Responses to the consultation procedures
In relation to official hearings and consultations, Swiss Medtech publishes opinions on federal ordinances and legislation that affect the field of medical technology.
2026
03.07.2026
Amendment to the Ordinance of 27 June 1995 on Health Insurance (KVV) and a complete revision of the Ordinance on the Calculation of Costs and the Recording of Services by Hospitals, Birth Centres and Care Homes under the Health Insurance Scheme (VKL) – Implementation of the amendment to the Federal Act of 18 March 1994 on Health Insurance (KVG) concerning the uniform financing of benefits
24.05.2026
21.426 n Iv. pa. Christ. Alternative methods to animal testing. More resources and incentives for 3R research
2025
29.10.2025
Package «Stabilisation and further development of relations between Switzerland and the EU»
20.10.2025
Ordinance of the Swiss Therapeutic Products Institute on its fees
16.10.2025
National Security Investigation on Section 232 of Imports of Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Consumables, and Medical Equipment, Including Devices
16.10.2025
Consultation on the «Spring 2026 Environmental Regulation Package»
16.10.2025
Popular initiative «For the equality of people with disabilities (inclusion initiative)» and indirect counter-proposal
26.09.2025
Consultation on direct counter-proposal to the popular initiative «Yes to medical care security»
01.09.2025
Regulation on the return, collection and disposal of electrical and electronic equipment
22.08.2025
Total revision of the Ordinance on Patents for Inventions (Patent Ordinance, PatV)
12.05.2025
Pharmaceutical industry and medicine. Greater transparency
26.03.2025
KVG amendment on the purchase of funds and objects in the EEA
20.03.2025
Amending the Ordinance on Climate Disclosures
2024
15.10.2024
Transparency on sustainability aspects: Amendment of the Code of Obligations
15.10.2024
Implementing provisions for the CO2 Act for the period after 2024
15.10.2024
Outpatient flat rates
3.7.2024
Revision of the Cantonal Innovation Promotion Act (IFG) of the Canton of Bern
29.4.2024
Climate Protection Ordinance
13.2.2024
Consultation on the draft mandate to negotiate with the EU
2023
19.10.2023
Umfassende Revision des Bundesgesetzes über das elektronische Patientendossier, EPDG
16.08.2023
Partial revision of the implementing law Human Research Act, HRA
2022
16.06.2022
Änderung der Verordnung über die Krankenversicherung (Datenweitergabe der Versicherer in der obligatorischen Krankenpflegeversicherung und zweiter Teil der Massnahmen zur Kostendämpfung des Pakets 1a)
Response to the consultation procedure 20 April 2022 (in German)
20.04.2022
Federal decree on a special taxation of large corporate groups (implementation of the OECD/G20 project on the taxation of the digital economy)
Response to the consultation procedure 20 April 2022 (in German)
24.02.2022
Medical-ethical Guidelines «Collaboration of the medical profession with industry»
15.02.2022
Revision of the Funding Ordinance Innosuisse
2021
01.07.2021
The new Ordinance on In Vitro Diagnostics (IvDO) and the amendments to the Ordinance on Clinical Trials for Medical Devices (ClinO-MD)
2020
19.11.2020
Amendment to the Federal Act of 18 March 1994 on Health Insurance (cost containment measures – package 2) as an indirect counter-proposal to the federal popular petition «For lower premiums – cost brake in the health sector (cost brake initiative)»
30.01.2020
Amendment to the Federal Act of 18 March 1994 on Health Insurance (KVG/LAMal) Remuneration of medical care products
2019
11.12.2019
Amendment to the Federal Act on the Promotion of Research and Innovation (FIFG)
15.11.2019
Amendment to the Federal Act on Health Insurance (KVG) / Implementation of the 16.419 n Pa.Iv. Humbel – Competitive prices for medical devices on the Aids and Appliances List (MiGeL)
26.08.2019
Complete revision of the Ordinance on Medical Devices MepV and the Ordinance on Clinical Trials of Medical Devices KlinV-Mep (new medical device regulation)
2018
08.06.2018
Amendment to the Law on Therapeutic Products (new medical device regulation) and to the Federal Act on Technical Barriers to Trade
2017
31.08.2017
Partial revision of the Ordinance on Medical Devices (minor MepV revision)
