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# FDEA Ordinance on the Declaration for Timber and…

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## FDEA Ordinance on the Declaration for Timber and…

SR 944.021.1 — FDEA Ordinance of 7 June 2010 on the Declaration for Timber and Timber Products.

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English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. English consolidation of 1 October 2022, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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## Preamble

The Federal Department of Economic Affairs Education and Research (EAER), based on Articles 1 paragraph 2 and 2 paragraph 2 the Ordinance of 4 June 2010 on the Declaration for Timber and Timber Products, ordains:

The name of this administrative unit was amended in application of Art. 16 para. 3 of the Publications Ordinance of 17 Nov. 2004 (AS 2004 4937) on 1 Jan. 2013. The amendment has been made throughout the text. SR 944.021

## Art. 1 Timber and timber products subject to declaration

The duty to declare applies to timber and timber products specified in the Annex.

## Art. 2 Reference system for the declaration of timber species

The reference system for the declaration of the timber species comprises: a. the commercial timber list of the Swiss Timber Trade Centre; and b. Standard SN EN 13556:2003.

let. a — The list may be inspected under: www.konsum.admin.ch let. b — The text of this standard can be consulted free of charge and obtained against payment from the Swiss Association for Standardization (SNV), Sulzerallee 70, 8404 Winterthur.

## Art. 3 Commencement

This Ordinance comes into force on 1 October 2010.

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