. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/AUS/26
8 December 2003
(03-6475)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:
Australian Communications Authority
PO Box 78Belconnen  ACT  2616
Phone: 61 2 6219 5555
Fax: 61 2 6219 5393
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Radiocommunications
devices that:
(a) are MF or HF equipment; and
(b) are part of a land mobile service; and
(c) use single sideband suppressed carrier emission; and
(d) operate in the frequency range 2 MHz to 30 MHz.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Radiocommunications (MF and HF equipment — Land Mobile Service) Standard 2003
(2 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   To establish the technical requirement for land mobile service
MF/HF radiocommunications equipment.  The technical regulation is based on a voluntary
standard developed by Standards Australia International Limited.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The aim of the technical regulation is to ensure efficient use of the radio frequency
spectrum.
8. Relevant documents:   The Radiocommunications Act 1992.  AS/NZS 4770:2000 MF and
HF radiocommunications equipment in the land mobile service utilizing single sideband
suppressed carrier emission.G/TBT/N/AUS/26
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 January 2004.
10. Final date for comments:   N/A
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           
Australian Communications Authority
(http://www.aca.gov.au );
http://www.aca.gov.au/aca_home/legislation/ standards/index.htm#radiocommunications
(when standard is made)
Standards Australia International Ltd
PO Box 1055
Strathfield NSW 2153
Australia
Phone: 61 2 9746 4700Fax: 61 2 9746 0478
(AS/NZS 4769.2:2000)
http://www.standards.com.au