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The general eligibility criteria for direct payments include a set of environmental performance standards (proof of ecological performance), including a 7% bio-diversity area requirement. The maximum direct payment is SwF 70,000 per annual work unit. Direct payments are degressive by farm size, income, and assets.
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WT/TPR/S/355/REV.1 |
S-Table-IV.1 |
Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
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Table 4.1 Direct payments, 2012-15
(SwF 1,000)
2012 2013 2014 2015
Ecological direct payments (AP 2011) 641 667 n.a. n.a.
Payments for production systems n.a. n.a. 439.5 450.1
Payment for organic agriculture 40.4 42.5
Animal welfare payments (outdoor) 186.8 188.2
Animal welfare payments (housing systems) 75.6 78.1
Biodiversity payments n.a. n.a. 364.1 386.6
Quality payment 284.0 296.1
Payment for bio-diversity networks 80.1 90.5
Resource efficiency payments n.a. n.a. 6.3 17.3
Payment for emission-reducing application techniques of manure 2.1
6.2
Payment for reduced tillage 3.8 10.4
Payment for precision application of pesticides 0.3 0.7
Payments for water protection and sustainable use of natural resources 31.0 25.5
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Note: Payments for water protection and sustainable use of natural resources are not direct payments but another type of financial support. Since they are financed by the federal direct payments budget (and co-financed by the cantons), they are included in this table.
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WT/TPR/S/355/REV.1 |
S-Table-IV.2 |
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Table 4.2 Liechtenstein's direct payments, 2013-15
(SwF million)
2013 2014 2015
Environmental and animal welfare payments 5.2 5.0 5.1
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WT/TPR/S/355/REV.1 |
S-IV§43 |
Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
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The Swiss Confederation assists Swiss farmers' organizations and inter-professional organizations to promote their agricultural products on the internal market and abroad. In 2015, approximately SwF 60 million were granted to around thirty promotion and marketing organizations. A large part of the financial support is dedicated to the promotion of cheese, meat, milk, fruit and potatoes. The marketing campaigns for organic products and for PDO/PGI products are also co-financed. Each year, the organizations have to apply for financial support of their promotional activities for the following year. Their activities can be co-financed by the Confederation up to a maximum of 50% of the costs, but only for market research and the following communication instruments: advertising (print, TV, radio, online, etc.), new media (homepage, social media, etc.), sales promotion (tastings, advertising material, training, etc.), public relations, events, fairs, sponsoring, and direct-marketing. Price-related activities (for example, a price reduction on products) and distribution costs are not eligible for financial support.
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WT/TPR/S/355/REV.1 |
S-IV§48 |
Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
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General environmental reference |
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Switzerland's total primary energy supply (TPES) totalled 25.9 million tonnes of oil equivalent (MTOE) in 2015: oil (42.3%), nuclear (22.2%), hydroelectricity (13%), natural gas (11%), and biofuels and waste (11.10%).
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WT/TPR/S/355/REV.1 |
S-IV§51 |
Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
2017 |
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General environmental reference |
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To a large extent, the main energy-related regulatory changes during the period under review were limited to the electricity sector and, to a lesser extent, to related environmental measures.
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S-IV§52 |
Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
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In 2015, electricity represented 25.1% of total energy consumption. Electricity consumption reached 58.2 billion TWh in 2015 (+1.4% from 2014), or 62.6 billion TWh taking into account the losses due to transport and pumping for pump-storage plants. On the supply side, national production amounted to 66 billion KWh (-5.3% as compared to 2014) and there was a net export surplus of 1 bn KWh (against 5.5 bn KWh in 2014). Hydro-electricity represented 59.9% of production, nuclear plants 33.5% and conventional thermal plants and renewable energy 4.5% (of which 1.9% renewable waste, 1.8% photovoltaic, 0.5% biomass, 0.2% biogas, and 0.2% wind).
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S-IV§55 |
Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
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The energy strategy of Switzerland, particularly regarding electricity, has recently been completely overhauled by new legislation adopted by the Parliament on 30 September 2016. This follows a long period of consultations, public debate and parliamentary procedures regarding the "Energy 2050 Strategy", triggered by the Fukushima nuclear incident in March 2011 and the fundamental decision taken by the Federal Council as early as May 2011 to progressively abandon nuclear electricity production in Switzerland – a decision endorsed by the Parliament in its 2011 winter session.
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S-IV§57 |
Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
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As an interim measure, on 21 June 2013 the Parliament adopted a partial revision of the energy law which entered into force on 1 January 2014 and increased the minimum amount of the "grid surcharge" from 1.3 centimes per KWh to 1.5 centimes per KWh, while exempting large electric consuming enterprises from it (i.e. the fee paid by the final consumer that covers the difference between the production cost and the market price, and guarantees producers of electricity from renewable sources - solar, wind, geothermal and bio-mass -) a price that corresponds to their production costs. A partial revision of the Law on the Use of Hydro-Force (RS 721.90) in 2012 also clarified that there is no obligation to tender for the award of concessions for electrical networks and hydropower plants, but that transparent and non–discriminatory procedures must be followed.
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S-IV§58 |
Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
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The main provisions of the new energy law and its first package of measures are as follows. Firstly, the law sets indicative consumption, production, and emissions targets. Compared to 2000, energy consumption per capita should diminish by 16% in 2020 and 43% in 2035, and consumption of electricity per capita by 3% in 2020 and by 13% in 2035. The local production of electricity from renewable energies (discounting hydropower) starting from a 2015 baseline of 2,830 GWh, should raise to 4,400 GWh in 2020 and 11,400 GWh in 2035. Hydropower production should diminish slightly from 39,500 GWh in 2015 to 37,400 GWh in 2035. Furthermore, the public financing of energy research was increased by 25% in 2013 from SwF 200 million to SwF 250 million, and stricter standards of energy efficiency will be created for buildings, machines, vehicles and other equipment while new energy labels will be introduced. Publicity campaigns and vocational training programmes on energy efficiency will also be extended.
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