. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/CHE/142 
27 January 2012  
 (12-0557) 
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 
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 installations (OOIT), (2 pages in French, 
German and Italian). 
6. Description of content:  Partial revision of the Decree  of the Federal Office for 
Communications on telecommunications instal lations (OOIT). Some  radio interface 
regulations have also been updated to take in  account changes occurred in the spectrum 
management. The term IMT-2000/UMTS has be en replaced by MFCN (Mobile/Fixed 
Communications Networks) in some radio in terface regulations. The radio interface 
regulation for point to multipoi nt applications in the freque ncy band 24.500 - 26.500 GHz has 
been withdrawn as foreseen. The 12750 - 13250 MH z frequency band may be used for point 
to point applications; the Satellite News Gathering (SNG) band 12.75 - 13.25 GHz, the 
Satellite interactive terminals (SIT), Very small aperture terminals (VSAT) and Mobile-
satellite stations with RX band 10.70 - 11.70 GHz , the Satellite user terminals (SUT) RX 
band 17.70 – 19.70 GHz have a co-primary status  with the fixed sate llite service under the 
terms of sufficient geographica l separation. The minimum link distance for point to point 
fixed links application operated in a defined re gion south of the Alps in the frequency bands 
17.7 - 19.7 GHz, 27.9405 - 29.4525 GHz has been reduced. Conditions for the operation of PMR  applications   in   shielded   rooms  (as production studios)  have   been   defined  in  the G/TBT/N/CHE/142 
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  frequency band 470 - 518 MHz. Beside the maximu m output power inside the shielded room, 
the maximum radiated power outside the shielded  room has also been defined. A license is 
mandatory. New, AIS maritime equipment may be  used with a license in Switzerland on the 
Rhine between Rheinfelden and Kembs. The use of such equipment remains forbidden in the 
rest of the country. According the revised annex 12 of the ERC/REC 70-03, the frequency 
band 2483.5 - 2500 MHz can be used for low power  active medical implants (LP-AMI) and 
associated peripherals. The use is license free. The reference to the ECC decision 
ECC/DEC/(06)12 for UWB devices in the frequency band 1600 - 10600 MHz for communication applications  has been deleted because this decision has been  replaced by 
ECC/DEC/(06)04 that wa s already mentioned. 
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 so me frequency bands has also been précised.  
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 Febr uary 2003 (RO 2003 335), of 19 Mai 2003 (RO 
 2003 1490), of 15 December 2003 (RO 2003 5193), 20 January 2005 (RO 2005  681), 19 Mai 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), 2nd Mai 2007 (RO 2007 
 2263), 17 September 2007 (RO 2007 4427), 30 November 2007 (RO 2007 7081)  28 April 2008 (RO 2008 1907), 5 Decem ber 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) and 
 14 November 2011 (RO 2011 5265).  
- Draft radio interface regulati ons 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 May 2012 
10. Final date for comments:  1 April 2012 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/tbt/CHE/12_0325_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/CHE/12_0325_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/CHE/12_0325_00_x2.pdf