WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.722
7November 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4892)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: PHILIPPINES
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Telecommunications Commission, Department of
Transportation andCommunications
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Land andmobile station
single sidebandradio communication equipment
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Radio Standards
Specification 2-Land Mobile Radio Communication Equipment Performance
Requirements (18pages)
6. Description ofcontent: ThisdraftStandard prescribes theminimum standards required
forthetype approval orradiotelephone non-multiplex transmitters andreceivers,
operating inavoice ordatamodulated mode intheallocated HFband inthefrequency
range of1605 to28000 KHz.
Italsodescribes theminimum requirement only foraparticular type of
equipment. Certain users maywish tospecify other requirements tomeet specific
applications using thetypeofequipment, however, thisshallnotbedoneattheexpense
ofderogating performance below theminimum requirements contained herein.
Tests according tothisdraftStandard aretypeapproval performance testsanddo
notinclude theelectrical ormechanical safety oftheequipment.
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7. Objective andrationale: Ensures thatHFradio communications equipment are
acceptable forlicensing inthePhilippines andwillnotcause harmful radio interference
toexisting stations.
8. Relevant documents: Act3846, Radio Control ActofthePhilippines, asamended;
DOC RSS-182, Coast andShip Station FMorPMRadiotelephone Transmitters and
Receivers Operating inthe156.0-162.5 MHz band at25kHzChannel Spacing with
RFPower Output notmore than25Watts forshipstations.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:December 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 31December 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: (inEnglish)
Bureau ofProduct Standards (WTO-TBT Enquiry Point)
3/FTrade andIndustry Building
361Sen.GilJ.Puyat Avenue
Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel: (632) 890-4965
Fax: (632) 890-4926