. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHE/34
19 November 2003
(03-6174)
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:   SWITZERLAND
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Federal Office for Communications
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:   State Secretariat
for Economic Affairs, Effingerstrasse 1, CH 3003 Berne
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):   Telecommunications
equipment:  radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   D e c r e e  o n
telecommunications installations (OIT) (2 pages, in German and French)
6. Description of content:   Partial revision of the Decree on telecommunications installations
(OIT).  The modification concerns a new Article 6.4, amendment of Article 16 and
correction of Annexes III and V.  The new Article 6.4 introduces an exception forequipment used by the authorities in charge of public safety (e.g. GSM jammers).  This type
of equipment may be delivered to these authorities even if not compliant with the essential
requirements (except electrical safety and health).  The amendment of Article 16 simplifies
the market access for some type of receivers.  The amendment of Annexes III
and IV corrects some inconsistencies made by the implementation of the
Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The Article 6.4 OIT must be introduced for the handling of equipment used by the
authorities in charge of public safety;  amendment of Article 16 simplifies the market access
for some type of receivers;  Annexes III and IV are amended to correct some inconsistencies
made by the implementation of the Directive 1999/5/EC.
8. Relevant documents:   Decree of 14 June 2002 on telecommunications installations
(RS 784.101.2 in German:  http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/7/784.101.2.de.pdf  and French
http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/7/784.101.2.fr.pdf ) .G/TBT/N/CHE/34
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2004
10. Final date for comments:   31 December 2003
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:           