European Parliament 9 October 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-2836/02 by Jorge Hernández Mollar (PPE-DE) to the Commission. The situation regarding the new EU regulation on patents.

to electromagnetic waves above 10 GHz. It is not considered an appropriate measure for the frequencies in which cordless and mobile phones operate (between 0,4 and 2 GHz). The limits recommended include a safety factor of 50 to cover possible long-term effects in the whole frequency range and at protecting also against as yet undocumented non-thermal effects.