Switzerland — Federal Council extends Crimea/Sevastopol import, export and investment ban to non-government-controlled Donetsk and Luhansk

Mechanism

Mirrors the EU's Regulation 2022/263 by widening the existing territorial ban (previously Crimea and Sevastopol) to the two non-government-controlled areas. The Federal Council directed the EAER to amend the ordinance; the ordinance text itself was not read for this filing.

Downstream implications

• Aligns Swiss trade controls with the EU on the two areas.
• GTA tags coal, crude petroleum and uranium among affected sectors; product scope not itemised from the primary text.

Open questions

• Exact ordinance article and annex references were not confirmed from Fedlex.