Ordinance on Air Pollution Control (OAPC) (OAPC)
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Art. 1 Aim and scope
1 This Ordinance is intended to protect human beings, animals and plants, their biological communities and habitats, and the soil against harmful effects or nuisances caused by air pollution. 2 It regulates: a. the preventive limiting of emissions from installations, as defined in Article 7 of the Act, which pollute the air; abis. open-air waste incineration; b. requirements for thermal and motor fuels; c. maximum permitted ambient air pollution levels (ambient limit values); d. the procedure in the event of excessive ambient air pollution levels.
Para. 2 let. abis — Inserted by No I of the O of 20 Nov. 1991, in force since 1 Feb. 1992 (AS 1992 124).
Art. 2 Definitions
1 Stationary installations means: a. buildings and other fixed structures; b. terrain modifications; c. equipment and machines; d. ventilation systems which collect vehicle flue gases and discharge them as waste air into the environment. 2 Vehicles means motor vehicles, aircraft, ships and railways. 3 Transport infrastructure means roads, airfields, railway tracks and other installations where vehicle flue gases are released into the environment as waste air without being collected. 4 New installations also includes installations which are altered, extended or repaired if: a. higher or different emissions are to be expected as a result; or b. the costs incurred amount to more than half those of a new installation. 5 Ambient air pollution levels are excessive if one or more of the ambient limit values specified in Annex 7 is exceeded. If no such limit values are specified for a pollutant, ambient air pollution levels shall be considered excessive if: a. they endanger human beings, anima
Para. 6 — Amended by No I of the O of 18 June 2010, in force since 15 July 2010 (AS 2010 2965).
