. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHE/8
28 June 2001
(01-3231)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SWITZERLAND
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Federal Office of Public Health
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
National Notification Authority
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco) – NTFB
Effingerstrasse 1
CH-3003 Bern
Tel: +41 31 324 07 82
Fax: +41 31 324 09 59
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):   Foodstuffs
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Modification to
the Nutritional Value Ordinance of 26 June 1995 (4 pages in German/French)
http:// wwwe-bag.root.adm in.ch/verbrau/lebensmi/lmrecht/revisionen/f/index.htm
6. Description of content:
- In the case of supplementary grain feeding and other types of supplementary feeding,
the requirement to display the percentage share of vitamins and minerals out of
recommended daily doses has been phased out.
- In the case of food supplements, energy value and content in terms of nutrients or
nutrient components as well as vitamin or mineral content must be given for each
serving.
- Certain vitamins, minerals and other essential or nutritionally useful ingredients should
be added to foodstuffs in pre-determined quantities.
- When ss-Carotin is added, the product must bear a warning that it is unsuitable for
smokers.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Health and consumer protection; alignment of Swiss law with EC regulations;  adjustment
to developments in the fields of food technology and food science.G/TBT/N/CHE/8
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8. Relevant documents:
- Nutritional Value Ordinance of 26 June 1995 (German/French/Italian: RS 817.021.55)
http://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c817_021_55.html
- Food Law of 9th October 1992 (German/French/Italian: RS 817.0)
http://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c817_0.html
- Food Ordinance of 1st March 1995 (German/French/Italian: RS 817.02)
http://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c817_02.html       
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 October 2001
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from date of distribution
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           