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Gene Technology Act (GTA)
SR 814.91 — Federal Act of 21 March 2003 on Non-Human Gene Technology (Gene Technology Act, GTA).
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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 1 January 2022, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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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:
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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).

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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

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Official text on Fedlex — consolidation of 1 January 2022