Preamble
The delegates of the following Members of the International Telecommunication Union:
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, Belgium,
People's Republic of Bulgaria, Republic of Cyprus, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France,
Greece, Hungarian People's Republic, Ireland, State of Israel, Italy, Socialist People's
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Republic of Malta, Kingdom of Morocco, Monaco, Norway, Kingdom
of the Netherlands, People's Republic of Poland, Portugal, German Democratic Republic,
Socialist Republic of Romania, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Sweden, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,
meeting in Geneva for a Regional Administrative Radio Conference convened under the
terms of Article 7 of the International Telecommunication Convention, Nairobi, 1982,
have adopted subject to the approval of the competent authorities of their respective
countries the following provisions relating to the maritime radionavigation service
(radiobeacons) in the European Maritime Area.
Article 1
Definitions
For the purpose of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings defined
below:
1.1 Union: The International Telecommunication Union;
1.2 Secretary-General: The Secretary-General of the Union;
1.3 IFRB: The International Frequency Registration Board (also referred to as the
Board);
1.4 CCIR: The International Radio Consultative Committee;
1.5 Convention: The International Telecommunication Convention, Nairobi, 1982;
1.6 Radio Regulations: The Radio Regulations, Geneva, 1979, as revised by WARC-MOB-83,
annexed to the Convention;
1.7 European Maritime Area: The geographical area defined in No. 405 of the Radio
Regulations;
1.8 Agreement: The whole of this Agreement including its Annexes and Appendices;
1.9 Plan: The Plan forming the Annex 1 to this Agreement
1.10 Contracting Member: Any Member of the Union which has approved or acceded to
this Agreement;
1.11 Administration: Any governmental department or service responsible for discharging
the obligations undertaken in the International Telecommunication Convention and the
Radio Regulations;
1.12 Assignment in conformity with the Agreement: Any frequency assignment appearing
in the Plan or any frequency assignment for which the procedure of Article 4 has been
successfully applied.
Article 2
Frequency Bands
2.1 The provisions of this Agreement apply in the European Maritime Area to the band
283.5 - 315 kHz allocated under Article 8 of the Radio Regulations to the maritime
radionavigation service (radiobeacons) on a primary basis.
These provisions also apply to frequency assignments to stations of the aeronautical
radionavigation service to which the same frequency band is allocated on a permitted
basis.
Article 3
Execution of this Agreement
3.1 The Contracting Members shall adopt, for their radiobeacon stations of the maritime
radionavigation service operating in the European Maritime Area in the frequency band
referred to in this Agreement, the characteristics specified in the Plan.
3.2 The Contracting Members shall not bring assignments complying with the Plan into
use, modify the technical characteristics of stations specified in the Plan, or bring
new stations into use, except under the conditions specified in Articles 4 and 5 of
this Agreement.
3.3 When assigning frequencies to stations of the aeronautical radionavigations service,
Contracting Members shall take account of the frequency assignments to radiobeacon
stations of the maritime radionavigation service which are in conformity with this
Agreement or for which the modification procedure contained in Article 4 has been
initiated.
3.4 The Contracting Members shall endeavour to coordinate their efforts with a view
to reducing any harmful interference that may result from the application of this
Agreement.
Article 4
Procedure for Modifications to the Plan
SECTION A - GENERAL
4.1 When a Contracting Member proposes to make a modification to the Plan, that is:
a) to modify the characteristics of a frequency assignment to a radiobeacon station
of the maritime radionavigation service shown in the Plan, whether or not the station
has been brought into use; or
b) to bring into use an assignment to a radiobeacon station of the maritime radionavigation
service not appearing in the Plan; or
c) to modify the characteristics of a frequency assignment to a radiobeacon station
of the maritime radionavigation service for which the procedure in this Article has
been successfully applied, whether or not the station has been brought into use; or
d) to cancel a frequency assignment to a radiobeacon station of the maritime radionavigation
service;
the following procedure shall be applied at the same time as the notification is made
under the provisions of Article 12 of the Radio Regulations (see Article 5 of this
Agreement).
SECTION B - PROCEDURE FOR MODIFYING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ASSIGNMENT OR THE BRINGING
INTO USE OF A NEW ASSIGNMENT
4.2 An administration proposing to modify the characteristics of an assignment or
to bring a new assignment into use shall, either directly or through the IFRB, seek
the agreement of all other administrations whose assignments may be affected.
4.3 For the purposes of this procedure, these other administrations shall be the administrations
of Contracting Members which have:
a) assignments in conformity with this Agreement whose service may be affected according
to the criteria specified in Appendix 1 to Annex 3;
b) assignments recorded in the Master International Frequency Register for stations
of the aeronautical radionavigation service which may be affected according to the
provisions of No. 1241 of the Radio Regulations together with the technical criteria
contained in Appendix 1 to Annex 3.
4.4 An administration proposing to modify the characteristics of an assignment or
to bring a new assignment into use may at any time seek the agreement of any other
Contracting Member which it has identified following the application of Appendix 1
to Annex 3 as having an assignment in the Plan which may be affected by the proposed
modification to the Plan. It shall, in any case, so inform the Board not earlier than
90 days before the date of bringing into use and shall provide the Board with the
characteristics listed in Appendix 1 to the Radio Regulations, and the names of the
administrations with which it considers agreement should be sought and of those with
which agreement has been reached. The IFRB shall consider this information as a notification
in accordance with Article 12 of the Radio Regulations. Publication in Part I of the
weekly circular shall at the same time constitute information to the Contracting Members
on the proposed modification.
4.5 When the Board reaches an unfavourable finding under No. 1241 of the Radio Regulations
in relation to frequency assignments recorded in the Master Register on behalf of
non-Contracting Members, it shall notify the administration proposing the modification
and shall make recommendations with a view to reaching a satisfactory solution to
the problem.
4.6 When the Board reaches a favourable finding under No. 1241 of the Radio Regulations
in relation to frequency assignments recorded in the Master Register on behalf of
non-Contracting Members, it shall examine the modification proposed in relation to
assignments:
- in conformity with this Agreement;
- published in Part I of the weekly circular in accordance with paragraph 4.4 above;
- of the aeronautical radionavigation service recorded in the Master Register on behalf
of Contracting Members.
The Board shall inform the administration proposing the modification of the results
of its examination.
4.7 When the administration proposing the modification is informed of the results
of the Board's examination, it shall endeavour to seek the agreement of the other
administrations as soon as possible and in any case, before bringing the assignment
into use, it shall inform the Board of the results of its efforts.
4.8 Following the examination carried out in accordance with paragraph 4.6 above,
the Board shall record the assignment in the Master Register in accordance with Nos.
1311 to 1313 of the Radio Regulations indicating the names of those administrations
whose agreement has to be obtained.
4.9 When an administration confirms that its assignment has been brought into use,
it shall inform the Board of the names of administrations with which agreement has
been reached. When the Board finds that the agreement of an administration has not
been obtained, it shall request the notifying administration to delete its entry from
the Master Register. If this administration insists, its assignment shall be retained
in the Master Register subject to the application of the procedure of No. 1255 of
the Radio Regulations; the period of two months specified in No. 1259 of the Radio
Regulations shall start when the assignment of the Member country whose agreement
is required is brought into use.
4.10 When the Board finds that the agreement of Contracting Members is not required
or when the Board is informed that the required agreement has been obtained, it shall
update the master copy of the Plan.
SECTION C - CANCELLATION OF ASSIGNMENTS
4.11 An administration proposing to cancel an assignment in the Plan, whether or not
as a result of a modification (for instance a change of frequency), shall immediately
so inform the IFRB. The Board shall update the master copy of the Plan accordingly.
SECTION D - MAINTENANCE AND PUBLICATION OF THE PLAN
4.12 The IFRB shall maintain an up-to-date master copy of the Plan and its appendices,
taking account of the application of the procedure specified in this Article; to this
end the IFRB shall periodically prepare recapitulative documents listing all amendments
made to the Plan as a result of modifications made in accordance with the procedure
of this Article, the addition of new assignments in conformity with this Agreement,
and any cancellations of which the Board has been notified.
4.13 The Secretary-General shall publish an up-to-date version of the Plan in an appropriate
form as and when circumstances justify and in any case every five years.
Article 5
Notification of Frequency Assignments
5.1 Whenever an administration intends to bring into use an assignment in conformity
with this Agreement, it shall notify the assignment to the IFRB in accordance with
the provisions of Article 12 of the Radio Regulations.
5.2. Notices of frequency assignments in conformity with this Agreement shall not
be examined by the Board under No. 1241 with respect to frequency assignments recorded
in the Master Register on behalf of Contracting Members for stations of primary or
permitted services of administrations, Parties to this Agreement.
5.3 In relations between Contracting Members, assignments thus brought into service
and entered into the Master Register will have the same status, irrespective of the
date on which they are brought into service.
Article 6
Procedure Applicable to New Assignments of the Aeronautical Radionavigation Service
6.1 In order to permit the compatible development of the aeronautical radionavigation
service in the band 283.5-315 kHz, the IFRB shall examine in accordance with No. 1245
of the Radio Regulations the frequency assignments of this service notified by Contracting
Members. To this effect the following provisions shall be applied.
6.2 The Board shall examine the frequency assignment with respect to the probability
of harmful interference to the service provided or to be provided by a station for
which a frequency assignment:
a) is already recorded in the Master Register and bears a date in Column 2a; or
b) is in conformity with No. 1240 of the Radio Regulations and is recorded in the
Master Register with a date in Column 2b, but has not, in fact, caused harmful interference
to any frequency assignment with a date in Column 2a or to any assignment in conformity
with No. 1240 with an earlier date in Column 2b;
c) is in conformity with this agreement but has not yet been notified in accordance
with Article 4;
d) was published in Part I of the weekly circular in accordance with paragraph 4.4
(Article 4).
6.3 In the event of the finding being unfavourable with respect to a frequency assignment
described in paragraphs 6.2c) or 6.2d) above, if the administration resubmits the
notice under No. 1255 of the Radio Regulations the period of two months specified
in No. 1259 shall not start until the assignment which gave rise to the unfavourable
finding is brought into service.
6.4 For the purpose of these examinations, the IFRB's Technical Standards shall apply.
Article 7
Special Arrangements
7.1 In addition to the procedure provided for in Article 4 of this Agreement and to
facilitate its application with a view to improving the utilization of the Plan, Contracting
Members may conclude special arrangements in accordance with the relevant provisions
of the Convention and of the Radio Regulations.
Article 8
Scope of Application of this Agreement
8.1 This Agreement shall bind Contracting Members in their relations with one another
but shall not bind those Members with respect to non-Contracting countries.
8.2 If a Contracting Member makes reservations with regard to any provision of this
Agreement, other Contracting Members shall be free to disregard that provision in
their relations with the Contracting Member which has made such reservations.
Article 9
Approval of this Agreement
9.1 This Agreement shall be subject to approval by the competent authorities of the
countries on behalf of which the Agreement was signed. Instruments of approval shall
be deposited, in as short a time as possible, with the Secretary-General, who shall
inform all the Members of the Union.
Article 10
Accession to this Agreement
10.1 Any Member of the Union in the European Maritime Area which has not signed this
Agreement may accede thereto at any time. Such accession shall extend to the Plan
as it stands at the time of the Accession and shall be made without reservation. The
instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General who shall promptly
inform all the Members of the Union. After the date of entry into force of this Agreement,
for each Member acceding to the Agreement it shall enter into force on the date of
the deposit by such a Member of its instrument of accession.
Article 11
Termination of Participation in this Agreement
11.1 Any Contracting Member shall have the right at any time to terminate its participation
in this Agreement by a notification sent to the Secretary-General, who shall inform
all the Members of the Union.
11.2 Such termination of participation shall take effect after a period of one year
from the date of receipt by the Secretary-General of the said notification.
11.3 On the date on which the termination of participation becomes effective, the
IFRB shall delete from the Plan the assignments entered in the name of the Member
concerned.
Article 12
Revision of the Agreement
12.1 No revision of this Agreement shall be undertaken except by a competent administrative
radio conference of the Members of the Union in the European Maritime Area, convened
in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Convention.
Article 13
Abrogation and Replacement of the Regional Arrangement Concerning Maritime Radiobeacons
in the European Area of Region 1 (Paris, 1951)
13.1 This Agreement abrogates and replaces the Regional Arrangement Concerning Maritime
Radiobeacons in the European Area of Region 1 (Paris, 1951).
Article 14
Entry into Force of this Agreement
14.1 This Agreement shall enter into force on 1 April 1992 at 0001 hours UTC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the delegations of Members of the Union mentioned above have, on
behalf of their respective competent authorities, signed this Agreement in a single
copy in the Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish languages in which, in case
of dispute, the French text shall be authentic. This copy shall remain deposited in
the archives of the Union. The Secretary-General shall forward one certified copy
to each Member in the European Maritime Area.
DONE at Geneva, 13 March, 1985.
