. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/CHE/162 
29 October 2012  
 (12-5883) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  SWITZERLAND  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics 
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 
Non-tariff Measures Division Holzikofenweg 36 CH-3003 Berne Fax:  +41 31 324 09 58 
Email:  tbt@seco.admin.ch  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Construction products, i.e. 
products or kits placed on the ma rket for incorporation in a permanent manner in construction 
works. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for a revised 
Construction Products Law (18 pages) and pr oposal for a revised Construction Products 
Ordinance (36 pages, available in French, German and Italian).     
6. Description of content:  The revision aims at modernising the current Construction Products 
Law and Construction Products Ordinance. They contain definitions of the most pertinent 
concepts of this area and determine the specific meaning of the Declaration of Performance 
necessary for placing these produc ts on the Swiss market. Apart from these clarifications, the 
proposal contains several measures aimed at  simplifying the assessment procedures and 
thereby reducing the administ rative burden of enterprises.  G/TBT/N/CHE/162 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The objective of the proposed revised legisla tion on construction pr oducts is to enhance 
product safety and to ensure that the circ ulation and use of construction products in 
Switzerland is harmonised with the prescriptions of the main trading partners. This is to be 
achieved by ensuring that reliable information is presented in relation to their performances, 
through providing a common technical language to be used by manufacturers and public 
authorities alike. This common technical langu age is set out in th e harmonised technical 
specifications designated under this legislation.  
8. Relevant documents:   Law of October 8 1999 on Construction Products (SR 933.0), 
available in French, German and Italian. 
Ordinance of 27 November 2000 on Construction Products (SR 933.01), av ailable in French, 
German and Italian. 
For further information please refer to: 
DE:  http://www.bbl.admin.ch/ba upk/02802/index.html?lang=de   
FR:  http://www.bbl.admin.ch/baupk/02802/index.html?lang=fr   
IT:  http://www.bbl.admin.ch/ba upk/02802/index.html?lang=it  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Early 2014 
Mid 2014 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/tbt/CHE/12_4209_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/tbt/CHE/12_4209_01_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/CHE/12_4209_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/CHE/12_4209_01_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/CHE/12_4209_00_x2.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/CHE/12_4209_01_x2.pdf