G/TBT/N/TPKM/399  
28 January 2020  
(20-0643) 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:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS  TERRITORY OF TAIWAN , PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
National Communications Commission (NCC)  
4th floor, No.16, Sec. 2, Ji -Nan Road  
Taipei City 10054, Taiwan  
Tel: +886 -2-3343-8423  
Fax: +886 -2-2343-3699 
Email: kevincw@ncc.gov.tw   
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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  New Radio 
Base Station Radio Frequency Equipment of Mobile Broadband Business; 
Telecommunications. Audio and video engineering (Vocabularies) (ICS 01.040.33)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Technical 
Specifications for New Radio Base Station Radio Frequency Equipment of Mobile 
Broadband Business (29 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  As the 5th Generation Mobile Network with high -speed 
transmission, reliable low -latency a nd massive IoT properties, it delivers multiple smart 
and IoT application services that upgrade the innovation -driven industry. Worldwide 
advanced countries have all made their greatest effort to promote the development of 
multiple 5G mobile applications a nd services. To go forward together with other advanced 
countries with respect to the development of mobile broadband services, and in response 
to amendments to "Regulations Governing Operating Items and Scope, the Timetable for 
Deregulation and the Number  of Operators to Be Allowed for Type I Telecommunication 
Enterprises" (amended on 2 July 2019), 3500MHz, 28000MHz and 1800MHz frequency 
bands have been added to the mobile broadband business. New radio (NR) technical 
specifications have been added to the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), where 
higher modulation orders and more frequency bands will be offered. The test items and 
qualification standards thereof are different from the 4th Generation Mobile Network; and 
have been adopted or used as a r eference by advanced countries. The Technical 
Specifications, which are drawn up in accordance with 3GPP TS 38.141 -1, 3GPP TS 
38.141 -2, and other Standards and related technical specifications, will be the compliance 
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  broadband business. The highlights of the Technical Specifications are summarized as 
follows:  
1. Legal Basis (point 1)  
2. Scope of Applications (point 2)  
3. Technical Standards (point 3)  
4. Definition of Terms (p oint 4)  
5. Testing and Conditions (point 5)  
6. Testing Items and Approval Standards (point 6)  
7. Testing Requirements (point 7)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
Telecommunications Act.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 March 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 March 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  30 January 2020  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO / TBT Enquiry Point  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
4 Chinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.:(+886 2) 2343 1813  
Fax:(+886 2) 2343 1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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