(2) It shall be prohibited to connect telecommunications equipment to public networks when the
equipment is not intended for such use.
(3) It shall be prohibited to transfer radio equipment which requires approval to others than those who
can document possession of the necessary permits.
(4) The prohibition under this Article also includes equipment which does not comply with the essential
requirements pursuant to Article 25 (1) hereof.
27. Prohibition of Marketing of Telecommunications Equipment. Withdrawal
If use of telecommunications equipment may involve threats to essential requirements pursuant to
Article 25 (1) hereof, the Department may order the manufacturer or supplier to cease the offering
and marketing of such equipment at once as well as to take measures to withdraw the equipment
from the market.
Part Four
Broadcasting
28. Operator's Permit
(1) A person desiring to:
(a) establish and/or operate installations for broadcasting or the retransmission of broadcasting and/or
(b) broadcast nationally and/or
(c) broadcast locally, i.e. within a geographically delimited area,
must obtain an operator's permit.
(2) The Department shall determine which of the activities referred to in this Article shall be defined as
exclusive rights activities (Article 2(e)) or as limited competition activities (Article 2(g)).
(3) A permit issued under this Article shall be subject to such conditions as the Department may
specify in the permit or in regulations referred to in the permit.
29. Right to Retransmission
Simultaneous and unaltered retransmission by way of cable networks limited to 10 buildings and/or 40
households does not require a permit.
30. Supplier's Permit
(1) A person desiring to import, manufacture, sell or otherwise transfer broadcasting receiver
equipment must obtain a supplier's permit in accordance with regulations issued by the Minister of
Transport and Communications.
(2) The activities referred to in this Article are open competition activities (Article 2(h)).
(3) A permit issued under this Article shall be subject to such conditions as the Department may
specify in the permit, or as may be specified in regulations referred to in the permit.
31. Approval of Broadcasting Receiver Equipment
(1) Broadcasting receiver equipment shall be approved (type approval) by the Department unless
exceptions have been made.
(2) All equipment with the same type description as the approved item of equipment shall be labelled
as determined by the Department.
(3) It shall be prohibited to import broadcasting receiver equipment, to offer, to sell, or in any other
way transfer broadcasting receiver equipment to others unless the equipment is type approved.