SWITZERLAND: FOOD ORDINANCE The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.381. 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 Public Health. 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): Foodstuffs. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Food Ordinance. 6. Description of content: Obligation to indicate the land of production of the essential ingredients of foodstuffs when consumers might be misled without this indication. The modification is scheduled to come into force on 1 January 1998. 7. Objective and rationale: Consumer protection. 8. Relevant documents: Modification of the Food Ordinance. 9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 January 1998; Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 1998. 10. Final date for comments: 1 October 1997. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0226)

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