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Notifying Member: SWITZERLAND
If applicable, name of local government
involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):
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Agency responsible:
Federal Food and Veterinary Office
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 Berne
tbt@seco.admin.ch
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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1
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5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:
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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national
tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): All
composed food and all food bearing a health claim.
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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Ordinance
on information on foodstuffs; (14 page(s), in French)
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Description of content: According
to the Swiss regulation, the origin of the main ingredient is only required
if it is present in significant quantities and if otherwise the consumer
could be misled about the true origin of this ingredient. The proposed
regulation aims to reduce barriers to trade by permitting the indication of
larger geographical areas (e.g. "EU") as indication of origin.
However, this regulation applies to voluntary indications only.
Alignement of the relevant Swiss Ordinance Annex 14 covering health
claims to Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 of 16 May 2012 establishing
a list of permitted health claims made on food products, other than those referring
to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health,
last modified with Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/686.
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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems
where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Harmonization;
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
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Relevant documents:
Ordinance of the
on information on foodstuffs
Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 of 16 May 2012
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Proposed date of adoption: 8
December 2023
Proposed date of entry into force: 1
February 2024
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Final date for comments: 60
days from notification
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Texts
available from: National enquiry point [X] or
address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if
available, of other body:
Swiss Information Center for
Technical Rules(switec)
Sulzerallee 70
8404 Winterthur
Tel: +(41) 52 224 54 55
Email: switec@snv.ch
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