The Agency and the other authorities entrusted with the enforcement of this Act may within their jurisdiction take all administrative measures necessary to enforce this Act.170
In particular they may:171
raise objections and set an appropriate time period for restoring the state of law;
suspend or revoke licences and marketing authorisations;
close down establishments;
seize, hold in official storage or destroy therapeutic products which endanger health or which do not conform to the regulations of this Act;
prohibit the distribution, dispensing, import, export and foreign trade from Switzerland of therapeutic products, order their immediate recall from the market, or order the publication of recommendations of conduct to prevent damage;
seize, hold in official storage, destroy or prohibit the use of illegal advertising media, and publish the prohibition at the expense of the responsible parties;
temporarily or permanently prohibit the advertising of a specific therapeutic product in the event of serious or repeated infringements of the provisions of this Act, and publish the prohibition at the expense of the responsible parties.
They may order therapeutic products from a person under a fictitious name if:
they suspect that the person is manufacturing, importing or exporting therapeutic products illegally or placing them on the market illegally; and
previous enquiries have been unsuccessful or further enquiries would otherwise be futile or would be disproportionately difficult.172
The customs authorities shall be entitled to hold back shipments of therapeutic products at the border, in a free port or in a customs warehouse if they suspect that the recipient or sender in Switzerland is in breach of the provisions governing the import, manufacture, placing on the market or export of therapeutic products with the contents of the shipment.173
They may call in the enforcement authorities. The latter shall make any further enquiries and take the necessary measures. In particular, they may ask postal service providers for the name and address of the holder of a post office box. In this case, the providers are obliged to provide information.174
The enforcement authorities shall inform the persons concerned at the latest after the completion of the procedure of:
the order under a fictitious name;
the request for information and the reason for it.175