G/TBT/N/CHE/166  
 
24 May 2013  
(13-2705)  Page: 1/3  
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 for Communications 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 
Fax:  +41 31 324 09 58 Email:  tbt@seco.admin.ch  
Website:  http://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 langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Draft of Decree 
of the Federal Office for Communications on telecommunications installations (OOIT), 
(2 pages in French, German and Italian).     G/TBT/N/CHE/166 
 
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  6. Description of content:  Partial revision of the Decree of the Federal Office for 
Communications on telecommunications installations (OOIT). Some radio interfaces regulations have been reviewed to correct in formation regarding the applicable technical 
standard. In other radio interfaces regulation, the application has been aligned to the 
according ECC decision. Introduction of a more precise description of the application according to ECC decision. Allowing the us e of ACM for 28MHz channeling and 16QAM 
and extending the range of usable antennas. Adding the requirement ATPC, definition of 
antenna class and clarification of applicable standards. Insertion of a more precise description of the application according to ECC decision. Replacement of the expression 
IMT by MFCN (Mobile Fixed Communication Network). Implementation of the technical 
regulation of the ECC/DEC/(08)08 into the radio interfaces regulations. New radio 
interface regulation for IMT (LTE) in the frequency band which is also used for GSM. New radio interface regulation for 5GHz broadband  disaster relief (BBDR) Explanation, which 
devices are affected by the application are pr ecised. Insertion of the necessary security 
distance to the airport according ECC/DEC/(06)03. Replacement of ERC/DEC (97)03 by ECC/DEC/(09)02. Description of the application adapted according to ERC/REC 70-03. 
New RIR for 866.9MHz Avalanche victims rescue system. New radio interfaces regulation 
for radiomicrophones up to 250mW in 1MHz channels. This application was so far included in the radio interface regulation RI R1013-20, which will be split in two radio 
interface regulation one for radiomicrophon es up to 250mW and one for up to 5W. The 
Reference to ERC/DEC/(01)10 was deleted and replaced by the reference ERC/REC 70-03. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  OOIT needs to be amended to follow the evolution of the frequency 
management in Europe. The use of some fr equency bands has also been specified. 
Furthermore some new radio interface regulations have been added.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- Decree of 14 June 2002 of the Federal Office for Communications on 
telecommunications installations (RS 784.101.21; RO 2002 2111), available in 
http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/784_101_21/index.html  (French), 
http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/ sr/784_101_21/index.html  (German) and 
http://www.admin.ch/ch/i/ rs/784_101_21/index.html . (Italian) 
- And its modifications of 10 February 2003 (RO 2003 335), of 19 Mai 2003 
(RO 2003 1490), of 15 December 2003 (RO 2003 5193), 20 January 2005 
(RO 2005 681), 19 Mai 2005 (RO 2005 2219), 7 September 2005 (RO 2005 4627) 
21th  November 2005 (RO 2005 5139), 3rd July 2006 (RO 2006 2915), 15 November 2006 (RO 2006 4665),  9 March 2007 (RO 2007 1001), 2 Mai 2007 (RO 2007 2263), 17 September 2007 (RO 2007 4427), 30 November 2007 
(RO 2007 7081) 28 April 2008 (RO 2008 1907), 5 December 2008 (RO 2008 
6471), 17 August 2009 (RO 2009 4229), 30 November 2009 (R0 2009 6543), 15 March 2010 (RO2010 959), 16 August 2010 (RO 2010 3549), 1 November 
2010 (RO 2010 5067), 7 April 2011 (RO 2011 1395), 5 September 2011 (RO 2011 
4339), 14 November 2011 (RO 2011 5265), 12 April 2012 (RO 2012 1921), 13 August 2012 (RO 2012 4337) and 26 November 2012 (RO 2012 6565). 
- Draft radio interface regulations are available:
  
http://www.bakom.admin.ch/org/grundla gen/00563/00575/02 143/index.html?lan
g=en , (English) 
 http://www.bakom.admin.ch/org/grundla gen/00563/00575/02 143/index.html?lan
g=fr (French) 
 http://www.bakom.admin.ch/org/grundla gen/00563/00575/02 143/index.html?lan
g=de   (German) 
 and 
http://www.bakom.admin.ch/org/grundla gen/00563/00575/02 143/index.html?lan
g=it (Italian) G/TBT/N/CHE/166 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1 September 2013 1 September 2013 
10. Final date for comments:  1 August 2013 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
http://members.wto.org/crnattachme nts/2013/tbt/CHE/13_1942_00_x1.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachme nts/2013/tbt/CHE/13_1942_00_x2.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachme nts/2013/tbt/CHE/13_1942_00_f.pdf