WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.99
3 May 1999
(99-1143)
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:  Federal Office for Agriculture
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):  Crop protection products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Order on the Registration
of Crop Protection Products
6. Description of content:  The Order applies to crop protection products used in Swiss
agriculture, commercial horticulture and home gardening.  The Order establishes the rules
and requirements for the registration of crop protection products in Switzerland.  Itestablishes the rules under which such products can be imported availing of a registration
documentation from the country of origin or from a third country.  The Order establishes
rules for the labelling and packaging of plant protection products, bearing in mind their safe
storage, use and disposal.  It grants protection of undisclosed test or other data against unfair
commercial use.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The
Order modifies existing procedures in order to ensure their compliance with the new FederalLaw on Agriculture.  The measures to be adopt ed are equivalent to those of significant
trading partners.  The Order stipulates the need and underlines the importance of
international coordination.  The rules and standards of the relevant international
organizations are to be observed.
8. Relevant documents:  Federal Law on Agriculture
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 1 August 1999
10. Final date for comments:  15 May 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           