. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CHE/129 
6 October 2010 
 (10-5110) 
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:  SWITZERLAND  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  Agency responsible:  Federa l Office for Communications 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e -mail 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 Effingerstrasse 1 CH-3003 Berne Fax:  +41 31 324 09 58 E-mail:  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 telecommunications in stallations (OOIT) (2 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).  Due to the introduction of the 
digital dividend in Switzerland DVB-T transm itters and repeaters may not transmit on 
frequencies above 782 MHz.  The use of radi o microphones in the 470 – 782 MHz is not any 
more limited to professionals (a license re mains still needed) and the frequency band 838.2 – 
853.8 MHz can not any longer be used for SA P/SAB point to point audio links.  The 
frequency band 1980 - 4200 MHz is not any more  available for cordless cameras.  The 
conditions for the use of the 22.6 – 23 GHz, 24.55 – 26.5 GHz and 31 – 31.3 GHz point to point system have been précised.  The radi o interface regulations  covering GSM Systems 
OnBoard Vessels (GSMOBV) in the GSM 900 and GSM 1800 frequency bands have been 
aligned to the respective E CC Decisions.  The frequency bands 870.0 - 876.0 MHz and 915.0 
- 921.0 MHz are not any more assigned to TE TRA systems.  A spec ific radio interface 
regulation for GNSS repeat ers in the 1164 – 1215 MHz, 1215 - 1300 MHz and 1559 - 1610 
MHz frequency bands has been drafted taking in account the ECC results.  The frequency 
band 169.6125 - 169.8125 MHz is available for asse t tracking and traci ng with a maximum 
radiated power of 25 W (a license is needed to use this frequency band).  Public hearing aids 
may be used with a license in the 169. 4000 - 169.4750 MHz and 169.4875 - 169.5875 MHz, 
radiated power is limited to 500 mW ERP.  G/TBT/N/CHE/129 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
OOIT must be amended in preparation of the introduction of the digital dividend in 
Switzerland, pe rmit the introduction of new applications  in some frequenc y bands and precise 
the use of some other frequency bands.  
8. Relevant documents:  
– Decree of 14th June 2002 of the Federal Office for Communications on 
telecommunications installations (RS 7 84.101.21;  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 2003 (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) a nd 16 August 2010 (RO2010 3549). 
– Draft radio interface regulations are available in English, French, German and Italian 
on the following website: 
http://www.bakom.admin.ch/org/grund lagen/00563/00575/02143/index.html?lang=en
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   – 
1 January 2011 
10. Final date for comments:  1 December 2011 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e -mail and website addresses, if available of the other body: 
And can be downloaded at: 
– http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/CHE/10_3750_00_f.pdf  
– http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2010/tbt/CHE/10_3750_00_x.pdf  
– http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/CHE/10_3750_00_x2.pdf