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25 November 2022 
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Council for Trade in Services  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE III:3 OF THE  
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES  
The following notification, dated  24 November  2022, from the delegation of Switzerland , is being 
circulated to Members of the Council for Trade in Services . 
 
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1  MEMB ER NOTIFYING : 
Switzerland  – Canton  of Geneva  
2  NOTIFICATION UNDER : 
Article III:3 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services   
3  DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE : 
4 July 2021  
3.1  Duration:  
Indefinite  
4  AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE MEASURE : 
Département de l'économie et de l'emploi (DEE), police cantonale  
5  DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE : 
Measure:  
 
Law and regulation on give -away and take -away sale of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and tobacco -
like products, and regulation on installation and operation of automatic machines.  
Description:  
 
An authorisation is required for sale and giveaway of alcoholic beverage, tobacco product and 
tobacco -like products, including through automatic machines. The regulations specify  conditions for 
authorisation.  
6  MEMB ERS SPECIFICALLY AFFECTED, IF ANY : 
European Union and EFTA Member States  
7  TEXTS AVAILABLE FROM : 
LTGVEAT  (silgeneve.ch)  - https://silgeneve.ch/legis/index.aspx  S/C/N/11 23 
 
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  RTGVEAT (silgeneve.ch)  - https://silgeneve.ch/legis/index. aspx 
RIECA (silgeneve.ch)  - https://silgeneve.ch/legis/index.aspx  
 
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