G/SPS/N/CHE/74  
26 July 2019 
(19-4944) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : SWITZERLAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Office fédérale de l'agriculture , OFAG (Federal Office of 
Agriculture)  
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) : Plants, plant products and all matter liable to harbour or spread 
particularly dangerous pests, including soil and growing m edium . Numerous positions 
under chapters 6 (Live trees and other plants), 7 (Edible vegetables and certain roots and 
tubers), 8 (Edible fruit and nuts ; peel of citrus fruits or melons) and 44 (Wood and articles 
of wood)  
4. Regions or countries likely to b e affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Ordonnance du DEFR et du DETEC sur les organismes 
nuisibles particulièrement dangereux  et les dispositions relatives à la santé des végétaux 
(Ordonnance du DEFR et du DETEC sur la santé des végétaux, OSaVé -DEFR -DETEC)  
(Ordinance of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research 
(DEFR) and the Federal Office for the Envir onment, Transport, Energy and 
Communications (DETEC) on plant health (OSaVé -DEFR -DETEC)) Language(s) : French, 
German and Italian Number of pages : 201 
Text available at:  
https://www.blw.admi n.ch/dam/blw/fr/dokumente/Nachhaltige%20Produktion/Pflanzen
schutz/Pflanzengesundheit%20 -
%20Eidg.%20Pflanzenschutzdienst/neuesrecht/OSaV%C3%A9 -DEFR -
DETEC_fr.pdf.download.pdf/OSaV%C3%A9 -DEFR -DETEC_fr.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text contains the following lists:  
− particularly dangerous pests within the meaning of Article 4 of the Ordinance of 
31 October 2 018 on the protection of plants against particularly dangerous pests;  
− protected zones and the relevant protected -zone quarantine pest s within the meaning 
of Article 24 of the Ordinance of 3 1 October 2 018 on the protection of plants against 
particularly dangerous pests;  
− specific plants for planting, pests considered as regulated non -quarantine pests and 
the relevant thresholds within the  meaning of Article 29 of the Ordinance of 
31 October 2 018 on the protection of plants against particularly dangerous pests;  
− measures aimed at preventing the appearance of regulated non -quarantine pests on 
specific plants for planting;  
− goods for which impo rtation from third countries is prohibited;  
− goods for which importation from third countries requires them to be accompanied by 
a phytosanitary certificate, and the specific conditions to be met by such goods;  
− goods for which importation from the EU is authorized only if the goods are 
accompanied by a phytosanitary passport;  G/SPS/N/CHE/74  
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  − goods for which transfer and release in a protected zone are prohibited or authorized 
only under certain conditions;  
− the specific conditions to be met by goods in order to obtain a p hytosanitary passport;  
− the plant types and varieties to which the exception concerning the phytosanitary 
passport traceability code does not apply within the meaning of Article 75 o f the 
Ordinance of 3 1 October 2 018 on the protection of plants against part icularly 
dangerous pests;  
− phytosanitary passport models.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ 
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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 Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : ISPM 1 , 
Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade  
https://www.ippc.int/static/media/files/publication/fr/2016/01/ISPM_01_2006_
Fr_2016 -01-12_PostCPM10_InkAmReformatted.pdf  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed  regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : Ordonnance 
du 31 octobre 2018 sur la protection des végétaux contre les organismes nuisibles 
particulièrement dangereux  (Ordinance of 3 1 October 2 018 on the protection of plants 
against particularly dangerous pests)  
https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/official -compilation/2018/4209.pdf  (available in French, 
German and Italian)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : November 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : December 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2 020 
[ ] 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 September 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Secrétariat d'Etat à l'économie , SECO (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs)  
Services spécialisés économie extérieure  (Foreign Economic Specialised Services Division)  
Secteur des mesures non -tarifaires  (Sector for non -tariff meas ures) 
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern  
Switzerland  
Email : sps@seco.admin.ch  G/SPS/N/CHE/74  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Secrétariat d'Etat  à l'économie , SECO (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs)  
Services spécialisés économie extérieure  
Secteur des mesures non -tarifaires  
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern  
Switzerland  
Email : sps@seco.admin.ch