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# Gene Technology Act (GTA)

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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:

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).

## 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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