Food supplements subject to Article 168 procedure

ATA/557/1997Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberSep 23, 1997Confirmed

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Omnilex summary

The case concerns the regulatory treatment of food supplements. The decision holds that complementary foodstuffs must be submitted to the procedure under Article 168 of the foodstuffs ordinance. No further procedural details or ancillary orders are provided in the available text.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 168 of the foodstuffs ordinance; complementary foodstuffs are subject to the special procedure. Food supplements are to be treated as complementary foodstuffs within the meaning of the ordinance and therefore must be submitted to the Article 168 procedure.

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Descripteurs

PHARMACIE; COMPETENCE; ASAN

Normes

LDAI.17

Résumé

Les denrées alimentaires de complément doivent être soumises à la procédure de l'art. 168 de l'ordonnance sur les denrées alimentaires (RS 817.02).

Keywords

food supplementscompetenceregulatory procedurefoodstuffs

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether food supplements must be submitted to the procedure under Article 168 of the foodstuffs ordinance.

Extracted holding

Yes. Food supplements fall under the Article 168 procedure.

Extracted reasoning

The decision states that complementary foodstuffs are subject to the procedure provided for by Article 168 of the foodstuffs ordinance.

Food supplements subject to Article 168 procedureAI generated