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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8024

10 August 2001
(eu) eu/telecommunications
Standard limits for emission of electromagnetic waves by mobile phones

Brussels, 09/08/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the European Commission announced having published a new safety standard relating to electromagnetic fields, that would make mobile phones "safer". Respect of this EN 50360 standard will guarantee that telephones will not exceed the emission limit authorised for all radio or telecommunications devices, set by a 1999 Council Regulation (1999/519/EEC). This standard is in fact already respected by most telephones (except for old models), and...