WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/CHE/161 
28 September 2012  
 (12-5235) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  SWITZERLAND  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Federal Office for 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 
Non-tariff Measures Holzikofenweg 36 CH-3003 Berne  Fax:  +41 31 324 09 58 
Email: tbt@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 tele communication terminal equipment. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Decree of the Federal 
Office for Communications on Te lecommunications Installations (OOIT) (4 pages in French, 
German and Italian).  
6. Description of content:  Partial revision of the Decree  of the Federal Office for 
Communications on Telecommunicatio ns Installations (OOIT). Th is revision defines that 
only firms that have the appropriate technical knowledge may offer and sell 
telecommunication equipment intended for au thorities for the state security. Following 
application cannot be any more operated in the according frequency bands: cordless cameras 
(2500 - 2690 MHz); SAP/SAB point to point audio links (470 - 782 MHz); SAP/SAB and 
ENG/OB (2520-2670 MHz); talk pocket unit (433.350-433.500 MHz). Th e according radio 
interface regulation for mobile communication have been slightly reviewed in following 
frequency bands: 880-960 MHz, 1710-1880 MHz, 1920-2170 MHz; a consequence has been the creation of a new specific radio interface  regulation for GSM-R applications in the 
frequency band 873-880 MHz and .918-925 MHz. Ne w radio interface re gulations for MFCN 
have been developed in the 791-821 MHz and 832-862 MHz frequency bands. The license 
obligation has been revoked for following appl ications in the according frequency bands: 
citizen band applicati ons (26960-27410 MHz); on-site paging (26550-26910 MHz and 
449.800-449.900 MHz); private mobile ra dio (430.125-430.350 MHz, 27420-27910 kHz, 
27800-27890 kHz, 27840-27930 kHz, 27450-27460 kH z); inland waterway radars G/TBT/N/CHE/161 
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  (9300-9500 MHz); Satellite News Ga thering (SNG) Transportable Ea rth Stations (TES) in the 
Fixed Satellite Service (FSS). (14.00- 14.50 GHz); radio micr ophones (174-223 MHz, 
470-786 MHz, 786-789 MHz, 826-832 MHz). Requirement for PMR 446 equipment have been aligned to the revised decision ECC/DEC/(98)25 (from 1.1.2014, all PMR 446 
equipment shall have reception capability, Push-To-Talk (PTT) functionality capable of being latched 'on' and 446 radio equipment having no Pu sh-To-Talk (PTT) functionality shall apply 
a 180 seconds). The radio regulation for au tomotive radars in the frequency band 
21.65-26.65 GHz has been restricted to 24.25- 26.65 GHz. A new radio regulation has been 
drawn for wide band low activity mode automo tive radar in the 24.05-24.50 GHz frequency 
band. Duty cycle restrictions have been intr oduced for high power short range devices in the 
frequency band (433.2375-434.5125 MHz a nd 433,6375-434,2125 MHz). Changes in the 
radio regulation for ground and wall probing  radars (radiate d power according 
ECC/DEC/(06)08, limitation to an indoor us e only). A new radio regulation for radio 
amateurs application in the 472-479 kHz frequenc y band has been drawn. External antenna 
will be allowed for CEPT PR 27 in the 26960-27410 MHz frequency band. Minor corrections have been made on some ra dio interface regulations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
OOIT must be amended to precise some provi sions and to follow the evolution of the 
frequency management in Europe . The use of some frequency bands has also been précised. 
Suppression of the license obligation for severa l applications in se veral frequency bands.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- Decree of 14 June 2002 of the Fe deral Office for Communications on 
telecommunications installations (RS 784.101.21; RO 2002 2111), available in 
French, German and Italian. 
- And its modifications of 10 February 2003 (RO 2003 335), of 19 May 2003 
(RO 2003 1490), of 15 December 2 003 (RO 2003 5193), 20 January 2005 
(RO 2005 681), 19 May 2005 (RO 2005 2219), 7 September 2005 (RO 2005 4627) 
21 November 2005 (RO 2005 5139), 3 July 2006 (RO 2006 2915), 15 November 2006 (RO 2006 4665), 9 March 2007 (RO 2007 1001), 2 May 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) and 13 September 2012 (RO 2012 4337). 
- Draft radio interface regulati ons are available in English, French, German and Italian 
on the following web-site: 
http://www.bakom.admin.ch/org/grund lagen/00563/00575/02143/index.html?lang=e
n 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    - 
1 January 2012 
10. Final date for comments:  1 December 2012  G/TBT/N/CHE/161 
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  11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/tbt/CHE/12_3792_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/CHE/12_3792_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/CHE/12_3792_00_x2.pdf