G/SPS/N/CHE/90  
25 May 2023  
(23-3585) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  SWITZERLAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office  (FSVO ) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Fish, meat (beef, pork, game, sheep, poultry) and eggs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practica ble: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Ordonnance du DFI sur les teneurs maximales en 
contaminants . Language(s):  French . Number of pages:  23 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHE/23_09679_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Based on Regulation (EU) 2022/2388 , maximum levels for the 
four perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), 
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexane sulfonic 
acid (PFHxS) and their sum were introduced for various foodstuffs of  animal origin.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] Intern ational Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/CHE/90  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
It corresponds to the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2388 of 7 December 2022 
amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of perfluoroa lkyl 
substances in certain foodstuffs .  
The EU Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2388 serves as basis for the Swiss Regulation : 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/ SPS/CHE/23_09679_00_e.pdf  
(available in English) . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 October 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 November 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 July 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
State Secretariate for Economic Affairs SECO  
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern  
Switzerland  
E-mail: sps@seco.admin.ch  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
State Secretariate for Economic Affairs SECO  
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern  
Switzerland  
E-mail: sps@seco.admin.ch