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Forest Ordinance (ForO)
SR 921.01 — Ordinance of 30 November 1992 on Forest (Forest Ordinance, ForO).
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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 August 2025, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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Preamble
The Swiss Federal Council,
on the basis of Article 49 of the Forest Act of 4 October 1991 (ForA), and Article 29 of the Environmental Protection Act of 7 October 1983,
ordains:
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SR 921.0
SR 814.01

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Contents
1. Definition of Forest — 3 articles
2. Protection of the Forest against Intervention — 15 articles
3. Protection against Natural Events — 5 articles
4. Maintenance and Use of the Forest — 13 articles
5. Training and Basic Data — 8 articles
6. Financial Assistance (excluding Investment Credits) and Compensatory Payments — 21 articles
7. Investment Credits — 5 articles
8. Final Provisions — 7 articles
9. Transitional Provision to the Amendment of 2 February 2000 — 0 articles
10. Transitional Provision on the Amendment of 17 August 2016 — 0 articles

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