WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/CHE/6
3September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3532)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SWITZERLAND
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Federal Office ofPublic Health
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Foodstuffs
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Modification oftwoordinances
basing ontheFood Lawof9October 1992
5. Description ofcontent: Themodifications comprise:
-newlimitandtolerance values formicrobiological organisms;
-newlimitandtolerance values forforeign substances inandonfoodstuffs.
Themodifications arescheduled tocome intoforce midOctober 1997.
6. Objective andrationale: Adaptation ofthetechnical regulations tothestateofscience
(hygiene, foreign substances infoodstuffs)
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: SR817.021.23 and
SR817.051
9. Proposed date ofadoption: midOctober 1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: midOctober 1997
11. Final date forcomments: 1October 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: