G/TBT/N/CHE/247  
15 May 2020  
(20-3627) 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:  SWITZERLAND   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Federal Office of Communications  
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:   
State Se cretariat for Economic Affairs SECO  
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern  
tbt@seco.admin.ch , www.seco.admin.ch  
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):  
Telecommunication equipment, radio equipment and telecommunication terminal 
equipment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft revision of 
the Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Office of Communications on telecommunications 
installations (OOIT) (2 page(s), in German; 2 page(s), in French; 2 page(s), in Italian)  
6. Description of content:  The Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Office of Communications on 
telecommunications installations (OOIT) specifies the basic technical requir ements with 
regard to telecommunications installations set out by the Swiss Federal Council. 
It regulates the use of radio interfaces in Switzerland.  
Due to the amendments of ERC/REC 70 -03 Annex 1 (Edition of June 2019), the 
RIR1008 -21, RIR1008 -24, RIR1008 -25, RIR1008 -28, RIR1008 -29 will be deleted on 
01.09.2020 and will no longer be referenced in the Swiss national frequency allocation plan 
2021.  
Due to the amendments of ERC/REC 70 -03 Annex 1 (Edition of June 2019), the restriction 
on the use of video applications will be removed for RIR1008 -04, RIR1008 -06, 
RIR1008 -09. 
Due to the amendments of ERC/REC 70 -03 Annex 1 (Edition of June 2019), the restrictions 
on use for audio and video applications will be removed for RIR1008 -27. 
Due to the amendments  of ERC/REC 70 -03 Annex 1 (Edition of June 2019), for the 
RIR1008 -20 and RIR1008 -22, the requirements regarding the channel access and 
occupation rules will be changed.  
Due to the amendments of ERC/REC 70 -03 Annex 1 (Edition of June 2019), for radio 
equipm ent covered by the RIR1008 -30, the requirements regarding the channel access 
and occupation rules will be changed and the restrictions regarding analogue audio 
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  removed.  
For the RIR1011 -07 and RIR1011 -08 the specific interrogator and tag response bands will 
be adapted in order to be in line with the ERC/REC 07 -03 and the applicable harmonized 
standard EN 302 208.  
For the RIR0201 -35 that applies to DAB/DAB+ In -House low pow er Repeaters a new limit 
for the maximum radiated power applicable especially to full -band repeaters will be 
introduced and its limit value will be -5.15 dBm ERP.  
The Technical Standard NT -3003 V2.0.0 that applies to DAB/DAB+ In -House low power 
Repeaters h as been reviewed and adapted. A new limit for the maximum radiated power 
applicable especially to full -band repeaters will be introduced and its limit value will be 
-5.15 dBm ERP.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The OOIT has to be updated to follow the latest frequency management in 
Europe and to introduce improvements for DAB/DAB+ low power repeaters.  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Radio Interface Regulation (RIR) (to be abrogated): RIR1008 -21, RIR1008 -24, 
RIR1008 -25, RIR1008 -28, RIR1008 -29,  
• Radio Interface Regulation (RIR) (to be amended): RIR0201 -35, RIR1008 -04, 
RIR1008 -06, RIR1008 -09, RIR1008 -20, RIR1008 -22, RIR1008 -27, RIR1008 -30, 
RIR1011 -07, RIR1011 -08 
• Link to all DRAFT RIR: https://www.ofcomnet.ch/#/rirs/drafts   
• Draft Technical Standard NT -3003 V2.0.0, 17 pages in English (to be amended): see 
attachment  
• Ordinance of 26  May 2016 of the Swiss Federal Office of Communications on 
telecommunications installations (OOIT; RS 784.101.21), available in French , 
German  and Italian . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 September 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  20 August 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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/CHE/20_3223_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/CHE/20_3223_01_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/CHE/20_3223_01_x1.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/CHE/20_3223_01_x2.pdf