G/SPS/N/CHE/99  
20 December 2023  
(23-8712) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  SWITZERLAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)  
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):  Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti -sprouting 
products and plant -growth regulators, disinfectants and similar produc ts, put up for retail 
sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur -treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly -
papers (HS  code(s): 3808); Microbiology (ICS code(s): 07.100); Environmental protection 
(ICS code(s):  13.020); Air quality (ICS  code(s):  13.04 0); Water quality 
(ICS code(s):  13.060); Soil quality. Pedology (ICS code(s): 13.080); Explosion protection 
(ICS code(s): 13.230); Farming and forestry (ICS code(s): 65.020); Pesticides and other 
agrochemicals (ICS code(s): 65.100)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Plant Protection Products Ordinance . Language(s):  
French . Number of pages:  98 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHE/23_14759_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Swiss rules and condit ions for the admission of Plant 
Protection Products  continue to be harmonised with those of the European Union.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] 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 Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/CHE/99  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 6 November 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 December 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2025  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  The Swiss rules and conditions for th e admission of 
Plant Protection Products  continue to be harmonised with those of the European 
Union.  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 February 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
State Secretariate for Economic Affairs SECO  
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern  
Switzerland  
E-mail: sps@seco.admin.ch  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
State Secretariate for Economic Affairs SECO  
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern  
Switzerland  
E-mail: sps@seco.admin.ch