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[[File:Walkie talkie.jpg|thumb|There are diverse procedures to be followed for R&TTE, depending on the type of product and on whether Harmonised European Standards have been applied. Once the appropriate conformity assessment procedure has been completed, the manufacturer, or his authorised representative in the EU, must affix the CE marking to the equipment.]]

'''Radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment''' (R&TTE) encompasses all products that use the [[radio frequency spectrum]] (like mobile phones, gate openers or broadcast transmitters), as well as telecommunications terminal equipment like modems or fixed telephones.

The R&TTE sector in which many European companies have emerged as world leaders is a major driver of growth and jobs in the EU. Ensuring the health and safety of users, enforcing protection requirements with respect to [[electromagnetic compatibility]] and ensuring an efficient use of the spectrum so as to avoid harmful interference are the essential elements of EU policy on R&TTE.

The [[Radio Directive]] defines telecommunications terminal equipment as "''a product enabling communication or a relevant component thereof which is intended to be connected directly or indirectly by any means whatsoever to interfaces of public telecommunications networks''". Radio equipment is defined as "''a product, or relevant component thereof, capable of communication by means of the emission and/or reception of radio waves utilising the spectrum allocated to terrestrial/space radiocommunication''".<br>
The Radio Directive applies to all R&TTE with the exception of certain specific categories.

The presence of the CE marking on R&TTE is an indication that it meets these essential requirements and can therefore be sold anywhere in the [[European Economic Area]] (made up of the EU countries plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) as well as in Turkey. This also applies to products manufactured in third countries.


(<small>sources: European Commission, Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry, CE marking for radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment, European Commission, 2014, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2769/90324</small>)