Text of the Recommendation adopted by the "European Radiommunications Committee" (ERC):

INTRODUCTION

The Recommendation as approved in 1985 makes it possible for radio amateurs from CEPT countries to operate during short visits in other CEPT countries without obtaining an individual temporary licence from the visited CEPT country. Good experience with this system is gained.

The Recommendation as revised in 1992 has the aim to make it possible for non-CEPT countries to participate in this licensing system

The appropriate provisions for this are found mainly in the new Appendices III and IV.

The original Recommendation had to be adapted slightly, but it retains the same applicability within CEPT as before.

"The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations,

considering

1. that the Amateur Service and Amateur Satellite Service are Radiocommunications Services according to Article 1 of the ITU Radio Regulations and governed by other provisions of the ITU Radio Regulations as well as national regulations,

    

2. that it is necessary to harmonise licensing procedures for temporary installation and use of portable and mobile radio amateur stations in CEPT countries and non-CEPT countries,

    

3. that Administrations are responsible, in accordance with Article 32 of the ITU Radio Regulations, for taking such measures as they judge necessary to verify the operational and technical qualifications of a person seeking a radio amateur licence. Additionally, radio amateurs shall not be allowed to transmit on frequencies below 30 MHz, unless they have proved their ability to send correctly by hand, and to receive correctly by ear, texts in Morse code signals,

    

4. that the issue and administration of temporary licences to foreign visitors based on bilateral agreements involves a considerable increase in work for Administrations,

    

5. that certain Administrations have concluded or are drawing up agreements intended to simplify the current procedure for the issue of such temporary licences,

    

6. that the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) supports the simplification of procedures to obtain temporary operational privileges for foreign visitors in CEPT countries and in other countries,

noting that

this Recommendation bears no relation to the import and export of amateur radio equipment, which is subject only to relevant customs regulations,

noting further that

despite the procedures of this Recommendation, Administrations always have the right to require separate bilateral agreements when recognising the radio amateur licences issued by foreign Administrations,

recommends

1. that CEPT member Administrations recognise the principle of CEPT radio amateur licences issued under the conditions specified in Appendices I and II, on which the Administrations of the countries visited will levy neither duties nor taxes, only the Administration issuing the licence being entitled to do so,

    

2. that Administrations, not being members of CEPT, accepting the provisions of this Recommendation, may apply for participation in accordance with the conditions laid down in Appendices III and IV".

1. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE "CEPT RADIO AMATEUR LICENCE"

1. a declaration according to which the holder is authorised to utilise his amateur radio station in accordance with this Recommendation in countries where the latter applies;
2. the name and address of the holder;
3. the call sign;
4. the CEPT licence class;
5. the validity;
6. the issuing authority.

2. LICENCE CLASSES

3. CONDITIONS OF UTILISATION

1. On request the licence holder shall present his CEPT radio amateur licence to the appropriate authorities in the country visited.

    

2. Authorisation is granted for utilisation of a portable or mobile station only. A portable station shall, for the purposes of this Recommendation, include any station using mains electricity at a temporary location, e.g. a hotel or a camping site.

    

3. Authorisation is also granted for utilisation of the station of a radio amateur holding a permanent licence in the host country.

    

4. The licence holder shall observe the provisions of the ITU Radio Regulations, this Recommendation and the regulations in force in the country visited. Furthermore, any restrictions concerning national and local conditions of a technical nature or regarding the public authorities must be respected. Special attention should be paid to the difference in frequency allocations to the radio amateur services in the three ITU Regions.

    

5. The use of the amateur radio station aboard an aircraft is prohibited.

    

6. When transmitting in the visited country the licence holder must use his national call sign preceded by the CEPT call sign prefix as indicated in column 3 of Appendices II and IV. The CEPT call sign prefix and the national call sign must be separated by the character "/" (telegraphy) or the word "stroke" (telephony). For a mobile amateur radio station the national call sign must be followed by the characters "/M" (telegraphy) or the word "mobile" (telephony). For a portable amateur radio station the national call sign must be followed by the characters "/P" (telegraphy) or the word "portable" (telephony).

    

7. The licence holder cannot request protection against harmful interference.

4. EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN CEPT LICENCE CLASSES AND NATIONAL LICENCE CLASSES

1. The equivalence between CEPT licence classes and national licence classes in CEPT countries is given in columns 6 and 7 of Appendix II.

    

2. The equivalence between CEPT licence classes and national licence classes in non-CEPT countries is given in columns 6 and 7 of Appendix IV.

Note. These tables reflect the situation at 31 October 1997. An up-to-date table is available at the ERO.

Countries wishing to modify their entries should send a letter to that effect to the chairman of the ERC with a copy to the ERO.

 
 

CEPT countries National licence classes equivalent to  CEPT licence classes

Holders of CEPT classes authorised to transmit in accordance with national classes in respective CEPT countries

2

3

4

5

6

7

CEPT classes  1 2

CEPT  class 1

CEPT  class 2

CEPT  class 1

CEPT  class 2

Albania

Andorra

Austria

OE

OE

A1)

B1)

C1)

A2)

B2)

C2)

A1)

A2)

Belgium

ON

ON

C

B

C

B

Bosnia and Herzegovina

T9

T9

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

Bulgaria

LZ

LZ

A1)

B1)

A2)

B2)

C

B1)

B2)

Croatia

9A

9A

A

B

C

A

C

Cyprus

5B

5B

--

--

--

--

Czech Republic

OK

OK

A

B

C

D

B

D

Denmark

OZ

OZ

A

C

A

C

Faroe Islands

OY

OY

A

D

E

A

D

Greenland

OX

OX

A

D

E

A

D

Estonia

ES3)

ES3)

A

B

C

T

A

T

Finland

OH

OH

Y

P

T

Y

T

France

F

F

E

C

E

C

Corsica

TK

TK

E

C

E

C

Guadeloupe

FG

FG

E

C

E

C

Guyana

FY

FY

E

C

E

C

Martinique

FM

FM

E

C

E

C

St-Bartholomew

FJ

FJ

E

C

E

C

St-Pierre/Miquelon

FP

FP

E

C

E

C

St-Martin

FS

FS

E

C

E

C

Réunion (Glorieuse7), Jean de  Nova7), Tromelin7))

FR

FR

E

C

E

C

Mayotte

FH

FH

E

C

E

C

French Antarctica (Crozet7),   Kerguelen7), St. Paul &   Amsterdam7), Terre Adelie7))

FT

FT

E

C

E

C

French Polynesia7) & Clipperton7)

FO

FO

E

C

E

C

New Caledonia7)

FK

FK

E

C

E

C

Wallis & Futuna7)

FW

FW

E

C

E

C

Germany

DL

DC

B

A

C

B

C

Greece

SV

SV

A

B

C

--

A

B

C

--

4)

Hungary

HA

HG

RHB RHC

URHB URHC

RHC

URHC

Iceland

TF

TF

A

B

C

T

A

B

T

Ireland

EI

EI

A

B

A

B

Italy

I

I

General

Limited

General

Limited

Latvia

YL

YL

15)

25)

35)

45)

2

4

Liechtenstein

HBO

HBO

1

2

3

4

1

3

Lithuania

LY

A

B

A

B

Luxembourg

LX

LX

General

--

General

--

4)

Malta

9H

9H

A

B

A

B

Moldova

Monaco

3A

3A

General

Limited

General

Limited

Netherlands

PA

PA

A

C

A

C

Norway

LA

LC

A

B

C

A

C

Poland

SP6)

SP6)

Portugal

CT

CT

A

B1)

B2)

A

B2)

Azores

CU

CU

A

B1)

B2)

A

B2)

Madeira

CT

CT

A

B1)

B2)

A

B2)

Romania

YO

YO

1

2

3

4

1

4

Russian Federation

San Marino

T7

T7

--

--

--

--

Slovak Republic

OM

OM

A

B

C

D

B

D

Slovenia

S5

S5

1

2

3

Spain

EA

EB

A

B

A

B

Sweden

SM

SM

A

B

C

T

A

T

Switzerland

HB9

HB9

A

B

A

B

Turkey

TA

TA

A

B

C

A

C

Ukraine

United Kingdom

G

G

A

B

A

B

Isle of Man

GD

GD

A

B

A

B

N. Ireland

GI

GI

A

B

A

B

Jersey

GJ

GJ

A

B

A

B

Scotland

GM

GM

A

B

A

B

Guernsey

GU

GU

A

B

A

B

Wales

GW

GW

A

B

A

B

Vatican City      former Yugoslav Republic of   Macedonia

HV

HV

--

--

--

--

1. APPLICATION

1. Administrations, not being members of CEPT, may apply to the CEPT for participation in the CEPT radio amateur licensing systems regulated by this Recommendation. Applications should be addressed to CEPT European Radiocommunications Committee (ERC), through the European Radiocommunications Office (ERO) (see Note).

    

   A non-CEPT Administration in joining this Recommendation enters into an agreement with all CEPT countries having implemented this Recommendation or will do so in the future. It should be noted that non-CEPT countries wishing to implement this Recommendation between them should do so by separate agreement.

    

2. The application shall include a list of licence classes in the country concerned, their privileges and the proposed CEPT licence class equivalents. Details of national examination syllabuses or documents describing the requirements of the national licence classes and their privileges shall be enclosed with the application. All the details mentioned above must be submitted in one of the official languages of the CEPT (English, French or German).

    

3. The applying Administration shall provide the call sign prefix(es) to be used by visiting radio amateurs and details of any special conditions relating to the implementation of this Recommendation in the country concerned. Special conditions or restrictions should be confined to a minimum, and should not be imposed unless absolutely necessary.

    

4. A non-CEPT Administration having been granted special conditions as per 1.3. shall include these in a footnote in Appendix IV.

2. PROCEDURES OF APPLICATIONS

1. The CEPT ERC shall check, based mainly on Recommendation T/R 61-02 E, each application to determine the equivalence of the national licence classes to those specified in this Recommendation and to assess the acceptability of any deviations from the respective Recommendations which have been requested by the applying Administration.

    

2. When the ERC has agreed to accept the participation of a non-CEPT country it notifies the applying Administration and arranges for the ERO to include the relevant details in Appendix IV.

    

3. A CEPT Administration requiring a separate bilateral agreement to apply this Recommendation with a nonCEPT Administration, shall indicate this in a footnote in Appendix II.

    

4. A non-CEPT Administration requiring a separate bilateral agreement to apply this Recommendation with a CEPT Administration, shall indicate this in a footnote in Appendix IV.

3. CONDITIONS OF UTILISATION

 
 

NON-CEPT countries	Call sign prefix(es)		National licence classes of non-CEPT countries equivalent to CEPT licence classes				Holders of licences issued by CEPT Administrations authorised to transmit in accordance with national classes in non-CEPT countries
2	3		4			5	6	7
	CEPT classes  1 2		CEPT  class 1			CEPT  class 2	CEPT  class 1	CEPT  class 2
Canada  Newfoundland and Labrador  Yukon Territory and Province of Prince Edward Island	VE  VO  VY	VE  VO  VY	Amateur  operator  certificate with basic and Morse code (12 wpm)  qualifications  (or advanced qualification)			Amateur  operator  certificate with basic qualification (or Morse code (5 wpm)  qualification, or  advanced qualification)	Amateur  operator  certificate with basic, Morse code (12 wpm), and advanced qualifications	Amateur  operator  certificate with basic and advanced qualifications
Israel	4X  4Z	4Z7  4Z9	A	B		C	B	C1)
New Zealand	ZL	ZL	General			Limited	General	Limited
Peru	OA2)	OA2)	General intermediate			--	General intermediate	--
South Africa	ZS	ZR	A Unrestricted			A Restricted	A Unrestricted	A Restricted

 
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