G/TBT/N/CHE/244  
14 April 2020  
(20-2887) 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:  Notification Authority for Chemicals (Federal Office of Public 
Health)  
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 b e indicated if different from above:   
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO  
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern  
tbt@seco.admin.ch , www.seco.admin.ch  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [X], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Disinfectants on the basis of alcohol or active chlorine; Chemicals for industrial and 
domestic disinfection purposes (ICS 71.100.35)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  General Ruling 
of the Notification Authority for Chemicals on the authorisation of biocidal products in 
exceptional situations according to Art. 30 of the Ordinance on the Placing on the Market 
and Handling of Biocidal Products of 18 May 2005 (4 pages, in German, French, and 
Italian) General Ruling No.2 of the Notification Authority for Chemicals on the 
authorisation of biocidal products in exceptional situations according to Art. 30 of the 
Ordina nce on the Placing on the Market and Handling of Biocidal Products of 18 May 2005 
(3 pages, in German, French, and Italian)  
6. Description of content:  The general rulings of the Notification Authority for Chemicals 
grant a general authorisation for placin g certain disinfectants on the basis of alcohol or 
active chlorine on the market. The authorisations are limited until 31 August 2020.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Control of an unforeseen danger (C orona virus); Protection of human health 
or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• General Ruling of the Notification Authority for Chemicals on the authorisation of 
biocidal products in exceptional situations according to Art. 30 of the Ordinance 
on the Placing on the Market and Handling of Biocidal Products of 18 May 2005 
(4 pages, ava ilable in French, German and Italian) 
https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/federal -gazette/2020/index_9.html  G/TBT/N/CHE/244  
 
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  • General Ruling No.2 of the Notification Authority for Chemicals on the 
authori sation of biocidal products in exceptional situations according to Art. 30 
of the Ordinance on the Placing on the Market and Handling of Biocidal Products 
of 18 May 2005 (3 pages, available in French, German and Italian) 
https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/federal -gazette/2020/index_17.html  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Already in force  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Already in force  
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/federal -gazette/2020/index_9.html  
https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/federal -gazette/2020/index_17.html