WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.33
28 January 1999
(99-0334)
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 Economic Development and Labour
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):  Lifts
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ordinance Concerning
the Safety of Lifts
6. Description of content:  Determination of general principles for the safety and for the
procedures on the assessment of conformity of lifts.  These are based on the EC directive
95/16/EC.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Harmonization of Swiss technical regulation with the EC Directive on lifts 95/16/EC.
8. Relevant documents:  Federal law concerning the safety of technical appliances and
equipment.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 1 July 1999
10. Final date for comments:  21 March 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           