Keeping mobile signal repeaters and making them available on the market is allowed only if:
- the equipment complies with the applicable legislation;
- the trader has a general holder’s licence; the distributor may only sell radio equipment to a person authorised to own and/or use it. This may be an operator who has obtained a right of use in Belgium (or a person who has been authorised to use the product by the operator(s) concerned. You will find the list of shopkeepers' holder's licences on the BIPT website (monthly updated).
- he only deals with mobile network operators, other professionals having a general holder’s licence or with a user who can prove he has the consent from the operators involved;
- and he establishes a monthly declaration of sales and sends it to the BIPT.
A repeater is a piece of radio equipment in the sense of Article 2 of the Electronic Communications Act and in accordance with the European “Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU” or “RED” EU.
A repeater does not constitute terminal equipment by itself: it is a link between the operator’s network and the user’s terminal equipment. The repeater repeats the mobile operator’s or operators’ signal, using the spectrum assigned to the operators in the various BIPT decisions.
Similar to any product falling under the European RED Directive the following conditions must be met:
- presence of CE marking on the packaging and on the product;
- the pictogram and the text warning about national restrictions on putting the equipment into service or pointing out requirements concerning the permission for use, must be indicated visibly and legibly on the packaging: "
Restrictions or requirements in BE” must be indicated; - information on the product or packaging regarding the type, batch or serial number or any other element allowing the identification of the product;
- presence of the EU declaration of conformity (or simplified EU declaration of conformity of the manufacturer with an internet address where the full EU declaration of conformity is available);
- contain the instructions in the three national languages, an indication that the use is subject to authorisation or a user right. More specifically it should be mentioned: “The use of this equipment is only allowed with the consent of all the mobile operators involved” or a similar indication;
- the instructions also need to indicate the frequency bands used by the repeater, as well as the maximum output power;
- in case of distance selling (e-commerce) it must be specified to the potential buyer that “The use of this equipment is only allowed with the consent of all the mobile operators involved.”
- if importer/manufacturer: the technical documentation of the manufacturer with all the tests must also be available.
Any person who sells, leases, lends or donates a radiocommunication device must submit a declaration to the Institute. To that end, the retailer sends the Institute monthly his sales statements (rental, donation, etc.) within the first ten days of the following month. The declaration of sale, lease, loan, or grant can be submitted each month by e-mail to licencesradio@ibpt.be, by using the online form.
Last updated on 21/11/2024