Brussels, 11/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - On 12 December 2008 at midnight, Switzerland became a part of the Schengen Area. It is the 25th country and the 3rd non-EU member state after Iceland and Norway to enter the European area of free movement. Systematic checks on persons at Swiss border crossings are now a thing of the past. Nonetheless, as Switzerland belongs neither to the European Union nor to any other customs union, customs provisions remain in force and there are still customs...