WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHE/28
1 February 2002
(02-0506)
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, 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:  Plants, plant parts for planting
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Ordinance of the Federal
Department of Economy on Prohibited Plants (2 pages) (Available in French and German)
5. Description of content:  Prohibition of import, production and placing on the market of
certain plants which are considered to be highly susceptible to fireblight ( Erwinia
amylovora  [Burr.] Winsl. et al. )
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] 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 [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  The measure taken is in accordance with the
phytosanitary measures under the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Ordinance of
28 February 2001 on the Protection of Plants (RS 916.20;  available in
French/German/Italian);  http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c916_20.html
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  April 2002
11. Final date for comments:  30 March 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:           