assword is required. The software will guide the applicant through th
37、e application and resent the questions to be answered or each country applied for. The software will also ;heck that all relevant questions are filled out. After the applicant has filled out the Combined Application Form, he sends it :lectronically to the server at the Shop. The server will generate
38、 an OSS registration number for each country which will be added to the form or each country and which should also be added to all required attachments and the declaration at the end of the application form. Documents with the same OSS registration number belong to the same application. For each cou
39、ntry a separate application form will be generated. The original signed versions of the application form in the required language and the authentic attachments (if required by the NRAs) will be submitted to the Shop. The Shop will do a final check that the form has been completed. The shop is not ab
40、le to modify the form, only the applicant can, through his unique password. If the forms have not been completed properly the Shop will inform the applicant. A second check will follow. If the application forms are complete they will be send to the NRAs. Note: the Shop does not judge whether a licen
41、ce should be granted or not. It simply checks whether the applicant has supplied all the information required for processing the application. However this does not prevent NRA s to request additional information when appropriate. sox iumber I 1 b) in justified cases, the time limit may be extended t
42、o four months. These time limits will be without prejudice to any applicable international agreements relating to frequency and satellite earth station co-ordination. (based on art. 9 of the Licensing Directive) If the licence is not granted, the NRA will send a letter of refusal to the applicant gi
43、ving the reason(s) for refusing the licence. The NRA will also inform the Shop about the refusal to grant the licence. For the NRA the OSS procedure is closed after it has issued or refused the licence. For the Shop, the procedure is closed only after the last application for a licence has been fina
44、lised and the applicant has been informed accordingly. The electronic application will be removed from the server after the relevant NRA has closed the licensing process in question and has informed the Shop accordingly. r&s * for non EU-countries other processing times may apply, information on this will be available in the OSS database Edition of 30 May, 2000
