G/TBT/N/CHE/272  
28 June 2022  
(22-4980) 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 Office of Public Health (BAG)  
Schwarzenburgstrasse 157, 3003 Bern;  
RRM@bag.admin.ch ; www.bag.admin.ch   
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 Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO  
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern  
tbt@seco.admin.ch , www.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 a pplicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Inorganic 
chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare - earth metals, of 
radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code(s): 28) ; Organic chemicals (HS code(s): 
29); Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code(s): 38); Protection against dangerous 
goods (ICS code(s): 13.300); CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY (ICS code(s): 71); RUBBER AND 
PLASTIC INDUSTRIES (ICS code(s): 83); PAINT AND COLOUR INDUS TRIES (ICS code(s): 
87) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
amendment of the Annexes 2, 3, 4 and 7 of the Ordinance on Protection against 
Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Chemicals Ordinance); (7 page(s), in Ger man)  
6. Description of content:  Annex 2: The technical regulations for the classification, 
labelling and packaging of substances and preparations will be updated and thus adapted 
to technical progress in the EU (18th ATP of the EU CLP Regulation; binding from 23 
November 2023).  
This draft revision updates the list of harmonized classifications:  
• inclusion of 39 substances;  
• amendment of 17 existing entries  
• one existing entry is split up in two  
With this draft revision, the latest developm ents in test methods for substances and 
preparations (OECD) are adopted.  G/TBT/N/CHE/272  
 
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  Annex 3: Four substances are included in the candidate list of substance of very high 
concern. This listing triggers information obligations along the supply chain.  
Annex 4 (Technical  Dossier for Notifications): The requirements are updated in 
accordance with the specifications for registrations in the EU.  
Annex 7 (List of new substances for which notification is not required): Three entries are 
eliminated.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Protection of the environment; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating 
trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
Detailed description of the changes (in German, French, Italian): 
https://www.anmelde stelle.admin.ch/chem/de/home/themen/recht -
wegleitungen/revisionen -des-chemikalienrechts/anpassung -anhaenge -
chemikalienverordnung.html  
Ordinance on Protection against Dangerous Substances and Preparations (in force): 
https://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classified -compilation/20141117/index.html  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  29 July 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  15 July 2022 
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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