In Switzerland, biostimulants and fertilisers that fall outside the EU’s harmonised framework are regulated under national law, and must be authorised or registered before they can be placed on the Swiss market:

Any biostimulant or fertiliser not CE‑marked must be either:

- Registered under the DüV (if within a recognized PFC under the European Fertiliser Regulation), or

- Submitted via formal authorisation (for non-listed or novel products), before being marketed .

Selling such products without registration or authorisation is not permitted.

Now, Switzerland does is not part of the EU and hence even if your biostimulant is registered throught the European Fertiliser Regulation (EFR) you can not simply sell it in Switzerland. What this "alignment" with the European EFR means is that the Swiss authorities follow the same criteria to authorise and register such products in Switzerland.

All fertilisers must be registered with the Federal Office for Agriculture (BLW) unless they fit a EFR-listed PCC. For non-listed or novel products, a special authorisation is needed. Also, certain categories—organic, organo‑mineral, trace elements, farm/manure/recycling fertilisers—must be notified to the BLW before marketing.

Actually, for the same reason, Mutual Recognition also does not apply in Switzerland. In case you have a biostimulant that you would wish to place on the market in Switzerland, you will have to get it authorised/registered with the national competent authorities beforehand.

The applicable laws are the Fertiliser Ordinance (DÜV, SR 916.171) and the Chemicals Act (ChemG, ChemRRV, SR 814.81).

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