Official Gazette-Issue 41- Addendum - 23/7/2002
Article 23: Approval of Equipment – Standards
1) The TRA shall set standards and technical requirements applicable to all
Telecommunications Equipment and CPE, in order to prevent any harm to
telecommunications Networks and hazards to public health or safety. Any
Person importing Telecommunications Equipment or CPE is bound under this
Law to comply with all standards and technical requirements set by the TRA.
Licensees shall also comply with these standards and technical requirements
when connecting Telecommunications Equipment and CPE to Public
Telecommunications Networks.
2) The TRA may set general or special standards to ensure performance, adequate
operation, and interconnectivity between different categories of equipment and
to ensure compliance of their specifications with the provisions of the present
Law and of the regulations established by the TRA pursuant to the provisions
of the present Law.
3) For this purpose, the TRA may seek the assistance of public health and safety
officials, Service Providers and manufacturers in order to determine the
conditions for equipment type approval. The TRA may also resort to industrial
advisory panels for the testing, development and updating of the equipment.
Any infringement of this Article shall make the party involved liable for the
penalties provided for under Article 41 of the present Law.
Article 24: Transfer of Licenses
1) A Licensee may not assign his License to any other Person. Where a Licensee is
a legal person, legal or administrative control over the Licensee may not be
transferred without the prior approval of the TRA and provided that such
transfer or assignment complies with the provisions of the present Law and of
the regulations established by the TRA pursuant to the provisions of the
present Law.
2) The TRA may suspend, revoke or terminate any License in the event of:
a) repeated failure to comply with a binding order;
b) willful and repeated breach of licensing conditions, the provisions of the
present Law or of the regulations established pursuant to the provisions of
the present Law;
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