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Notifying Member: SWITZERLAND

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)

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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): Fish, meat (beef, pork, game, sheep, poultry) and eggs

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: Ordonnance du DFI sur les teneurs maximales en contaminants. Language(s): French. Number of pages: 23

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHE/23_09679_00_f.pdf

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Description of content: Based on Regulation (EU) 2022/2388, maximum levels for the four perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) and their sum were introduced for various foodstuffs of animal origin.

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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.

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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 deviates from the international standard:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

It corresponds to the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2388 of 7 December 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in certain foodstuffs.

The EU Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2388 serves as basis for the Swiss Regulation:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHE/23_09679_00_e.pdf

(available in English).

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 31 October 2023

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 23 November 2023

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 1 January 2024

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 24 July 2023

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 Secretariate for Economic Affairs SECO

Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern

Switzerland

E-mail: sps@seco.admin.ch

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Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body:

State Secretariate for Economic Affairs SECO

Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern

Switzerland

E-mail: sps@seco.admin.ch