Ordinance on the Declaration for Timber and…
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Art. 5 Self-verification
1 Any person who supplies timber or timber products to consumers must ensure compliance with the obligations under Articles 2–4. 2 He or she must establish systems and procedures which provide authorities the required information on request and free of charge.
Art. 6 Verification body
1 The Federal Consumer Affairs Bureau (FCAB) shall verify whether the declarations comply with the provisions of this Ordinance. 2 It may call on the assistance of private and public agencies when carrying out verification procedures. 3 It may request the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security to report import declaration data on specific indications of timber and timber products for a fixed period of time.
Para. 3 — The name of this administrative unit was changed on 1 Jan. 2022 in application of Art. 20 para. 2 of the Publications Ordinance of 7 Oct. 2015 (SR 170.512.1).
Art. 7 Conduct of verification procedure
1 The verification procedure by the FCAB shall be carried out: a. in the form of random tests at the points of supply; or b. in the form of specific tests based on substantiated evidence that a declaration does not comply with the provisions of this Ordinance. 2 The FCAB may inspect delivery notes, contracts, bills and other required documents and if necessary take samples for identification purposes and arrange for these to be tested. It may for this purpose during normal working hours enter the business premises of the person supplying the timber or the timber product to consumers. 3 If the verification procedure reveals that the declaration does not comply with the provisions of this Ordinance, the FCAB shall notify the person supplying the timber or the timber product to consumers of the result of the verification procedure and give him or her the opportunity to respond. 4 The FCAB may order the correction of the declaration.
Para. 1 let. a — Amended by Annex 3 No 2 of the Timber Trade Ordinance of 12 May 2021, in force since 1 Jan. 2022 (AS 2021 306).
Art. 8 Fee
1 If the verification procedure reveals an infringement of the duty to declare, the person who has infringed this duty shall be charged a fee to cover the costs of the verification procedure. 2 The fee shall be based on the amount of time spent on the case. 3 The hourly rate amounts to 200 Swiss francs. 4 The provisions of the General Fees Ordinance of 8 September 2004 also apply.
Para. 4 — SR 172.041.1