G/TBT/N/IND/286  
3 July 2023  
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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: 374, Khurshid Lal Bhawan  
Janpath, New Delhi -110001, India.  
Contact Number – +(91 11) 23324703  
Email: tbtenquirytel.tec@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 85  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notification on 
Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecommunication Systems (MTCTE) – Phase V  
6. Description of content:  Testing and Certification requirements under MTCTE scheme 
were notified through Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2017 [WTO TBT Notification 
G/TBT/IND66]. MTCTE Sche me is being launched in a phased manner and telecom 
products are gradually being brought under MTCTE regime. Telecom Products covered 
under Phase V of MTCTE regime has now been notified.  
Following Essential Requirement are covered under Phase V of MTCTE S cheme – 
1. Base Station for Cellular Network for 5G  
2. 5G Core  
3. Hypervisor  
4. E-band Fixed Radio Relay System  
5. Converged Multi Service Application Access Equipment (C -MSAAE)  
6. IP Terminal  
7. Hybrid Set Top Box  G/TBT/N/IND/286  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To ensure Safety of users and Security of telecom network.  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 1951, G.S.R. 1131(E) dated 05 September, 
2017 
http://tec.gov.in/pdf/Whatsnew/eGazetteNotif.pdf  
2. Notification for launch of MTCTE Phase – III and Phase IV dated 23 June, 2023  
https://www.mtcte.tec.gov.in/filedownload?name=downloadDocument_2023062311582
1.pdf 
3. Essential Requirements (ER) for Telephone Products covered under Phase V notification  
https://www.mtcte.tec.gov.in/er_list  
4. Annexures to ERs document  
https://www.mtcte.tec.gov.in/annexures  
5. Procedure for Mandatory Testin g and Certification of Telecommunication Equipment 
Version 2.1 Release May 2021 with amendment dated 19.12.2022 and 23.03.2023  
https://www.mtcte.tec.gov.in/f iledownload?name=downloadDocument_2023032315385
8.pdf 
6. Revision of Labelling Guidelines in MTCTE Procedure dated 22 May 2023  
https://www.mtcte.tec.gov.in/fi ledownload?name=downloadDocument_2023052311551
3.pdf 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  23 June 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  For Telecom Products notified under MTCTE Phase 
V: 01 July 2024  
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 Center (TEC)  
Contact Person: Mr. Pawan Gupta, DDG(IMP & TEP)  
Room No: 374, Khurshid Lal Bhawan  
Janpath, New Delhi -110001, India.  
Contact Number – +(91 11) 23324703  
Email: tbtenquirytel.tec@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