Containment Ordinance (ContainO)
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Art. 33 Repeal of current legislation
The following ordinances are repealed: 1. Containment Ordinance of 25 August 1999; 2. Ordinance of 15 October 2001 on Fees for Services under the Containment Ordinance.
let. 1 — [AS 1999 2783; 2003 4793 No I 3; 2006 4705 No II 82; 2007 4477 No IV 35; 2008 4377 Annex 5 No 6] let. 2 — [AS 2001 2878]
Art. 34 Amendment of Current Legislation
The amendment of current legislation is regulated in Annex 5.
Art. 35 Transitional provisions
1 Activities that are authorised in the proper manner when this Ordinance comes into force may be continued until expiry of authorisation in accordance with the previous law. 2 Activities that have been properly notified before this Ordinance comes into force must within five years of this Ordinance coming into force be reviewed by the notifying person to verify compliance herewith. If changes to the activity or the safety measures are required due to this Ordinance, they must be notified within the same five-year deadline. 3 Notification of previous activities with genetically modified organisms in Class 1 must be replaced within one year of this Ordinance coming into force by a global notification under Article 8. 4 Activities with alien organisms subject to a containment obligation may only be carried out without a notification or an authorisation application for one year from the date on which this Ordinance comes into force.
Art. 35a Transitional provision to the Amendment of 31 October 2018
The duty to contain particularly dangerous plants as listed in Annex 6 of the Plant Protection Ordinance of 27 October 2010 in accordance with Article 5 paragraph 1 letter c applies until 31 December 2023.
Art. 35a — Inserted by Annex 8 No 4 of the Plant Health Ordinance of 31 Oct. 2018, in force since 1 Jan. 2020 (AS 2018 4209). AS 2010 6167; 2011 3331; 2012 6385; 2014 4009; 2015 4567; 2016 2445, 3215; 2017 6141; 2018 2041
Art. 36 Commencement
This Ordinance comes into force on 1 June 2012.