China

Free Trade Agreement, entry into force: 01.07.2014, bilateral Switzerland - China

Legal framework

Texts of the agreements

Joint Committee decisions

Instruments of ratification

Message relatif à l'approbation de l'accord de libre-échange entre la Suisse et la Chine et de l'accord sur la coopération en matière de travail et d'emploi entre la Suisse et la Chine

Further information

Negotiations, Chronology

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Memorandum of Understanding on the Sino-Swiss FTA enhancement negotiations (PDF, 388 kB, 02.07.2024)

Joint Statement on co-operation between the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research of the Swiss Confederation and the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (French version) (PDF, 150 kB, 16.01.2024)

Joint Statement on co-operation between the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research of the Swiss Confederation and the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (Chinese version) (PDF, 303 kB, 16.01.2024)

MoU on the enhancement of the FTA (signed English version) (PDF, 72 kB, 24.01.2017)

MoU on the enhancement of the FTA (signed French version) (PDF, 75 kB, 24.01.2017)

MoU on the enhancement of the FTA (signed Chinese version) (PDF, 61 kB, 24.01.2017)

Factsheet: Free Trade Agreement between Switzerland and China (PDF, 226 kB, 30.04.2014)

ZOOM-01-2014: FHA Schweiz China: Folge eines Prozesses - Interview mit Botschafter Christian Etter (PDF, 260 kB, 09.04.2014)

"Le chef négociateur explique comment l’accord de libre-échange entre la Suisse et la Chine a abouti" (PDF, 202 kB, 30.11.2013)Interview avec l'Ambassadeur Christian Etter, La vie économique 11/2013

Magazine HEC Geneve No 86 mai-2013 - Vers un accord de libre-échange (PDF, 105 kB, 28.06.2013)

MoU on concluding the FTA negotiations between Switzerland and China (signed English version) (PDF, 65 kB, 27.05.2013)

MoU on concluding the FTA negotiations between Switzerland and China (signed Chinese version) (PDF, 60 kB, 27.05.2013)

25.08.2011

Freihandelsabkommen Schweiz-China, Stand und Aussichten

Referat von Botschafter Christian Etter

01.10.2010

Towards a Switzerland-China Free Trade Agreement: State of Play

Presentation by Ambassador Christian Etter, Delegate of the Swiss Government for Trade Agreements, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Factsheet zum Arbeitstreffen zwischen Bundespräsidentin Doris Leuthard und dem chinesischen Handelsminister CHEN Deming (PDF, 11 kB, 05.02.2010)

Joint Declaration to launch a joint feasibility study for a bilateral free trade agreement (PDF, 43 kB, 04.02.2010)

Records of the parliamentarian discussions relating to the approval of the agreement Switzerland-China

Press releases

30.04.2014

Free trade agreement between Switzerland and China to enter into force on 1 July 2014

Press release EAER, 04.09.2013 (Message, in French)

06.07.2013

Federal Councillor Schneider-Ammann signs free trade agreement with China

24.05.2013

Official visit to Berne of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang

13.05.2013

Free trade negotiations with China concluded at technical level

28.01.2011

Free Trade negotiations between Switzerland and China officially launched

13.08.2010

Negotiations soon on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement between Switzerland and China

26.01.2010

Official working visit by Chinese Vice Premier LI Keqiang

Joint media release, 30.11.2009 (launch of joint feasibility study for a bilateral free trade agreement) (PDF, 25 kB, 30.11.2009)

27.01.2009

Official working visit to Bern by Chinese Prime Minister WEN Jiabao

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