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# Forest Ordinance (ForO)

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## Forest Ordinance (ForO)

SR 921.01 — Ordinance of 30 November 1992 on Forest (Forest Ordinance, ForO).

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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:

SR 921.0 SR 814.01

## 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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