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Biosafety Law, Regulation, Guidelines and Agreements (LAW)
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BCH-LAW-CH-7279-7   |   PDF   |   Print   |  
published: 25 Jan 2005 last updated: 30 Oct 2015
Amendment
No
General Information
Federal Act on the Protection of the Environment (Environmental Protection Act, EPA)
EN
Legislative details
Law
National / Federal
The purpose of this law is to protect persons, animals and plants, their biological communities and habitats against harmful effects or nuisances.
It shall also contribute to maintaining biological diversity as well as soil fertility.

The law applies to all applications and uses of environmentally hazardous organisms including contained use, deliberate release into the environment, marketing as well as import, export and transit.
EN
01 Jan 1990
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