Containment Ordinance (ContainO)
Containment Ordinance (ContainO)
SR 814.912 — Ordinance of 9 May 2012 on Handling Organisms in Contained Systems (Containment Ordinance, ContainO).
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Preamble
The Swiss Federal Council, on the basis of Articles 29b paragraphs 2 and 3, 29f, 38 paragraph 3, 39 paragraph 1, 41 paragraphs 2 and 3, 44 paragraph 3, 46 paragraphs 2 and 3, 48 paragraph 2 and 59b of the Environmental Protection Act of 7 October 1983 (EPA), and Articles 10 paragraph 2, 14, 19, 20, 24 paragraphs 2 and 3, 25 and 34 of the Gene Technology Act of 21 March 2003 (GTA), on Articles 26 paragraphs 2 and 3, 29 and 78 paragraph 1 of the Epidemics Act of 28 September 2012 and in implementation of Articles 8 letters g, h and l and 19 paragraph 4 of the Convention of 5 June 1992 on Biological Diversity, ordains:
SR 814.01 SR 814.91 SR 818.101 SR 0.451.43 Amended by No I of the O of 27 Sept. 2019, in force since 1 Jan. 2020 (AS 2019 3131).
Contents
1. General Provisions — 3 articles 2. Requirements for Handling Organisms in Contained Systems — 14 articles 3. Duties of the Authorities — 17 articles 4. Final Provisions — 5 articles