Free Trade Agreement between Switzerland and the European Union

Country / jurisdiction: Switzerland · Year: 1973 · Status: In force · Level: International · Type: Voluntary

The free trade agreement between Switzerland and the European Union entered into force on 1 January 1973.

It provides for border tariff elimination for most industrial products, including :

Electric motors, turbines and generators;

Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery;

Electric accumulators, transformers, capacitors, batteries;

Motor vehicles;

Mineral ore, slag and ash;

Mineral fuels, oils and other products;

Metals and their articles e.g. iron and steel;

Semiconductors devices and photovoltaic cells;

Rules of origin stipulate products only undergoing minimal transformations in one of the signatory countries should not benefit from the tariff treatment established by the Agreement.

Official source: https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1972/3115_3169_2949/fr