Non-Tariff Measure
- NTM classification
- B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements
- 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
- Protection of consumers and users of such service or equipment against injury
- Coded list of objectives
- A: Protection of human life and health
- Description of the measure
- 46( 1 ) Every person who—
a) operates a telecommunication or radio system;
b) provides a telecommunication service;
c) supplies terminal equipment or radio equipment; or
d) undertakes the maintenance or repair of telecommunication or radio equipment shall ensure that the system or equipment he so operates, provides, supplies, maintains or repairs is safe in order to ensure the protection of consumers and users of such service or equipment against injury
(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection ( 1 ) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of not less than P10 000.00 but not more than P2 000 000.00. - Reference of the measure
- Article 46
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8517 | Telephone sets, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a lo | No | |||
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. | No | |||
8527 | Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock. | No | |||
8529 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 85.25 to 85.28. | Yes | Radio and telecommunication terminal equipment, radio equipment, telecommunication equipment and system |
- Description
- Radio and telecommunication terminal equipment, radio equipment, telecommunication equipment and system
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
Inclusion/Exclusion | Country | Date in | Date out |
---|---|---|---|
Inclusion | Entire world |
- Description
- Entire world