G/SPS/N/CHE/91  
25 May 2023  
(23-3584) 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:  State Secretariate for Economic Affairs SECO  - 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):   
Frogs of the genus Pelophylax from the Family of Ranidae, and the genus Fejervarya, 
Limnonecte s and Hoplobatrachus from the Family of Dicroglossidae  
Snails of the Family of Helicidae, Hygromiidae or Sphincterochilidae  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific region s or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Ordonnance du DFI sur les denrées alimentaires 
d'origine animale . Language(s):  French . Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHE/23_09682_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Snails of the family of Helicidae, Hygromiidae or 
Sphinctero chilidae are added to the list of permitted snails for human consumption.  
Frogs' legs of the genus Pelophylax from the family of Ranidae, and the genus Fejervarya, 
Limnonectes and Hoplobatrachus from the family of Dicroglossidae, are added to the list 
of permitted animals for human consumption.  
Due to changes in eating habits, frogs' legs and snails of other species are also produced 
and placed on the market for human consumption. The specific hygiene rules should 
therefore be extended to cover those specie s to ensure the safety of food derived from 
these species.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] 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  G/SPS/N/CHE/91  
 
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  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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1374 of 12 April 2021 amending Annex III 
to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific 
hygiene requirements for food of animal origin  (available in English) . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 August 2023  
Proposed  date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 November 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2024  
[ ] 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 July 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avail able) 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