G/TBT/N/CHE/230  
 
26 April 2018  
(18-2632) 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 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 t elecommunication 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), 4 pages, available in French  and German 
(see attachment)   
 Draft Radio Interface Regulation (RIR) RIR9999 -481: 
https://www.ofcomnet.ch/api/RIR/9999/481  
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.  
Radio Interf ace Regulations will be changed for the following reasons: harmonized 
standards according to Article 3.2 of the RE -Directive have been updated due to the 
transition from R&TTED to RED. Harmonized standards according to Article 3.1.b of the 
RED have been mo ved from section 13 to section 15 of the RIR according the guide 
"Notification of radio interface specifications and radio equipment classes. Notification 
template and guidance DECEMBER 2017 Endorsed by TCAM and RSC ". The wording in 
general has also been a djusted.  
The technical and administrative regulations (PTA5.1) which apply to installations and use 
of power line networks have been reviewed to take in account the latest development of 
power line technology. These regulations do not impose any requiremen ts on the products 
but on the network operators.  G/TBT/N/CHE/230  
 
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  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.  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Draft revision of the Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Office of Communications on 
telecommunications installations (OOIT), 4 pages, available in French and German 
(see attachment)  
 Draft Radio Interface Regulation (RIR) RIR9999 -481: 
https://www.ofcomnet.ch/api/RIR/9999/481  
 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 . 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 August 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 August 2018  
10. Final date for comments: 20 July 2018  
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/2018/TBT/CHE/18_2138_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/CHE/18_2138_00_x1.pdf