Is it okay to affix the address of the Swiss distributor on a product which does not come from Switzerland?
Yes, but: Such information may only be used in such a way that it does not create expectations regarding the origin of the goods among the reference group. To avoid this, the address must be supplemented in such a way that the product’s actual origin (see question 8) is recognizable and clearly visible. In practice this means that the details of the actual origin are neither hidden (for example, on the backside of the package) nor part of the background (e.g., as a barely legible print). It must be affixed immediately near the address which refers to Switzerland and presented in the same way as the address (same font size). For example: [X of Switzerland ; French product], [X AG, Bern, Switzerland; made in Vietnam], [Distributed by Y GmbH, Zürich].
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