G/TBT/N/CUB/20  
15 March  2019 
(19-1605) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : CUBA 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Comunicaciones  (Ministry of Communications)  
Avenida Independencia No. entre 19 de Mayo y Aranguren  
Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana  
Tel.: (+53) 7882 8000  
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:  
Ministerio del Comercio Exterior y la Inversión Extranjera , MINCEX (Ministry of Foreign 
Trade and Foreign Investment)  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Internacionales , DOEI (International Economic 
Organizations Department)  
Infanta Nº 16 esquina a 23, Vedado, 10400, Infanta Nº 16 esquina a 23,  
Vedado, 10400, La Habana  
Tel.: (+53 7) 8 38 0374, 838 0452  
Email: carlosfidel@mincex.gob.cu  
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) : 
8443.31.00, 8443.32.00, 8443.39.00, 8471.30.00, 8471.41.00, 8471.49.00, 
8471.50.00, 8471.60.00, 8471.70.00, 8471.80.00, 8471.90.00, 8473.30.00 , 
8473.50.00, 8504.40.00, 8517.11.00, 8517.12.00, 8517.18.00, 8517.61.00, 
8517.62.00, 8517.69.00, 8517.70.00, 8518.10.00, 8518.30.00, 8525.50.00, 
8525.60.00, 8525.80.00, 8526.10.00, 8526.91.00, 8526.91.10, 8526.91.90, 
8526.92.00, 8527.19.00, 8527.29.00, 85 28.42.00, 8528.52.00, 8528.62.00, 
8528.72.00, 8529.10.00, 8529.90.00, 8531.80.00.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución del Reglamento de la Homologación de Equipos de Telecomunicaciones/TIC 
del Ministerio de Comunicaciones  (Draft resolution on the Ministry of Communications 
regulation regarding type -approval for telecommunications/ICT equipment ) (17 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified document is to set fort h the Ministry 
of Communications regulation on conformity assessment and type -approval for 
telecommunications/ICT equipment so that equipment that is imported, manufactured or 
marketed in the country ensures the proper functioning of public telecommunicati ons/ICT 
networks, user security and the rational and efficient use of the radio spectrum and 
prevents interference with other telecommunications services . This regulation applies to 
products included in the headings and subheadings indicated.  G/TBT/N/CUB/20  
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  7. Objective  and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Proper functioning of public telecommunications/ICT networks, user security, 
rational and efficient use of the radio spectrum, prevention of interference with other 
telecommunication s services ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents : - 
9. Proposed date of adoption : May 2 019 
Proposed date of entry into force : 60 days after official publication  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Dirección de Regulaciones  (Regulations Department)  
Ministerio de Comunicaciones  (Ministry of Communications)  
Avenida Independencia No. entre 19 de Mayo y Aranguren  
Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana  
Tel.: (+53) 7885 4089  
Email: wilfredo.lopez@mincom.gob.cu ; rosa.garcia @mincom.gob.cu ; 
laura.hernandez@mincom.gob.cu  
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