Foodstuffs Act (FSA)
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Art. 57 Sharing costs
1 The Confederation and the cantons shall bear the cost of enforcing this Act in their respective areas of competence. 2 The cantons shall ensure that appropriate financial resources are made available for official inspections.
Art. 58 Fees
1 Inspections of foodstuffs are free of charge, unless this Act provides otherwise. 2 Fees shall be charged for: a. inspections that lead to a complaint being made; in particularly minor cases, a fee need not be charged; b. repeated complaints about the same matter; c. the follow-up inspection of a business; d. the cost of restoring the lawful position (substitute performance); e. the inspection of animals before slaughter and of their meat for the purposes of this Act; f. the inspection of meat cutting plants; g. the inspection of foodstuffs of animal origin carried out by federal authorities; h. special services and inspections carried out on request; i. licences, including operating licences for slaughterhouses and meat cutting plants; other operating licences under Article 11 paragraph 1 are free of charge. 3 The Federal Council may introduce a fee to fund special inspections of imports based on known or new risks to specific foodstuffs. The importer shall pay the fee. 4 The Federa