. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PRT/1 
5 February 2010  
 (10-0568) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  PORTUGAL
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Portuguese Institute for Quality (IPQ) 
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 :   
Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Development 
Portuguese Institute for Quality (IPQ) Rua António Gião, 2 2829-513 CAPARICA Phone: (+ 351) 21 294 81 00 
Fax: (+ 351) 21 294 82 23 
E-mail: tbt@mail.ipq.pt Website: http://www.ipq.pt
 
 
Public Works, Transport and Communications Ministry 
National Authority for Communications (ANACOM) 
Av. José Malhoa, 12 1099-017 Lisboa Responsible Person: Mr. Jaime Afonso Phone: (+ 351) 21 721 2240 
Fax: (+ 351) 21 721 1006 
E-mail jaime.afonso@anacom.pt Website: http://www.icp.pt
 
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):  The specifications for the 
radio interfaces of radiocom munications equipment cove red by the update are: 
- Low-power, short-range stations (SRD), 
- Amateur Service Stations, 
- Aeronautical Radionavigation Service Stations, 
- Maritime Radionavigation Service Stations, - Fixed Service Stations, - Fixed-Satellite Service Stations, - Aeronautical Mobile Service Stations, G/TBT/N/PRT/1 
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  - Maritime Mobile Service Stations, 
- Satellite Mobile Service Stations, - Terrestrial Mobile Service Stations, - Radiobroadcast Service Stations. 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Update of the technical 
specifications for radio interfaces to which section 7 of article 30 of Decree-Law No. 
192/2000 of 18 August refers (P ortuguese, 422 pages).     
6. Description of content:  Contain information on the technica l specifications of the radio 
interfaces according to the parameter structur e defined by the Conformity Assessment and 
Market Surveillance Committee -TCAM.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature  of urgent problems  where applicable:  It is 
necessary to identify the techni cal specifications for radio inte rfaces. This information allows 
the authorities responsible for placing radio e quipment on the market to adapt their technical 
characteristics which also comply with natio nal usage such as specified in the National 
Frequency Allocation Plan.  
8. Relevant documents:   Decree-Law No. 192/2000 of 18 August.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days as from notification. 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:   The Draft Text 
can be downloaded in the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise /tris/pisa/app/search/index.cf m?fuseaction=pisa_notif_overview
&sNlang=EN&iyear=2010&inum=2&lang=en&iBack=2