. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CHE/41 
17 August 2004 
 (04-3444) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SWITZERLAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Agency responsible: Swiss Fe deral Roads Authority (FEDRO), 
Berne 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs 
Effingerstrasse 1 Non-tariff Measures Division CH-3003 Berne 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   All motor vehicles 
(vehicle classes M and N) equipped with seats especially foreseen for children as well as all motor vehicles equipped with longitudinal benc hes or crossed seats (vehicle classes M and 
N). 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Draft modification of 
the Ordinance on the technical requirements fo r road vehicles (Ordonnance concernant les 
exigences techniques requises pour les véhicules r outiers; OETV) of 19 J une 1995 (3 pages,  
in French). 
6. Description of content:   Introduction of additional safety requirements for all motor 
vehicles, classes M and N, equipped with  seats especially foreseen for children 
(i.e. schoolbusses). Furthermore introduction of additional safety requirements for all motor 
vehicles, classes M and N, with longitudina l benches or crossed seats.  Two point 
abdominal safety belts necessary for new moto r vehicles on all seats foreseen for children as 
well as for motor vehicles having longitudinal benches or crossed seats.  New motor vehicles must be equipped as from 1 January 2006,  motor vehicles already in use before this 
date must be fitted with the safety belts men tioned as the latest from 1 January 2010.  At the 
time being there is no European Community dir ective existing in this special field.  For 
more details please refer to the French text available at the national Enquiry Point . G/TBT/N/CHE/41 
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Improving the road traffic safety, protection of passengers health. 
8. Relevant documents:    
Ordinance on the technical requirements fo r road vehicles of 19 June 1995 (OETV, 
RS 741.41); French, German, Italian: http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c741_41.html
 
 
Federal Road Traffic Law of 19 December 1958 (RS 741.01); French, German, Italian: 
http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c741_01.html  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  May 2005.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January  2006. 
10. Final date for comments:   31 October 2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: