G/TBT/N/CHE/248  
16 September 2020  
(20-6206) 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 regards to telecommunications installations set out by the Swiss Federal Council. It 
regulates the use of radio interfaces in Switzerland.   
For legal reasons, the version of each RIR was increased by 1. Nothing has changed in 
content except for  the following RIRs:  
Due to the replacement of ADS -95, 2 sub -bands of RIR0203 -11 will be adjusted (new: 
2170 - 2200 MHz and 2200 - 2400 MHz old: 2170 - 2208 MHz and 2290 - 2400 MHz).  
Due to changes in ECC/DEC/(08)01 and EN 302 571, the frequency range of the RIR0510 -
01 will be extended to 5875 - 5925 MHz and the occupied bandwidth as well as the scope 
will be adapted.  
Due to changes in ECC/DEC/(08)01 the RIR0510 -03 in the frequency range of 5905 – 
5925 MHz will be deleted and the corresponding applications  will be covered by the 
RIR0510 -01. 
A new RIR0808 -20 in the frequency range of 1980 – 2010 MHz will be created for the 
Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) to be used as Aircraft Earth Station (AES).   
The technical and administrative regulations (PTA5.2, PTA5.3,  PTA5.4) which apply to 
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  authorities to safeguard public security have been adapted.  For PTA5.2 the scope has 
been extended. For all PTA, an assistance/guidance was adde d on how to find an 
accredited testing laboratory. These regulations impose the requirements on the products 
in order to get a type approval.  
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.; Harmonization; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 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 . 
• DRAFT - RIR0808 -20 (new), DRAFT - RIR0510 -03 (to be abrogated), DRAFT - 
RIR0203 -11 , DRAFT - RIR0510 -01 (to be amended)  
• Link to all Draft RIR: https://www.ofcomnet.ch/#/rirs/drafts  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 January 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  20 December 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_5477_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wt o.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/CHE/20_5477_00_x1.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/CHE/20_5477_00_x2.pdf