G/TBT/N/CHE/277  
25 May 2023  
(23-3583) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  SWITZERLAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
State Secretariate for Economic Affairs SECO  
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern  
Switzerland  
E-mail: tbt@seco.admin.ch  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Virgin olive 
oil and its fractions obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or o ther 
physical means under conditions that do not lead to deterioration of the oil (HS code(s): 
150910)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ordinance of 
the Federal Department of Home Affairs on Foodstuffs of Plant Origin, M ushrooms and 
Edible Salt; (18 page(s), in French)  
6. Description of content:  Extra virgin olive oil and virgin olive oil only, may be labelled 
with organoleptic characteristics regarding taste and smell. -The terms may be used in 
accordance with the resul ts of organoleptic tests.  
Amendment of the conditions under which the acidity or maximum acidity of the olive oil, 
virgin olive oil, extra virgin olive oil or olive -pomace oil may be labelled. These conditions 
are a statement in characters of the same size  and in the same field of vision, of the 
values of the peroxide value, the wax content and the ultraviolet absorbency.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104 of 29 July 2022 supp lementing 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards G/TBT/N/CHE/277  
 
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  marketing standards for olive oil, and repealing Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 
and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 29/2012  
The Swiss regu lation is adjusted to the above mentioned EU regulation.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 October 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Swiss Information Center for Technical Rules (switec)  
Sulzerallee 70  
8404 Winterthur  
Tel: +(41) 52 224 54 55  
Fax: +(41) 52 224 54 75  
Email: switec@snv.ch  
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