a) Technical rules and standards applicable to telecommunications equipment to prevent damage or quality degradation to telecommunications networks or services, prevent radio interference, and protect public health, public safety or the environment; and b) Conditions and approval procedures necessary for the manufacture within, or importation into, Timor-Leste of telecommunications equipment. 2. For the purposes of the present Decree-Law, “telecommunications equipment” shall refer to any equipment intended to be connected directly or indirectly to a telecommunications network in order to transmit telecommunications. 3. Any person using or supplying any telecommunications equipment shall comply with all technical rules, standards, conditions and approval procedures applicable pursuant to paragraph 1 of this article. 4. The Authority may, for the purposes of paragraph 1 of this article, recognise and apply technical regulations, standards, conditions and approval procedures from other countries, taking into account the conditions existing in the telecommunications sector of TimorLeste. 5. The prescription by the Authority of rules and standards, conditions and approval procedures pursuant to this article shall be subject to paragraph 4 of article 19. CHAPTER XVII STATE OF EXCEPTION Article 75 State of exception, national security and public safety On any situation of State of Exception pursuant to article 25 of the Constitution, or in the interest of national security or public safety, service providers shall take all necessary actions as required by the relevant authorities in accordance with the applicable laws of Timor-Leste. CHAPTER XVIII INFRINGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT Article 76 Infringement notices 1. Without prejudice to any other law, a person commits an infringement if such person: a) Contravenes or fails to comply with the present Decree-Law or any regulatory measure issued thereunder; b) Fraudulently or with dishonest intent, obtains a telecommunications service without payment of the price due for that service or without the authorisation of the service provider supplying that telecommunications service, or manufactures, imports,