Due to an increased number of consignments from India intercepted with harmful organisms, the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture has implemented protective measures to prevent the introduction and spread of harmful organisms within Switzerland.
The importation of plants other than seeds and roots of Colocasia Schott and plants other than seeds of Mangifera L., Momordica L., Solanum melongena L. and Trichosanthes L., originating in India expired on 31. Decembre 2016.