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30 September 2020  
(20-6644) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  SWITZERLAND   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Federal Office of Public Health (BAG)  
Schwarzenburgstrasse 157, 3003 Bern;  
RRM@bag.admin.ch ; www.bag.admin.ch  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO  
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern  
tbt@seco.admin.ch , www.seco.admin.ch  
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):  
Carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicant (CMR) substances ; inorganic chemicals; 
organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare -earth metals, of radioactive 
elements or  of isotopes (HS 28); organic chemicals (HS 29); miscellaneous chemical 
products  (HS 38); chemical technology (ICS 71)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Annex 1.10 of 
Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance, ORRChem (Chemikalie n-Risikoreduktions -
Verordnung: Anpassung Anhang 1.10) (2 page(s), in German)  
6. Description of content:  15 additional substances are included in the Annex of the 
ORRChim. When the transition period expires, it will be prohibited to supply these 
carcinogen ic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicant (CMR) substances to the general public.  
This revision is based on the analogous requirements of the EU.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The measures are necessary to protect the general public from  carcinogenic, 
mutagenic or reproductive toxicant (CMR) substances.; Prevention of deceptive practices 
and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Harmonization  
8. Relevant d ocuments:   
Detailed description of the changes (German, French, 
Italian):  https://www.anmeldestelle.admin.ch/chem/fr/home/themen/recht -
wegleitungen/revisionen -des-chemikalienrechts/anpassung -anhangs -1-10-chemikalien -
risikoreduktions -verordnung.html  G/TBT/N/CHE/249  
 
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  Ordinance on the Reduction of Risks relating to the Use of Certain Particularly Dangerous 
Substances, Preparations and Articles (Ordinance to be changed): 
https://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classified -compilation/20021520/index.html#app12  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  10 November 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  15 December 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  6 November 2020  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
see attachment  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/CHE/20_5845_00_x.pdf  
 