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Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (ORRChem)
SR 814.81 — Ordinance of 18 May 2005 on the Reduction of Risks relating to the Use of Certain Particularly Dangerous Substances, Preparations and Articles (Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance, ORRChem).
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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 16 July 2026, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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Preamble
The Swiss Federal Council,
on the basis of Articles 2 paragraph 4, 19, 22 paragraph 2, 24, 38, 39 paragraph 2, 44 paragraph 2, 45 paragraphs 2 and 5 and 46 paragraph 1 of the Chemicals Act of 15 December 2000 (ChemA),on the basis of Articles 27 paragraph 2, 29, 30a, 30b, 30c paragraph 3, 30d, 32abis, 38 paragraph 3, 39 paragraphs 1 and 1bis, 41 paragraph 3, 44 paragraphs 2 and 3, 46 paragraphs 2 and 3, 48 paragraph 2 and 63 paragraph 2 of the Environmental Protection Act of 7 October 1983 (EPA),on the basis of Articles 9 paragraph 2 letter c, 27 paragraph 2 and 48 paragraph 2 of the Federal Act of 24 January 1991 on the Protection of Waters, on the basis of Article 15 paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Foodstuffs Act of 20 June 2014,and of Article 56 paragraph 2 of the Energy Act of 30 September 2016 (EnA), and in implementation of the Federal Act of 6 October 1995 on Technical Barriers to Trade,
ordains:
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SR 813.1
SR 814.01
SR 814.20
SR 817.0
SR 730.0
SR 946.51
Amended by No I of the O of 16 Nov. 2022, in force since 1 Jan. 2026 (AS 2022 788).

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Contents
1. General Provisions — 2 articles
2. Use of Substances, Preparations and Articles — 14 articles
3. Enforcement — 10 articles
4. Final Provisions — 3 articles

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Official text on Fedlex — consolidation of 16 July 2026