SWITZERLAND: ELECTRICAL LOW-VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 96.175. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: Switzerland. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Federal Office of Energy. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Electrical low-voltage equipment. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Ordinance on Electrical Low-Voltage Equipment. 6. Description of content: Proof of conformity with the essential requirements for the safety of low-voltage equipment. 7. Objective and rationale: Safety of electrical equipment; transposition of the EU-Directive on low-voltage equipment into Swiss law. 8. Relevant documents: Revision of the existing Ordinance on Electrical Low-Voltage Equipment. 9. Proposed date of adoption: Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 16 August 1996. (193)

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