Contaminated Sites Ordinance (CSO)
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Art. 21 Enforcement
1 The cantons shall enforce this Ordinance unless it delegates enforcement to the Confederation. The cantons shall submit the information required in Article 5 paragraphs 3 and 5 and Article 6 as well as the information on remediated sites required by Article 17 to the FOEN by the end of each calendar year. 1bis The FOEN shall evaluate the information and inform the public regularly on the progress with the remediation of contaminated sites. 2 If federal authorities apply other federal acts or agreements or decisions under international law that relate to the subject matter of this Ordinance, they shall also enforce this Ordinance. The cooperation of the FOEN and of the cantons is governed by Article 41 paragraphs 2 and 4 EPA; statutory duties of secrecy are reserved. If the federal authorities dispense with issuing a ruling when specifying remediation measures (Art. 23 para. 3), they shall consult the cantons concerned about the intended measures. 3 The federal authorities shall deter
Art. 21 — Amended by No II 16 of the O of 2 Feb. 2000 relating to the Federal Act on the Coordination and Simplification of Decision-Making Procedures, in force since 1 March 2000 (AS 2000 703). Para. 1 — Amended by Annex No II 2 of the O of 26 Sept. 2008 on the Charge for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, in force since 1 Jan. 2009 (AS 2008 4771). Para. 1 — Second sentence amended by No I of the O of 22 March 2017, in force since 1 May 2017 (AS 2017 2589). Para. 1bis — Inserted by Annex No
Art. 22
Repealed by No II 16 of the O of 2 Feb. 2000 to the Federal Act on the Coordination and Simplification of Decision-Making Procedures, with effect from 1 March 2000 (AS 2000 703).
Art. 23 Collaboration with those concerned
1 In enforcing this Ordinance, the authorities shall collaborate with those directly concerned. In particular, they shall examine whether voluntary measures provided for in sectoral agreements of the private sector are suitable for the enforcement of this Ordinance. 2 They shall endeavour to reach agreement with those directly concerned on the necessary assessments and measures in accordance with the requirements of this Ordinance. To this end, they shall consult those directly concerned at the earliest possible time. 3 They may dispense with issuing rulings if carrying out the required investigation, monitoring and remediation measures is guaranteed by other means.
Art. 24 Deviation from procedural regulations
Deviation from the procedures specified in this Ordinance shall be permitted if: a. immediate measures for the protection of the environment are necessary; b. the need for monitoring or remediation can be assessed, or the required measures determined, on the basis of existing information; c. a polluted site is modified by the construction or alteration of a building or installation; d. voluntary measures by those directly concerned have an equivalent effect to those specified in the Ordinance.
Art. 25 Guidelines
In preparing guidelines for implementing this Ordinance, the FOEN shall collaborate with the cantons and the industrial organisations concerned.
Art. 25a Geoinformation
The FOEN shall specify the minimum geodata models and representation models for geographical base data in accordance with this Ordinance for which the Federal Office is designated as the specialist authority at federal level in Annex 1 to the Geoinformation Ordinance of 21 May 2008.
Art. 25a — Inserted by Annex 2 No 11 of the O of 21 May 2008 on Geoinformation, in force since 1 July 2008 (AS 2008 2809). SR 510.620
Art. 26 Amendment of current legislation
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The amendment may be inspected in AS 1998 2261.
Art. 27 Transitional provision
The Register (Art. 5) shall be prepared by 31 December 2003.
Art. 28 Commencement
This Ordinance comes into force on 1 October 1998.