G/SPS/N/CHE/97  
10 October 2023  
(23-6777) 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:  Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office  
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):  Infant and follow -on formulas ; Food intended for sportspersons  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  FDHA ordinance on foodstuffs intended for persons with 
special nutritional needs  (Ordonnance du DFI sur les denrées alimentaires destinées aux 
personnes ayant des besoins nutritionnels particuliers) . Language(s):  French . Number of 
pages:  17 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHE/23_12891_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Adjustment of the FDHA ordinance to the relevant Regulations of 
the EU:  
• Regulation (EU) No. 609/2013 of the European Parli ament and of the Council of 
12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical 
purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 
92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC,  2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, 
Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission 
Regulations (EC) No. 41/2009 and (EC) No. 953/2009 in its version from 1  March 2023  
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 of 25 Septembe r 2015 supplementing 
Regulation (EU) No. 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow -on 
formula and as regards requirements on information relating to infant and young child 
feeding in its version from 17 March 2023  
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1798 of 2 June 2017 supplementing 
Regulation (EU) No. 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
the specific compositional  and information requirements for total diet replacement for 
weight control, in its version from 9 November 2022  
• Opinion of the BfR No. 052/2019 from 20 December 2019  
The labelling requirements for products for sportspersons was aligned with the labelling 
requirement for food supplements.  
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.   G/SPS/N/CHE/97  
 
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  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  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it de viates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 December 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 December 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2024  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 December 202 3 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)  
Non-Tariff Measures  
Holzikofenweg 36  
Tel: +(41 58) 46 40760  
Fax: +(41 58) 46 40958  
Email: sps@seco.admin.ch  
Website: http://www.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 Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)  
Non-Tariff Measures  
Holzikofenweg 36  
Tel: +(41 58) 46 40760  
Fax: +(41 58) 46 40958  
Email: sps@seco.admin.ch  
Website: http://www.seco.admin.ch