G/TBT/N/CHE/217  
 
8 May 2017  
(17-2462) 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:  State Secretariat for Economic A ffairs SECO  
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 :  
Secretariat for Econo mic Affairs SECO  
Holzikofenweg 36  
3003 Berne  
tbt@seco.admin.ch  
http://www.seco.admin.ch  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Gas appliances .  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft of the 
Ordin ance of the Swiss Federal Council on the safety of gas appliances (7 pages, in 
German; 7 pages, in French; 7 pages, in Italian)  
6. Description of content:  The notified Draft of the Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council 
on the safety of personal protectiv e equipment removes the existing provisions on 
personal protective equipment from The Federal ordinance of 19 May 2010 on Product 
Safety (RS 930.111) and brings them into a new ordinance.  
The notified Draft is part of a package of revisions harmonizing thr ee Swiss ordinances 
with technical regulations of Switzerland 's main trading partners. It is in line with the 
"New Legislative Framework " of the European Union.  
The proposal harmonizes definitions throughout the Swiss legislation, clarifies obligations 
of manufacturers, authorized representatives and introduces obligations for importers and 
distributors. The proposal also defines requirements for conformity assessment bodies to 
guarantee a consistent level of quality for conformity assessment procedures.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
The proposal aims to strengthen and complete the existing rules and to improve practical 
aspects of their application and enforcement. It will thus increase health, safety  and user 
protection.  G/TBT/N/CHE/217  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 Draft of the Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council on the safety of gas appliances 
(see attachments).  
 The Federal ordinance of 19 May 2010 on Product Safety (RS 930.111), which 
contains the paragraphs for gas  appliances, available in:  German , French , Italian  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 21 April 2018   
Proposed date of entry into force: 21 April 2018    
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/C HE/17_2187_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/CHE/17_2187_00_x1.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/CHE/17_2187_00_x2.pdf