G/TBT/N/CHE/279  
17 August 2023  
(23-5576) 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 Berne  
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 [  ], 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):  
Telecommunication equipment, radio equipment and telecommunication terminal 
equipment (Mob ile phones 33.050 and 35.180, tablets 33.050 and 35.180, headphones 
33.120, headsets 33.120, digital cameras 37.040 and 35.180, portable speakers 33.120, 
handheld video game consoles 35.180 and 97.200, e -readers 33.050 and 35.020, 
keyboards 35.020, mice 35 .020, portable navigation systems 43.040 and 33.070, 
earbuds 33.120, and laptops 35.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revision of the 
Ordinance on telecommunications installations (OIT) and of the Ordinance of the Sw iss 
Federal Office of Communications on telecommunications installations (OOIT); (12 
page(s), in French), (12 page(s), in German), (12 page(s), in Italian)  
6. Description of content:  The Ordinance on telecommunications installations (OIT) and 
the Ordinanc e of the Swiss Federal Office of Communications on telecommunications 
installations (OOIT) specify the basic technical requirements with regard to 
telecommunications installations.  
The revision of the OIT and OOIT harmonises Swiss law with Directive (EU) 2022/2380. 
It introduces a common receptacle and charging technology for a broad range of 
categories of radio equipment. It also concerns the introduction of information 
requirements for manufacturers regarding the charging characteristics of the device, a nd 
mandates manufacturers to, at least, offer an unbundled version of their electronic 
devices (meaning to sell the equipment unbundled without the External Power Supply or 
propose both options bundled and unbundled).  
Furthermore, this revision clarifies t he rules for making available on the market of radio 
equipment intended to be used exclusively by authorities for state security.  G/TBT/N/CHE/279  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Consumer information, labelling; Protection 
of the environment; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
Ordinance of 25th November 2015 on telecommunications installations (OIT; RS 
784.101.2), av ailable in RS 784.101.2 - French , German , and Italian . 
Ordinance of 26 th May 2016 of the Swiss Federal Office of Communications on 
telecommunications installations (OOIT; RS 784.101.21), available in French , German  
and Italian . 
Directive (EU) 2022/2380  of 23 November 2022 amending Directive 2014/53/EU on the 
harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the 
market of radio equipment  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  15 November 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Swiss Information Center for Technical Rules (switec), Sulzerallee 70 8404 Winterthur 
Tel: +(41) 52 224 54 55 Fax: +(41) 52 224 54 75 Email: switec@snv.ch  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/CHE/23_11840_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/CHE/23_11840_01_f.pdf