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Authority

Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO / BLV / OSAV) with cantonal enforcement authorities

Main regulation

SR 817.023.31 (Ordinance of 16 December 2016); LGV SR 817.02 Art. 54 · Ordinance of the FDHA on Cosmetics (VKos / OCos) under the Foodstuffs Act (LMG) and the Foodstuffs and Utility Articles Ordinance (LGV)

In force

2017-05-01

Market entry

No pre-market notification or registration — products are placed on the market under the manufacturer's/importer's self-control (Selbstkontrolle) with cantonal market surveillance.

Responsible person

The manufacturer or importer domiciled in Switzerland who places the product on the market is the responsible person for compliance and self-control; no separate RP designation exists.

Safety file

A product information file with a safety assessment/safety report equivalent to the EU PIF/CPSR must be kept and shown to authorities on request.

Labeling

Labelling in at least one official language (German, French or Italian); INCI ingredient list; fragrance allergens per the EU Annex III entries (0.001% leave-on / 0.01% rinse-off) because Swiss law refers to the EU annexes; Swiss-domiciled responsible party on the label.

Animal testing

Animal testing of cosmetics/ingredients and marketing of animal-tested cosmetics are prohibited in line with the EU ban (LGV Art. 59).

Ingredient lists

Annexes II–VI of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 apply by reference (LGV Art. 54); Switzerland keeps only stricter national deviations such as the furocoumarin limit.

Notes

Fedlex text is not machine-readable; article numbers (LGV Art. 59 animal testing, language rule) should be checked; Swiss transitional dates for the 2023/1545 allergen expansion could not be verified.

Official text

https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2017/165/de

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