Gene Technology Act (GTA)
Gene Technology Act (GTA)
SR 814.91 — Federal Act of 21 March 2003 on Non-Human Gene Technology (Gene Technology Act, GTA).
English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. English consolidation of 1 January 2022, which is also the date of the current binding text.
Preamble
The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, based on Articles 74 paragraph 1, 104 paragraphs 2 and 3 letter b, 118 paragraph 2 letter a and 120 paragraph 2 of the Federal Constitution, in implementation of the Convention of 5 June 1992 on Biological Diversity and the Cartagena Protocol of 29 January 2000 on Biosafety to the Convention on Biodiversity, and having considered the Dispatch of the Federal Council dated 1 March 2000 and the Report of the Council of States’ Committee for Science, Education and Culture dated 30 April 2001, decrees:
SR 101 Amended by No I of the FA of 16 June 2017, in force since 1 Jan. 2018 (AS 2017 6667; BBl 2016 6521). SR 0.451.43 SR 0.451.431 BBl 2000 2391 Official Bulletin of the Federal Assembly (AB), enclosures, Council of States Summer Session 2001, p. 22. Amended by No I of the FA of 19 March 2010, in force since 1 Aug. 2010 (AS 2010 3233; BBl 2009 5435).
Contents
1. General Provisions — 5 articles 2. Handling Genetically Modified Organisms — 15 articles 3. Enforcement — 8 articles 4. Legal Procedures — 3 articles 5. Liability — 5 articles 6. Criminal Provisions and Administrative Measures — 2 articles 7. Final Provisions — 4 articles