WORLD TRADE G/SG/N/1/CHE/1
24July1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2129)
Original: French Committee onSafeguards
NOTIFICATIONS OFLAWS, REGULATIONS AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES RELATING
TOSAFEGUARD MEASURES
SWITZERLAND
Thefollowingcommunication,dated3July1995,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofSwitzerland.
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Notification Relating toArticle 12:6oftheAgreement onSafeguards
Switzerland doesnothaveanylegislation dealing specifically withsafeguard measures (with
theexception ofmeasures based onthespecial safeguard clause oftheAgriculture Agreement). In
Swiss law,theWTO Agreement onSafeguards hasbinding force; itwaspublished intheRecueil
systématique dudroitfédéral (systematic collection ofFederal law). Intheevent thatsafeguard measures
based onthegeneral customs legislation aretriggered, thecompetent authorities forsafeguards would
thenhavetocomply withtheprovisions oftheWTO Agreement onSafeguards aswellaswiththose
ofArticle XIXoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994.