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Release Ordinance (RO)
SR 814.911 — Ordinance of 10 September 2008 on the Handling of Organisms in the Environment (Release Ordinance, RO).
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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 December 2025, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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Preamble
The Swiss Federal Council,
in accordance with Article 29c paragraphs 2 and 3, 29d paragraphs 2 and 4, 29f, 38 paragraph 3, 39 paragraph 1, 41 paragraphs 2 and 3, 44 paragraph 3, 46 paragraphs 2 and 3, 48 paragraph 2 and 59b of the Environmental Protection Act of 7 October 1983 (EPA),with Article 11 paragraph 2, 12 paragraph 2, 14, 17 paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 5, 19, 20 paragraphs 1–3, 24 paragraphs 2 and 3, 25 and 34 of the Gene Technology Act of 21 March 2003 ( GTA ),and Article 29a paragraphs 2 and 3 as well as 29d of the Epidemics Act of 18 December 1970,as well as in implementation of Articles 8 and 19 of the Convention on Biological Diversity of 5 June 1992,
ordains:
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SR 814.01
SR 814.91
[AS 1974 1071; 1985 1992 No I 2; 1991 362 No II 405; 1997 1155 Annex No 5; 2000 1891 No III 2; 2001 2790 Annex No 6; 2003 4803 Annex No 7; 2004 4763 Annex No II 3; 2005 2293; 2006 2197 Annex No 95 4137; 2008 3437 No II 34; 2012 7281. AS 2015 1435 Art. 85 No 1]. See now the EpidA of 28 Sept. 2012 (SR 818.101).
SR 0.451.43

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Contents
1. General Provisions — 3 articles
2. Requirements for Handling Organisms in the Environment — 13 articles
3. Licensing and Notifications — 19 articles
4. Responsibilities of the Authorities — 25 articles
5. Final Provisions — 4 articles

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