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Specific Absorption Rate Data
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 PROTECTION 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 a radio equipment may be placed on the market,
compliance with the European laws and the respective technical
limit requirements must be demonstrated. Only then the CE mark
may be affixed**. The limit for mobile phones recommended 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 corresponds with the requirements of the
International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
ICNIRP and was adopted into the European Norm for Mobile Radio
Equipment EN 50360. The SAR of mobile phones is determined in
accordance with the European Norm EN 50361. This involves
measuring the maximum value in all frequency bands of the mobile
phone with the phone transmitting at its highest power level. The
actual SAR level of the phone during normal operation may be well
below the maximum value. This is because the phone is designed
to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power