. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.76
5 March 1999
(99-0890)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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 78
Belconnen ACT 2616
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [ X ], 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):           
(i) Cellular mobile telephone handsets that are capable of operating in either or both of
the frequency bands 825-845 MHz and 890-915 MHz that were first offered for
sale in Australia after 31 January 1999;
(ii) cellular mobile telephone base stations that are capable of operating in either or
both of the frequency bands 870-890 MHz and 935-960 MHz and of
communicating with a cellular mobile telephone;
(iii) cordless telephone cradles and handsets that are capable of operating in either or
both of the frequency bands 857-865 MHz and 1880-1900 MHz and were firstoffered for sale in Australia after 31 January 1999.
Application of the mandatory standard will further apply from 1 January 2000 to the
above cellular mobile handsets and cordless telephone cradles and handsets first offered for
sale in Australia on or before 31 January 1999.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Radiocommunications
(Electromagnetic Radiation – Human Exposure) Standard 1999 (32 pages, available in
English)
6. Description of content:  The Standard regulates the performance of certain
radiocommunications devices, to protect the health and safety of persons exposed toelectromagnetic radiation from the devices.  The Standard also includes a test method to
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To
protect the health and safety of persons exposed to electromagnetic radiation from specified
radiocommunications transmitters
8. Relevant documents:  The Radiocommunications Act 1992
AS/NZS 2772.1 (Int):  1998
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 1 February 1999
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  Australian Communications Authority:  61 2 6253 2424