Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 
Date when the measure came into force
20 December 1996 
Publication where the measure is specified
Laws of Botswana Chapter 72:03 Telecommunications 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Telecommunications Act, 1996 
Country/Region applying the measure
Botswana 
The rationale of the measure
None specified 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
42(1) No person shall—
(a) possess or operate a radio communication network;
(b) possess or operate radio communication equipment, whether in assembled or unassembled form; or
(c) erect a radio communication network, unless he has a valid radio licence issued by the Authority to do so.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), a person who possesses or operates equipment which can be used only for receiving radio messages shall not require a licence. 
Reference of the measure
Sub-article 42(1) 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
8525 Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders. Yes Radio communication equipment    
8527 Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock. No    
Description
Radio communication equipment 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world    
Description
Entire world