G/TBT/N/IND/253  
4 April 2023  
(23-2329) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC), Department of Telecommunications (DoT), 
India.  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Contact Person: Mr. Pawan Gupta, DDG(IMP & TEP)  
Room No: 254, Khurshid Lal Bhawan  
Janpath, New Delhi -110001, India.  
Contact Number – +(91 11) 23736344  
Email: pawan.gupta.dot@gov.in  
Website - https://www.tec.gov.in/  and https://www.mtcte.tec.gov.in/  
Email ID of TBT Enquiry Point: tbtenquirytel.tec@gov.in  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [X],  3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS  or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS 8517  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notification on 
inclusion of security testing for WiFi CPE and IP Router under Mandatory Testing and 
Certification of Telecommunication Systems (MTCTE)  
6. Description of content:  Testing and Certification requirements under MTCTE scheme 
were notified through Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2017 [WTO TBT Notification 
G/TBT/IND/66].  
Wifi CPE and IP Router are notified under Phase III & IV of MTCTE published vide 
G/TBT/N/IND/218 on 15 November 2021.  
Security testing for these two products is included vide this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To ensure Safety of users and Security of telecom network  G/TBT/N/IND/253  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. Notification for launch of MTCTE Phase – III and Phase IV dated 22nd September, 2021  
https://www.mtcte.tec.gov.in/File?path=Notification_MTCTE_3_4.pdf  
2. Amendment to Notification for launch of MTCTE Phase – III and Phase IV dated 13th 
June, 2022  
https://www.mtcte.tec.gov.in/filedownload?name=downloadDocument_extension.pdff  
3. Notification dated 27.02.2023 for inclusion of security testing for WiFi CPE and IP 
Router under MTCTE  
https://www.mtcte.tec.gov.in/filedownload?name=downloadDocument_Noti.WiFi%20CP
E_IP%20Router.pdf  
4. Indian Telecom Security Assurance Requirements (ITSA R) for IP Router  
https://nccs.gov.in/nccs/ITSAR_IP_Router.pdf  
5. Indian Telecom Security Assurance Requirements (ITSAR) for WiFi CPEs  
https://nccs.gov.in/nccs/ITSAR -WiFi-CPE-29102018.pdf  
6. Certification Process (Procedure for Security Certification of Telecom Equipment)  
https://nccs.gov.in/nccs/cert -process.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Already adopted on 27th February 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Already adopted on 27th February 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC)  
Contact Person: Mr. Pawan Gupta, DDG(IMP & TEP)  
Room No: 254, Khurshid Lal Bhawan  
Janpath, New Delhi -110001, Ind ia. 
Contact Number – +(91 11) 23736344  
Email: pawan.gupta.dot@gov.in  
Website - https://www.tec.gov.in/  and https://www.mtcte.tec.gov.in/  
Email ID of TBT Enquiry Point: tbtenquirytel.tec@gov.in  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/IND/23_8709_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/IND/23_8709_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/IND/23_8709_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/IND/23_8709_03_e.pdf  
https://m embers.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/IND/23_8709_04_e.pdf