Brussels, 17/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - Update the radio equipment directive (1999/5/EC), in particular to reduce interference, and to clarify and simplify those rules - that is what the European Commission recommends in a proposal presented on Wednesday 17 October. The Commission plans to: - strengthen the level of compliance with the directive to ensure that citizens have access to radio products which operate without interference; - clarify the directive, in particular clearly spelling out the obligations for every market player, be it manufacturer or importer, and also by limited adaptations of scope; - and simplify the directive including through suppression of notification of certain products and other administrative obligations. The new directive would be aligned to the new legislative framework for the marketing of products. The proposal presented would also introduce a number of specific requirements. Software can only be used with radio equipment after the compliance of that particular combination of software and the radio equipment has been demonstrated. There must be interoperability with accessories such as chargers, and/or work via networks with other radio equipment. (OL/transl.jl)