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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHE/26
21 December 2001
(01-6440)
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 Public Health, Berne
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Foodstuffs/Foreign substances and toxic components
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Modifications to Ordinance
on Foreign Substances and Toxic Components in Foodstuffs (128 pages)
5. Description of content:  Amendments to the maximum residue limits (tolerances, limit
values) for foreign substances and toxic components in food.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
- Ordinance on Foreign Substances a nd Toxic Components in Foodstuffs of
26 June 1995  (German/French/Italian : RS 817.021.23)
http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c817_021_23.html
- Food Law of 9 October 1992 (Ger man/French/Italian: RS 817.0)
http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c817_0.html
- Food Ordinance of 1 March 1995 (G erman/French/Italian: RS 817.02)
http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c817_02.html
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined [March 2002].
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  01 April 2002G/SPS/N/CHE/26
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11. Final date for comments:  15 February 2002
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           