. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHE/41 
21 March 2005 
 (05-1197) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SWITZERLAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Federal Veterinary O ffice (FVO), CH-3003 Bern 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Animal by-products (not intended for human consumption) such as: 
Processed animal protein;  Milk and milk-bas ed products which have undergone a single heat 
treatment;  Heat-treated-milk with a pH reduced  to less than 6;  Milk with a double heat 
treatment;  Canned petfood;  Pr ocessed petfood other than canne d petfood;  Dogchews;  Raw 
petfood;  Flavouring innards;  Serum from e quidae;  Blood products for animal nutrition  
Blood products to be used for technical or pharmaceutical purposes;  Hides and skins of 
ungulates;  Treated hides and skins of ungulates ;  Treated hides and skins of rumiants;  
Treated game trophies of birds and ungulates;  Game trophies of bird s and ungulates (without 
treatment);  Import certificate fo r pig bristles from third countries  or regions thereof that are 
free from African swine fever;  Pig bristles from  third countries that are not free from African 
swine fever;  Raw wool, raw hair (without pi g bristles) and raw feathers;  Animal by-
products for the manufacture of petfood;  Animal by-products for the manufacture of 
technical products;  Fish oil;  Rendered fats;  Rendered fats to be used for technical purposes;  
Gelatine and collagen;  Hydrolysed protein and phosphates;  Apic ulture products;  Fat 
derivates to be used for technical purposes;  Fa t derivates;  Egg products;  Bones, horns and 
hooves for use as organic fert ilisers or soil improvers. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries exporting the produc ts concerned to Switzerland.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   General revision to the 
import certificates for animal by-products  (31 new model certificates available in 
German/French/Italian/English). 
6. Description of content:  The revision to the import certific ates for animal by-products lays 
down the required format and content of the documents (health cert ificates) that must 
accompany all consignments of the products  specified under item 3 above starting from 
01 July 2005. 
In order to facilitate international trade, Switzerland harmonizes its  third country import 
regulation (including the certificates required for import from eligible third countries) with 
the respective requirements of the European Comm unity as laid down in the consolidated EC 
decision 1774/2002. For products that are not harmonized under EC decision 1774/2002 (raw 
wool, raw hair (without pig bristles), raw feat hers and animal by-products for the use or 
production of organic fer tilizers) Switzerland has published  a new set of certificates.  
Detailed information on the import conditions  for animal by-products is available at 
http://www.bvet.admin.ch/einfuhr/00243/00248  G/SPS/N/CHE/41 
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 7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
Ordinance of 20 April 1988 on the import, expo rt and transit of animals and products of 
animal origin (EDAV)  
http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/c916_443_11.html  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   End of May 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   01 July 2005 
12. Final date for comments:  20 May 2005 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   sps@seco.admin.ch 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  switec@snv.ch