NORWEGIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY AGENCY: INTERNAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, CABELING The following notification has been received in GATT Document TBT/Notification 335/96, dated 16 September 1996. 1. Member to agreement notifying: Norway if applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Norwegian Telecommunications Authority Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Internal Telecommunications Networks, Cabling. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Regulations For Internal Telecommunication Networks (9 pages). 6. Description of content: these regulations apply to internal telecommunication networks belonging to persons, businesses, associations or authorities installed within the confines of a building or a demarcated geographical area and that are designed for or can be connected to the public telecommunication network. 7. Objective and rationale: the regulations set forth minimum design requirements for internal telecommunication networks in order to safeguard the rights of users, third parties and other networks. 8. Relevant documents: previous regulation: technical regulations for internal office and domestic line network for telecommunications user equipment to be connected to the public telecommunications network./ EN 50173, EN 50098-1, EN 50098-2, and the future EN 50174. 9. Proposed date of adoption: proposed date of entry into force: as soon as possible. 10. Final date for comments: 30 November 1996. 11. Texts available from: National Enquiry Point ( ) or address and telefax number of other body: Norwegian Telecommunications Authority, P.O. Box 447, Sentrum N-0104 Oslotelefax: +47 22 82 48 90. (282)

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