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SAR –
European
Union (RTTE) INFORMATION ON RF EXPOSURE /
SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR)
THIS MOBILE PHONE MEETS THE LI-
MITS SET BY THE EU (1999/519/EC)
FOR PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH
OF THE PUBLIC FROM THE EFFECTS
OF EXPOSURE TO ELECTROMAGNE-
TIC FIELDS
These limits are part of comprehen-
sive recommendations for the pro-
tection of the public. The recom-
mendations were developed and
confirmed by independent scientific
organisations through periodic and
thorough evaluation of scientific stu-
dies*. The limits include a substanti-
al 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 re-
spective technical limit require-
ments must be demonstrated. Only
then the CE mark may be affixed**.
The limit for mobile phones recom-
mended by the Council of the Euro-
pean Union employs a unit of
measurement known as the Specific
Absorption Rate, or SAR. This SAR li-
mit is 2.0 W/kg***. This corresponds
with the requirements of the Inter-
national Commission for Non-Ioni-
zing Radiation Protection ICNIRP and
was adopted into the European
Norm for Mobile Radio Equipment
EN 50360. The SAR of mobile pho-
nes is determined in accordance
with the European Norm EN 50361.
This involves measuring the maxi-
mum value in all frequency bands of
the mobile phone with the phone
transmitting at its highest power le-
vel. The actual SAR level of the pho-
ne 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 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
0.47 W/kg****.
The SAR information can also be
found on the Siemens web site at
www.my-siemens.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, Switzer-
land) states that present scientific in-
formation does not indicate the
need for any special precautions for
use of mobile phones.
Further information:
www.who.int/peh-emf, www.mmfai.org,
www.my-siemens.com