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SAR – European Union (RTTE)
SAR – European Union
(RTTE)
INFORMATION ON RF EXPOSURE/SPECIFIC
ABSORPTION RATE (SAR)
THIS MOBILE PHONE MEETS THE LIMITS
SET BY THE EU (1999/519/EC) FOR PRO-
TECTION OF THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC
FROM THE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
These limits are part of comprehensive
recommendations for the protection of
the public. The recommendations were
developed and confirmed by independent
scientific organisations through periodic
and thorough evaluation of scientific
studies*. The limits include a substantial
safety margin designed to assure the
safety of all persons, regardless of age
and health.
Before radio equipment may be placed on
the market, compliance with the Europe-
an laws and the respective technical limit
requirements must be demonstrated.
Only then the CE mark may be affixed**.
The limit for mobile phones recommend-
ed by the Council of the European Union
employs a unit of measurement known as
the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. This
SAR limit is 2.0 W/kg***. This corre-
sponds with the requirements of the In-
ternational Commission for Non-Ionizing
Radiation Protection ICNIRP and was
adopted into the European Norm for Mo-
bile Radio Equipment EN 50360. The SAR
of mobile phones is determined in ac-
cordance with the European Norm EN
50361. This involves measuring the maxi-
mum value in all frequency bands of the
mobile phone with the phone transmit-
ting at its highest power level. The actual
SAR level of the phone during normal op-
eration may be well below the maximum
value. This is because the phone is de-
signed to operate at multiple power levels
so as to use only the power required to
reach the network. In general, the closer
you are to a base station, the lower the
power output.
The highest SAR value for this model
phone when tested for compliance
against the norm is
0.46 W/kg****.
The SAR information can also be found
on the Siemens web site at
www.siemens-mobile.com
While there may be differences between
the SAR levels of various phones and at
various positions, all Siemens products
meet the legal requirements.
* The World Health Organization (WHO,
CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland) states
that present scientific information does
not indicate the need for any special pre-
cautions for use of mobile phones.
Further information:
www.who.int/peh-emf, www.mmfai.org,
www.siemens-mobile.com
** The CE mark confirms that the product
is in compliance with the legal require-
ments of the European Union as a prereq-
uisite for the placing on the market and
the free movement of goods within the
European internal market.
*** averaged over 10g body tissue.
**** SAR values may vary depending on
national requirements and frequency
bands. SAR information for different
regions can be found at
www.siemens-mobile.com
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