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| | WTO | Trade policy review conclusions remarks - Switzerland 1996 |
 | | Noting that Switzerland was the world's fourth largest exporter of cheese, assisted by significant export subsidies, members asked why the Swiss Cheese Union had not been notified to the WTO as a state-trading enterprise. |
 | | In response to various specific questions raised, the Swiss representative said that the Swiss Cheese Union was responsible for the administration of export subsidies, and only of certain cheeses and was not, therefore, a State-trading enterprise in GATT terms; its abolition was envisaged for 1997. |
 | | While recognizing that many Swiss service industries were highly competitive, members observed a variety of interlinked obstacles to market entry, including work permit regulations, nationality requirements for board members, and restrictions on real estate acquisition and share transfers. |
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