./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/10.7/N/44
29 January 2003
(03-0596)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
AGREEMENT REACHED BY A MEMBER WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES
ON ISSUES RELATED TO TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS
OR CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
Notification
Under Article 10.7 of the Agreement "Whenever a Member has reached an agreement with
any other country or countries on issues related to technical regulations, standards or conformity
assessment procedures which may have a significant effect on trade, at least one Member party to theagreement shall notify other Members through the Secretariat of the products to be covered by the
agreement and include a brief description of the agreement."  The following notification under
Article  10.7 has been received.
1. Member notifying:  THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND SWITZERLAND
2. Title of the bilateral or plurilateral Agreement:  "Agreement between the European
Community and the Swiss Confederation on Mutual Recognition in Relation to Conformity
Assessment".
3. Parties to the Agreement:  European Community and Switzerland
4. Date of entry into force of the Agreement:  1 June 2002
5. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading):
This Agreement applies to products traded between the European Community and
Switzerland as well as to procedures which are subject to specified legislative, regulatory
and administrative provisions pertaining to conformity assessment and technical regulations,
as specified in Annex 1 to the Agreement, in the areas of: machinery1, personal protective
equipment1, toys3, medical devices1, gas appliances1 and boilers3, pressure equipment3,
telecommunications terminal equipment1, equipment and protective systems intended for use
in potentially explosive atmospheres1, electrical safety & electromagnetic compatibility1,
construction plant and equipment3, measuring instruments2 and prepackages3, motor
vehicles1, agricultural and forestry tractors1, Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) 1, medicinal
products Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) inspection and batch certification for
medicinal products for human and veterinary use1.
1In these product sectors, the legislation of the European Community and Switzerland, as specified
in Annex 1 to the Agreement, is deemed equivalent.
2In theses product sectors, the legislation of the European Community and Switzerland, as specified
in Annex 1 to the Agreement, is deemed equivalent with regard to certain products only.
3 In these product sectors, the legislation of the European Community and Switzerland, as specified   
   in Annex 1 to the Agreement, is not equivalent.
6. Subject matter covered by the Agreement (technical regulations, standards or 
conformity assessment procedures):  Conformity assessment procedures.G/TBT/10.7/N/44
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7. Brief description of the Agreement: The parties to the Agreement grant mutual
recognition of results of conformity assessment on two levels: In product sectors covered by
legislation that is deemed equivalent according to Annex 1, the parties mutually accept
results of conformity assessment procedures carried out by recognized Conformity
Assessment Bodies (CABs) according to the requ irements of the exporting party. In product
sectors where legislation is not equivalent according to Annex 1, the parties mutually accept
results of conformity assessment carried out by recognized CABs attesting compliance with
the requirements of the importing party.
8. Further information available from:
European Commission
Leonor Palacio
DG Trade F2
Rue de la Loi 200B-1049 Brussels - Belgium
/g40 +32 2 295 60 57
Fax: +32 2 299 16 51
E-mail: Leonor.Palacio@cec.eu.int
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Manuel Keller
Non-tariff measures division
Effingerstrasse 1
CH-3003 Berne – Switzerland
/g40 +41 31 324 08 32
Fax: +41 31 324 09 59
E-mail: Manuel.Keller@seco.admin.ch