they say its up to the user!

Local Restrictions on 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g Radio Usage

Caution: Due to the fact that the frequencies used by 802.11a, 802.11b and
802.11g wireless LAN devices may not yet be harmonized in all countries,
802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g products are designed for use only in specific
countries, and are not allowed to be operated in countries other than those of
designated use. As a user of these products, you are responsible for ensuring
that the products are used only in the countries for which they were intended
and for verifying that they are configured with the correct selection of
frequency and channel for the country of use. The device transmit power control
(TPC) interface is part of the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless software. Operational
restrictions for Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) are provided by the
system manufacturer. Any deviation from the permissible power and frequency
settings for the country of use is an infringement of national law and may be
punished as such.

For country-specific information, see the additional compliance information supplied with the product.

bad bad ppl…

Frequencies:
* 2412 MHz [1] (14.0 dBm)
* 2417 MHz [2] (14.0 dBm)
* 2422 MHz [3] (14.0 dBm)
* 2427 MHz [4] (14.0 dBm)
* 2432 MHz [5] (14.0 dBm)
* 2437 MHz [6] (14.0 dBm)
* 2442 MHz [7] (14.0 dBm)
* 2447 MHz [8] (14.0 dBm)
* 2452 MHz [9] (14.0 dBm)
* 2457 MHz [10] (14.0 dBm)
* 2462 MHz [11] (14.0 dBm)
Bitrates:

i.e. channel 13 and 14 don’t seem to exist so far as the phy is concerned.

Means that
* 2467 MHz [12] (15.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 2472 MHz [13] (15.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
channel 12 & 13 are limited?

Can’t you just do something like:

# iw reg set EU