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Ordinance by the governing Council relating to environment protection legislation.

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The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the enforcement of legislation concerning protection of the environment. Article 1 establishes that the Environmental Protection and Water Management Office enforces the Federal Environment Protection Act, unless the federal or cantonal legislation contains contrary provisions. The Office ensures cooperation with other law enforcement authorities. The text consists of 39 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Air p
Title
Ordinance by the governing Council relating to environment protection legislation.
Country
Switzerland
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
1998
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
institution building
ocean acidification
air quality
ozone
ECOLEX region
Europe
Western Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
PDF icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/swi103519.pdf
Link to full text
http://ww4.tg.ch
Implements
Loi fédérale sur la protection de l'environnement (Loi sur la protection de l'environnement, LPE).