WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHE/14
18 August 1998
(98-3223)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SWITZERLAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:   Federal Office for Agriculture
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):
Mammal and avian meat and by-products (suc h as beef, pork, poultry, horsemeat, sheep)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Order on animals for slaughter and
the meat market
5. Description of content:  Establishes the requirements for the declaration of meat and food
containing meat products with certain feed supplements not admitted for that purpose in
Switzerland.
6. Objective and rationale: Switzerland does not authorize the use of certain feed
supplements in animal production.  In order to allow for full transparency to the consumer,
the order establishes the requirements of disclosure of the use of such supplements.
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Law on
Agriculture, dated 29 April 1998
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 January 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  16 October 1998
11. Final date for comments:  16 October 1998
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:           
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:            