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IndiaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Monitors and projectors – India

Official title

Consultation on the Draft TEC Standard for Generic Requirement (GR) on 'TEC/GR/ TEC 57120:2025' Standard For Generic Requirements of Interoperable Set Top Box as well as for TV Set with In-Built STB Functionality

India notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 19 November 2025. The measure was first notified on 4 September 2025. The comment period closed on 18 January 2026.

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At a glance

Products

HS 8528

HS codes
  • 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
    • 8528 Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast…
Notifying member
India
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 19 November 2025. Check WTO ePing or India for its current status.
Objectives
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/IND/413Latest notice: G/TBT/N/IND/413/Rev.1

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 18 January 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 18 January 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/IND/413/Rev.1; it can take them up with India.

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What the notification says

This standard outlines the important technical aspects such as Standardized Interface & Specifications, Encrypted Signal Handling, Middleware Compatibility, Future Proofing, Conditional access, Compliance with Standards, Hardware and Software Interoperability. These technical specifications aim to enhance the interoperability among Set-Top Box and to ensure that user have more freedom on which service provider they want to choose and the barrier to entry is reduced.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. RevisionG/TBT/N/IND/413/Rev.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 18 January 2026

    Consultation on the Draft TEC Standard for Generic Requirement (GR) on 'TEC/GR/ TEC 57120:2025' Standard For Generic Requirements of Interoperable Set Top Box as well as for TV Set with In-Built STB Functionality

    This standard outlines the important technical aspects such as Standardized Interface & Specifications, Encrypted Signal Handling, Middleware Compatibility, Future Proofing, Conditional access, Compliance with Standards, Hardware and Software Interoperability. These technical specifications aim to enhance the interoperability among Set-Top Box and to ensure that user have more freedom on which service provider they want to choose and the barrier to entry is reduced.

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/IND/413

    Comment deadline: Closed on 3 November 2025

    Consultation on the Draft TEC Standard for Generic Requirement (GR) on 'TEC/GR/ TEC 57120:2025' Standard For Generic Requirements of Interoperable Set Top Box as well as for TV Set with In-Built STB Functionality

    This standard outlines the important technical aspects such as Standardized Interface & Specifications, Encrypted Signal Handling, Middleware Compatibility, Future Proofing, Conditional access, Compliance with Standards, Hardware and Software Interoperability. These technical specifications aim to enhance the interoperability among Set-Top Box and to ensure that user have more freedom on which service provider they want to choose and the barrier to entry is reduced.

Sources

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