Environment and Water Protection Ordinance. Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Appenzell Ausserrhoden Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance implementing the Law introducing the Federal Act on the protection of the environment and the Federal Act on the protection of waters. Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Soil pollution/quality Noise pollution Waste disposal Waste management Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance Freshwater pollution Water quality standards Surface water Water conservation zone Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Law of 16 February 2004 introducing the Federal Environment Act and the Federal Water Protection Act. The text consists of 42 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: Waste and Water Protection Fund (1); Contributions on behalf of cantons (2); Delegation of executing tasks (3); Private control system (4); Environment protection (5); Water protection (6); Permits and duty to notify (7); Final and transitional provisions (8). Full text German Website www.ar.ch References - Legislation Implements Law introducing the Federal Act on the protection of the environment and the Federal Act on the protection of waters (Environment and Water Protection Law). Legislation | Switzerland | 2004 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Soil pollution/quality, Noise pollution, Waste disposal, Waste management, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Freshwater pollution, Water quality standards, Surface water, Water conservation zone, Groundwater Source: FAO, FAOLEX