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Nothing in that picture confirms it is Swiss to me - why would a Peugeot have a Swiss BB? French possibly, but Swiss? If it IS Swiss then re-tapping is easier because the drive side is same handed thread as British, so after re-tapping a British BB should fit. If it's French you can do the same but because the drive side is RH thread you need a BB with loose cups and you need 2 sets of cups or blag a spare RH thread one from somewhere as you will need two! How difficult (i.e. expensive) the job is therefore depends on the exact threading and mainly on how easy (or not) it is to remove the old BB. Look pretty cruddy in the pic :(
BTW, are there no markings on any of the BB components?