WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/CHE/7
29October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4749)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SWITZERLAND
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Swiss Federal Veterinary Office, CH-3097 Liebefeld-Berne
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): 0202, 0511,
1601, 1602, 2309, Chapter 30
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Amendment totheAnimal Health
Ordinance (4pages, available inGerman, French andItalian)
5. Description ofcontent:
Thefollowing organs ortissues maynotbeusedforhuman food, animal feed,
production ofdrugs;
(a) brains, spinal cords, eyes, tonsils, thymus, spleens andintestines from bovines
over6months;
(b) brains, spinal cords, eyes, tonsils, thymus, andintestines from ovines and
caprines over6months;
(c) spleens ofovines andcaprines regardless oftheirage.
Heads andvertebrate columns ofbovines, ovines andcaprines ofanyagemaynotbe
usedfortheproduction ofmechanically deboned meat.
Mammalian fattobeusedfortheproduction ofanimal feedmust beheattreated
(133C/20 min.).
Mammalian bones tobeusedfortheproduction ofanimal feedmust beheattreated
(133C/3bar/20 min.).
6. Objective andrationale: Prevention ofBSE/Protection ofhuman health andsafety
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Ingeneral, theproposed amendment isincompliance withthe
recommendations contained inChapter 3.2.13 andAppendix 4.3.3 oftheInternational
Animal Health Code. Itgoesbeyond OIErecommendations regarding fatandorgans
andtissues from sheep andgoats.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable:
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9. Proposed date ofadoption:
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 1sttrimester 1998
11. Final date forcomments: 1December 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Swiss Federal Veterinary Office
Schwarzenburgstrasse 161
CH-3097 Liebefeld-Berne
Switzerland
Tel: 41313238502
Fax: 41313238590