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follow all local recommendations and
regulations when using your cellular phone
both at home and when away. Regulations on
the use of cellular phones in vehicles and
aircraft are particularly stringent.
Public concern has been focused for some time on
the possible health risks for users of cellular
phones. The current research on radio wave
technology, including the GSM technology, has
been reviewed and safety standards have been
drawn up to ensure protection from exposure to
radio wave energy. Your cellular telephone
complies with all applicable safety standards
and the Radio Equipment and Telecommunications
Terminal Equipment Directive 1999/5/EC.
Always switch off your phone...
Inadequately protected or sensitive electronic
equipment may be affected by radio energy.
This interference can lead to accidents.
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Before boarding an aircraft and/
or when packing the phone in your
luggage: the use of mobile phones
in an aircraft may be dangerous for
the operation of the aircraft, disrupt the mobile
phones network and may be illegal.
In hospitals, clinics, other health care
centres and anywhere else where you
may be in the close vicinity of medical
equipment.
In areas with a potentially explosive
atmosphere (e.g. petrol stations and
also areas where the air contains dust
particles, such as metal powders).
In a vehicle transporting flammable products
(even if the vehicle is parked) or a vehicle
powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG),
check first that the vehicle complies with the
applicable safety rules.
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