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# Water Retaining Facilities Act (WRFA)

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## Water Retaining Facilities Act (WRFA)

SR 721.101 — Federal Act of 1 October 2010 on Water Retaining Facilities (Water Retaining Facilities Act, WRFA).

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## Preamble

The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, on the basis of Article 76, paragraph 3 of the Federal Constitution, and having considered the Federal Council Dispatch dated 9 June 2006, decrees:

SR 101 BBl 2006 6037

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 4 articles 2. Safety of Water Retaining Facilities — 8 articles 3. Liability — 9 articles 4. Supervision and Legal Protection — 8 articles 5. Criminal Provisions and Data Processing — 3 articles 6. Final Provisions — 3 articles

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