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SwitzerlandProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Amendment of the FOAG Ordinance on phytosanitary

Official title

Amendment of the FOAG Ordinance on phytosanitary measures for agriculture and horticulture; SR 916.202.1

Switzerland notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 3 June 2026. The comment period closed on 20 June 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Live trees and other plants; Bulbs, roots and the like; Cut flowers and ornamental foliage; Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers; Edible fruit and nuts; Peel of citrus fruit or melons

HS codes
  • 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
    • 06 LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS; BULBS, ROOTS AND THE LIKE; CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE
  • 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
    • 07 EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS
  • 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
    • 08 EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS
Notifying member
Switzerland
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 3 June 2026. Check WTO ePing or Switzerland for its current status.
Objectives
  • Plant protection
  • Protect territory from other damage from pests
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/CHE/102
Keywords
Pests, Plant health, Territory protection

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 20 June 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 20 June 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/CHE/102; it can take them up with Switzerland.

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What the notification says

This notification concerns the amendment of an existing ordinance (VPM-BLW, SR 916.202.1) which specifies the provisions of the Ordinance on the Protection of Plants against Particularly Dangerous Harmful Organisms (Plant Health Ordinance, PGesV, SR 916.20, which was notified under G/SPS/N/CHE/83) to maintain the harmonization with the European plant health legislation in accordance with the bilateral agreement on trade in agricultural products (agricultural agreement) between Switzerland and the European Union. The main changes are as follows: Extension of the exemption from the import ban of potatoes for human consumption from Egypt; Extension of the measures againstPhyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa; Extension of the measures Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith); Measures to eradicate and prevent the spread of Popillia japonica Newman; The exemption of several commodities from the list of high-risk commodities, which are subjected to a provisional import ban. For some commodities, additional import requirements have been specified.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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