On July 21, 2020, the Swiss Federal Register website issued Announcement No. SR916.201, which proposed to amend the Phytosanitary Regulations. The main contents of the amendment include:

(1) Revise the list of quarantine pests prohibited from entering the country.

(2) Update the list of imported plants and plant products prohibited from third countries, adding Solanaceae.

(3) Revise the list of plants and plant products that are allowed to be imported from a third country but must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, and the list of plants and plant products that are allowed to be imported from a third country but need to meet specific production, processing or treatment conditions.

The revised content will take effect on August 1, 2020.

For more details, please refer to: https://www.admin.ch/opc/de/official-compilation/2020/3073.pdf

---

Please note: This article is translated based on Google web translation software, if there is an error, please contact us as soon as possible to correct.

Business Division of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance of Global Foodmate provides food standards & regulations research, labelling compliance consulting/Chinese label design, industry public opinion monitoring and analysis, registration services (of Infant formula, FSMP, Health food, Novel Food Ingredients, Novel Food Additives, New Varieties of Food-Related Products and Overseas manufacturers of imported food) and other comprehensive food safety solutions for domestic and overseas enterprises and institutions in food industry. 

Please feel free to contact us: +86 10 68869850, E-mail: global_info@foodmate.net