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Art. 22

910.1AgricAFederal ActJan 1, 1999Original source
  1. Competition must be maintained in the allocation of tariff quotas.
  2. The authorities responsible shall allocate tariff quotas according to the following procedures and criteria in particular:
    1. by auction;
    2. according to domestic purchasing obligations;
    3. on the basis of the quantity requested;
    4. according to the order of receipt of applications for permits;
    5. 1 according to the order of assessments;
    6. on the basis of the applicant’s imports to date.
  3. Promotion of Swiss production as indicated in paragraph 2 letter b is defined as the purchase of similar goods produced in Switzerland and of standard trade quality.
  4. In order to avoid abuse, the Federal Council may exclude certain importers from entitlement.
  5. The Federal Council may delegate responsibility for setting the criteria for the allocation of tariff quotas to the EAER.
  6. The allocation of tariff quotas shall be made public.

Footnotes

  1. Amended by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 6095;BBl 2006 6337).

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