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15. Appendix. 15.1 Addresses. Head Office Osec Stampfenbachstrasse 85 P.O Box 2407 CH-8021 Zurich Tel. +41 44 365 51 51 Fax +41 44 365 52 21 info@osec.ch www.osec.ch Location Promotion Switzerland. Trade & Investment Promotion. c/o Osec Hans Jörg Jegge Head of Location Promotion Stampfenbachstrasse 85 P.O Box 2407 CH-8021 Zurich Tel. +41 44 365 51 51 Fax +41 44 365 52 21 locationpromotion@osec.ch Regional Directors Europe Switzerland. Trade & Investment Promotion. c/o Osec Axel Bermeitinger Regional Director Europe Stampfenbachstrasse 85 P.O. Box 2407 CH-8021 Zurich Tel. +41 44 365 51 51 Fax +41 44 365 52 21 europa@osec.ch Americas Switzerland. Trade & Investment Promotion. c/o Swiss Business Hub USA Martin von Walterskirchen Regional Director Americas 737 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2301 Chicago, IL 60611-2615, USA Tel. +1 312 915 0061 Fax +1 312 915 0388 americas@osec.ch Asia Pacific Switzerland. Trade & Investment Promotion. c/o Swiss Business Hub ASEAN Thomas Wicki Regional Director Asia Pacific 1 Swiss Club Link Singapore 288162 Tel. +65 6468 5788 Fax +65 6466 8245 asiapacific@osec.ch IMEA (India, Middle East & Africa) Switzerland. Trade & Investment Promotion. c/o Swiss Business Hub GCC Christian Watts Regional Director IMEA Dubai World Trade Center Dubai United Arab Emirates Tel. +971 4 329 09 99 Fax +971 4 331 36 79 imea@osec.ch Representatives France Suisse. Promotion du Commerce et des Investissements. c/o Ambassade de Suisse Maryse Marcherat Directeur France 142, rue de Grenelle F-75007 Paris Tel. +33 1 49 55 67 07 Fax +33 1 49 55 67 67 mmarcherat@osec.ch USA Switzerland. Trade & Investment Promotion. c/o Consulate General of Switzerland. Daniel Bangser Director North America, Investment Promotion Trade Commissioner 633 Third Avenue, 30th Floor New York, NY 10017-6706, USA Tel. +1 212 599 5700 ext. 1032 Fax +1 212 599 4266 dbangser@osec.ch 136 Handbook for Investors 2010
Switzerland. Trade & Investment Promotion. c/o Consulate General of Switzerland. Caroline Blaser Representative North Amercia 633 Third Avenue, 30th Floor New York, NY 10017-6706, USA Tel. +1 212 599 5700 ext. 1034 Fax +1 212 599 4266 cblaser@osec.ch China Switzerland. Trade & Investment Promotion. c/o Swiss Business Hub China Claudio Mazzucchelli Head of SBH Sanlitun Dongwujie 3 100600 Beijing, China Tel. +86 10 8532 88 88 Fax +86 10 6532 43 53 bei.sbhchina@eda.admin.ch Japan Switzerland. Trade & Investment Promotion. c/o Swiss Business Hub Japan Keisuke Hara Chief Representative Japan 5-9-12 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku Tokyo 106-8589, Japan Tel. +81 3 5449 8408 (international calls) Tel. 0120 844 313 (toll free, domestic calls only) Fax +81 3 3473 6090 khara@osec.ch India Switzerland. Trade & Investment Promotion. c/o Consulate General of Switzerland Fabian T. Stiefvater Counsellor 502 Dalamal House, 5 th Floor 206, Jamnalal Bajaj Marg Nariman Point Mumbai 400 021 India Tel. +91 22 4343 5600 Fax +91 22 4343 5612 mum.sbhindia@eda.admin.ch Swiss Embassy in the United States of America Embassy of Switzerland 2900 Cathedral Avenue, NW US-Washington, DC 20008 Tel. +1 202 745 79 00 Fax.+ 1 202 387 25 64 was.vertretung@eda.admin.ch www.eda.admin.ch/washington Swiss Embassy in Canada Embassy of Switzerland 5 Marlborough Avenue CA-Ottawa, ON, K1N 8E6 Tel. +1 613 235 18 37 Fax.+1 613 563 13 94 ott.vertretung@eda.admin.ch www.eda.admin.ch/canada Cantonal Economic Development Agencies Aargau (AG) Aargau Services Location Marketing Rain 53 CH-5001 Aarau Tel. +41 62 835 24 40 Fax +41 62 835 24 19 aargau.services@ag.ch www.aargauservices.ch Appenzell Ausserrhoden (AR) Department of Economic Affairs & Agriculture Office of Economic Affairs Government Building CH-9102 Herisau Tel. +41 71 353 64 43 Fax +41 71 353 62 59 info@wifoear.ch www.ar.ch/wirtschaft Appenzell Innerrhoden (AI) Economic Development Marktgasse 2 CH-9050 Appenzell Tel. +41 71 788 94 44 Fax +41 71 788 94 45 wirtschaft@ai.ch www.ai.ch Basel-City (BS) and Basel- Country (BL) BaselArea Economic Promotion Aeschenvorstadt 36 CH-4010 Basel Tel. +41 61 295 50 00 Fax +41 61 295 50 09 info@baselarea.ch www.baselarea.ch Berne (BE) Berne Economic Development Agency Münsterplatz 3 CH-3011 Berne Tel. +41 31 633 41 20 Fax +41 31 633 40 88 info@berneinvest.com www.berneinvest.com Fribourg (FR) Fribourg Development Agency Avenue de Beauregard 1 CH-1700 Fribourg Tel. +41 26 425 87 00 Fax +41 26 425 87 01 promfr@fr.ch www.promfr.ch Geneva (GE) Geneva Economic Development Office Rue des Battoirs 7 P.O. Box 740 CH-1211 Geneva 4 Tel. +41 22 388 34 34 Fax +41 22 388 31 99 promotion@etat.ge.ch www.geneva.ch Glarus (GL) Office of Economic Affairs Zwinglistrasse 6 CH-8750 Glarus Tel. +41 55 646 66 14 Fax +41 55 646 66 09 kontakt@glarusnet.ch www.glarusnet.ch Grisons (GR) Economic Development and Tourism Agency Economic Development Grabenstrasse 1 CH-7001 Chur Tel. +41 81 257 23 42 Fax +41 81 257 21 92 info@awt.gr.ch www.awt.gr.ch Jura (JU) Economic Development 12, rue de la Préfecture CH-2800 Delémont Tel. +41 32 420 52 20 Fax +41 32 420 52 21 bde@jura.ch eco.jura.ch Lucerne (LU) Business Development Lucerne Alpenquai 30 CH-6005 Lucerne Tel. +41 41 367 44 00 Fax +41 41 367 44 01 info@lucerne-business.ch www.lucerne-business.ch Neuchâtel (NE) Office de Promotion Économique du canton de Neuchâtel Collégiale 3 CH-2000 Neuchâtel Tel. +41 32 889 68 23 Fax +41 32 889 62 95 open@ne.ch www.e-den.ch Nidwalden (NW) Economic Promotion Canton Nidwalden Dorfplatz 7a CH-6371 Stans Tel. +41 41 618 76 54 Fax +41 41 618 76 58 wirtschaftsfoerderung@nw.ch www.nw.ch Handbook for Investors 2010 137
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Table of contents. Advantages offer
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1.2 Climate. Switzerland’s climat
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Dachorganisation Informatik- und Te
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Customs information www.zoll.admin.
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Liability Minimum capital Consultin
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