WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHE/11
28 June 2001
(01-3230)
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 for Public Health, Berne
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:           
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):   Articles for daily use
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Modifications
to Ordinance of 1st March 1995 on Articles for Daily Use.
http:// wwwe-bag.root.adm in.ch/verbrau/lebensmi/lmrecht/revisionen/f/index.htm
6. Description of content:
- Textile and leather products in direct contact with the human body for long periods of
time (e.g. clothes, shoes, bed-linen, belts, chair covers, carpets) should not containany scissile azo dyes;
- Feeding bottles for babies and small children must bear a warning concerning the risk
for dental damage from long-term consumption (sucking) of soft drinks.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Health protection;  alignment of  Swiss Law with EC regulations.
8. Relevant documents:
- Ordinance on Articles for Daily Use of 1st March 1995 (German/French/Italian; RS
817.04).
http://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c817_04.html
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 October 2001
10. Final date for comments:   6 August 2001
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:           