Having terminals certified for BOS digital radio

You can apply for the certification of terminal equipment online or by post.

• You provide the BDBOS with two individual pieces of the terminal device to be certified
  • including customer documentation
  • and the equipment and usage rights required for operation.
• This step is not necessary if your terminal device is part of a radio control center.

Apply for certification of terminal equipment online:

• Call up the online application on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information, which you can enter electronically.
  • Note: You will need an ELSTER organization account for the online application.
• Upload the required documents and submit the application.
• The BDBOS will check your details and documents and contact you if any documents are missing or incomplete.
• The BDBOS will carry out a supplementary check if necessary.
• The BDBOS will send you
  • the certificate
  • or a notice of rejection.
• The BDBOS will send you the notification of fees.
• You pay the fees.

Apply for certification of terminal equipment by post:

• Download the "Certification of terminal equipment" form from the BDBOS website.
• Complete and sign the form and send it to the BDBOS together with the required documents.
• The BDBOS will check your details and documents and will contact you if any documents are missing or incomplete.
• If necessary, the BDBOS will carry out a supplementary check.
• The BDBOS will send you
  • the certificate
  • or a notice of rejection.
• The BDBOS will send you the notification of fees.
• You pay the fees.

• You must have access to the protected area of the BDBOS web portal.
• If your company is based outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA):
  • You must provide an authorized recipient with an address within the EU or EEA.

• Application form for certification
• BOS test report
• Attachment "Requested LM-END" for the type of your terminal device

• § 15a Absatz 2 Gesetz über die Errichtung einer Bundesanstalt für den Digitalfunk der Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben (BDBOSG)
• § 2 Verordnung über das Verfahren zur Erteilung eines Zertifikats für Endgeräte durch die Bundesanstalt für den Digitalfunk der Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben (BDBOS-ZertV)

• Objection
• After unsuccessful objection: action before the administrative court

An expert inspection body must be commissioned to inspect the terminal devices. The test center's expertise must be proven.

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.