G/TBT/N/CHE/226  
 
2 October 2017  
(17-5239) 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 Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO  
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Berne  
tbt@seco.admin.ch , www.seco.admin.ch  
3. Notified under Articl e 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), 8 pages in French  and German . (see 
attachment s) 
 Radio Interface Regulation (RIR) RIR1012 -06, RIR1009 -12 (to be amended)  
 Draft RIR RIR1003 -08, RIR1108 -06, RIR0105 -01, RIR1003 -09, RIR1003 -10, 
RIR1003 -11, RIR1003 -12 (new)   
 Radio  Interfa ce Regulation (RIR) RIR1009 -17, RIR0203 -50, RIR1009 -19, RIR1008 -
01, RIR1005 -05, RIR1006 -03, RIR1012 -09, RIR1012 -10 (to be a brogated)   
6. Description of content: The Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Office of Communications on 
telecommunications installations (OOIT) specifies the basic technical requirements with 
regard to telecommunications installations set out by the Swiss Federal Council. It 
regulates the use of radio interfaces in Switzerland.  
The reference to the EU Commission 's decision for requirements for AIS equipment has 
been updated to take into account the newest decision.  
The new article 2a and annex 6 specify how  manufacturers have to inform the user on 
potential restrictions for the use of radio equipment. First of all on the packaging of the 
radio equipment (either with text in a language understandable by the buyer/user or by 
using a specific pictogram). Second ly, detailed information on the restriction shall be in the 
user manual. These provisions are based on the according delegated act from the EU 
Commission.  
For network relay points (NRP) and network access points (AP) in data networks a new RIR G/TBT/N/CHE/226  
 
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  will be crea ted in the range of 870 – 873MHz on a license basis (RIR1003 -08). Along with 
SRR (Short Range Radar) and LRR (Long Range Radar), a new RIR for MRR (Medium 
Range Radar) will be introduced in the range of 10.000 - 10.040 GHz for landslide 
monitoring and aval anche detection (RIR1108 -06). For Aeronautical telemetry, limited to 
transmissions from the aircraft to ground station a new RIR in the range on 5091 – 5150 
MHz on a license basis will be introduced (RIR0105 -01). The range 786 – 789 MHz is not 
anymore avai lable for radio microphones, hence this RIR will be deleted (RIR1009 -17). 
Since there is no equipment anymore for SAP/SAB P to P video links, the RIR0203 -50 in 
the range 5850 – 5925 MHz will be deleted. The application Indoor Digital Assistive 
Listening De vice Systems in the range 916.1 – 917.7 MHz will be deleted since it has been 
removed from the ERC/REC 70 -03 (RIR1009 -19). The RIR 1008 -01 in the range 6765 - 
6795 kHz will be deleted since this range is already covered by the RIR 1005 -02. The 
RIR1005 -05 in the range 26957 - 27283 kHz will be deleted since this range is already 
covered by the RIR 1008 -03. The RIR1006 -03 in the range 315 – 600 kHz will be deleted 
since this range is already covered by the RIR 1005 -09. Two RIR 's in the domain of 
Transport and  Traffic Telematics (TTT) in the range 870 – 873 MHz will be removed since 
they are not anymore covered by the ERC REC 70 -03 (RIR1012 -09, RIR1012 -10). Two 
RIR's for data networks and network access points in data networks, will be introduced in 
the range o f 865 – 868 MHz (RIR1003 -09, RIR1003 -10). Two RIR 's for wideband short 
range devices in data networks and access points in wideband short range devices in data 
networks, will be introduced in the range of 863 – 868 MHz (RIR1003 -09, RIR1003 -10). 
The obligat ion for a license for Road Toll Systems in the range 5805 – 5815 MHz will be 
removed (RIR1012 -06). The range for hearing aids will be changed from 174 – 233 MHz to 
173.965 – 223 MHz (RIR1009 -12). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The OOIT has to be updated to specify information requirements that have to 
accompany radio equipment, to align requirements for AIS with those of the EU and to 
follow the l atest frequency management in Europe.  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Ordinance of 26th May 2016 of the Swiss Federal Office of Communications on 
telecommunications installations (OOIT; RS 784.101.21), available in French , 
German  and Italian . 
 RIR1003 -08, RIR1108 -06, RIR0105 -01, RIR1009 -17, RIR0203 -50, RIR1009 -19, 
RIR1008 -01, RIR1005 -05, RIR1006 -03, RIR1012 -09, RIR1012 -10, RIR1003 -09, 
RIR1003 -10, RIR1003 -11, RIR1003 -12, RIR101 2-06, RIR1009 -12 
 This notification supplements notification G/TBT/N/CHE/216 and replaces it with 
regard to article 2a and annex 6 of the OOIT.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 January 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2018  
10. Final date for comments: 30 November 2017  
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/2017/TBT/CHE/17_4389_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/CHE/17_4389_00_x1.pdf