WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHE/16
2 September 1998
(98-3359)
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):   Meat
and by-products of poultry
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Order on the importation of poultry
5. Description of content:  Establishes the requirements for the declaration of imported
poultry meat and by-products produced 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 poultry production.  In order to allow for full transparency to the consumer,
the order establishes the requirements of disclosure of the use of such supplements in
imported poultry meat.
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:  1 January 1999
11. Final date for comments:  26 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:            