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Can the Swiss cross be affixed to products?

April 26, 2017affixed cross products Swiss

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Can the Swiss cross be affixed to products?

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Principally, no. The Federal Law on the Protection of Coats of Arms and other Public Insignia expressly prohibits affixing the Swiss cross onto products or their packaging for commercial purposes. In absolute terms, this prohibition covers all products originating in Switzerland as well as those manufactured abroad (see question 3). Affixing the Swiss cross on food products is illegal, even if the products really do originate in Switzerland.