Law on salt monopoly. Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Basel-Landschaft Document type Legislation Date 1971 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Condiments/herbs/spices Internal trade Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 January 1972. Abstract The present Law establishes that the Canton Basel-Landschaft has the sovereign right to extract salt, to import salt and sell salt. The District Council may transfer to corporations the exploitation of salt deposits under the present Law by means of concessions. The text consists of 8 articles as follows: Salt monopoly (1); Organization (2); Deposits (3); Salt prices and monopoly fees (4); Penalties (5); Execution (6); Funds (7); Entry into force, repeal of existing legislation (8). Full text German Website www.bl.ch References - Legislation Implemented by Decree relating to the Law of 7 June 1971 on the monopoly of salt. Legislation | Switzerland | 1997 (2015) Keyword: Condiments/herbs/spices, Internal trade, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX