| Thresholds for: | SDR | CHF |
|---|---|---|
| Goods | 400,000 | 700,000 |
| Services | 400,000 | 700,000 |
| Construction Services | 5,000,000 | 8,700,000 |
| National Currencies | ||
1 The contracting entities which are public authorities1 or public undertakings2 and which have as at least one of their activities any of those referred to below: show more/less
a The provision or operation of fixed networks intended to provide a service to the public in connection with the production, transport or distribution of drinking water or the supply of drinking water to such networks (as specified under Title 1);
b The provision or operation of fixed networks intended to provide a service to the public in connection with the production, transport or distribution of electricity or the supply of electricity to such networks (as specified under Title 2);
c The operation of networks providing a service to the public in the field of transport by urban railway, automated systems, tramway, trolley-bus, bus or cable (as specified under Title 3);
d The exploitation of a geographical area for the purpose of providing airport or other terminal facilities to carriers by air (as specified under Title 4);
e The exploitation of a geographical area for the purpose of providing inland port or other terminal facilities to carriers by inland waterway (as specified under Title 5);
f The provision of postal services (specified under Title 6).
- 2.1 Public authorities or public undertakings transporting and distributing electricity which may be granted a right to expropriate pursuant to the Federal Law of 24 June 1902 on Weak-Current and Heavy-Current Electrical Installations.3
- 2.2 Public authorities or public undertakings producing electricity pursuant to the Federal Law of 22 December 1916 on the Use of Hydraulic Forces4 and the Federal Law of 21 March 2003 on Nuclear Energy.5
For example:
- 3.1 Public authorities or public undertakings operating tramway services within the meaning of Article 1, paragraph 2, of the Federal Law of 20 December 1957 on Railways.6
- 3.2 Public authorities or public undertakings providing public transport services within the meaning of Article 6 of the Federal Law of 20 March 2009 on Passenger Transport .7
Examples:
1 This Agreement does not cover: show more/less
a Contracts which the contracting entities award for purposes other than the pursuit of their activities as described in this Annex or for the pursuit of these activities outside Switzerland;
b Contracts awarded by contracting entities pursuing an activity described in this Annex when that activity is exposed to full market competition.
1 "Public authorities": means the State, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law, or associations formed by one or more of such authorities or bodies governed by public law. A body is considered to be governed by public law where it:
i. is established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character;
ii. has legal personality; and
iii. is financed, for the most part, by the State, or regional or local authorities, or other bodies governed by public law, or is subject to management supervision by those bodies, or has an administrative, managerial or supervisory body, more than half of whose members are appointed by the State, regional or local authorities, or other bodies governed by public law.
2 "Public undertakings" means any undertaking over which the public authorities may exercise directly or indirectly a dominant influence by virtue of their ownership of it, their financial participation therein, or the rules which govern it. A dominant influence on the part of the public authorities shall be presumed when these authorities, directly or indirectly, in relation to an undertaking:
i. hold the majority of the undertaking's subscribed capital;
ii. control the majority of the votes attaching to shares issued by the undertaking; or
iii. can appoint more than half of the members of the undertaking's administrative, managerial or supervisory body.
3 RS 734.0.
4 RS 721.80.
5 RS 732.1.
6 RS 742.101.
7 RS 745.1.
8 RS 748.0.
9 SGS 421.1.
10 RS 783.0
