WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.274
14 June 1999
(99-2389)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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:   Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forest and Landscape (SAEFL),
CH-3003 Berne
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):   Quality of petrol and
diesel fuels
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amending Ordinance
on Air Pollution Control (OAPC) of 16 December 1985
6. Description of content:   Adaptation of Swiss legislation to EU Directive No. 98/70/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council re lating to the Quality of Petrol and Diesel
Fuels and Amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
For harmonization reasons
8. Relevant documents:   Ordinance on Air Pollution Control (OAPC) of 16 December 1985
(as at 3 February 1998).
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 January 2000
10. Final date for comments:   15 August 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           