New Swiss laws enter into force on February 1

Milk prices in Switzerland will fall from February. The criteria for blood donations will be relaxed. A smartphone ban will be introduced in schools in the Jura region and lynx will be captured for canton Graubünden. These and other changes will come into force in February. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox MILK PRICE: The A-price for dairy milk will fall by CHF0.04 to CHF0.78 ($1) per kilogram in February. This is partly because there is currently too much milk on the Swiss market. More is being produced than can be processed. On the other hand, the price of milk is falling worldwide. This in turn is putting pressure on the Swiss milk price. Retailers say they want to pass on the reduction in the target price to their customers and are planning advertising campaigns. BLOOD DONATION: The criteria for blood donation in Switzerland will be relaxed from February 1. People who have had a blood transfusion, spent a long period of time in the United Kingdom or ...