DIRECTIVE 2014/53/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL  

of 16 April 2014  

on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the  market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC

Article 1  Subject matter and scope  

1. This Directive establishes a regulatory framework for the making available on the market and putting into service  in the Union of radio equipment.  

2. This Directive shall not apply to equipment listed in Annex I.

3. This Directive shall not apply to radio equipment exclusively used for activities concerning public security, defence,  State security, including the economic well-being of the State in the case of activities pertaining to State security matters,  and the activities of the State in the area of criminal law.  

4. Radio equipment falling within the scope of this Directive shall not be subject to Directive 2014/35/EU, except as  set out in point (a) of Article 3(1) of this Directive