G/TBT/N/CHE/260  
1 July 2021  
(21-5252) 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, 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 28); 
ORGANIC CHEMICALS (HS 29); MISCELLANEOUS CHEM ICAL PRODUCTS (HS 38); 
CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY (ICS 71)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Annexes 2 and 
3 of the Ordinance on Protection against Dangerous Substances and Preparations 
(Chemicals Ordinance) (4 page(s), in Germa n; 3 page(s), in French; 3 page(s), in Italian)  
6. Description of content:  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 (16th and 17th ATP of the EU CLP Regulation; binding from 1 March 
2022).  
This draft revision updates the list of harmonized classifications:  
• inclusion of 22 substances;  
• amendment of 41 existing entries  
With this draft revision, the latest developments in test methods for substances and 
preparations (OECD) are adopted. Two substances are included in the candidate list of 
substance of very high concern. This listing triggers information obligations along the 
supply chain.  G/TBT/N/CHE/260  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; 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.anmeldestelle.admin.ch/chem/de/home/themen/recht -
wegleitungen/revisionen -des-chemikalienrechts/anpassung -anhaenge -2-3-
chemikalienverordnung.html  
• Ordinance on Protection against Dangerous Substances and Preparations 
(Ordinance to be changed) : https://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classified -
compilation/20141117/index.html   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 September 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 March 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/CHE/21_4429_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wt o.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/CHE/21_4429_00_x2.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/CHE/21_4429_00_x.pdf