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Ordinance implementing the Federal Impact Assessment Ordinance (Impact Assessment Ordinance).

Country/Territory
Switzerland
Territorial subdivision
Ticino
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Pollution control EIA Monitoring
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Entry into force notes
The present Ordinance enters into force on 29 March 2007.
Abstract

The present Ordinance enforces, inter alia, the Federal Impact Assessment Ordinance of 19 October 1988. The environment impact assessment allows to establish whether a building project or an alteration of an existing facility complies with the requirements of environment protection including protection of nature, landscape, water, forest, hunting, fishing and genetic engineering. The text consists of 14 articles divided into ?7chapters as follows: General provisions (I); Competent authorities (II); Proceedings (III); Procedures (IV); Terms (V); Monitoring of the environment (VI); Final provisions (VII). One Annex is enclosed.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.ti.ch

References - Legislation

Implements

Loi fédérale sur la protection de l'environnement (Loi sur la protection de l'environnement, LPE).

Legislation | Switzerland | 1983 (2022)

Keyword: Framework law, Pollution control, Polluter pays principle, Protection of environment, Precautionary principle, EIA, Environmental fees/charges, Institution, Ecosystem preservation, Hazards, Subsidy/incentive, Expropriation, Enforcement/compliance, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordonnance relaticve à l'étude de l'impact sur l'environnement (OEIE).

Legislation | Switzerland | 1988 (2016)

Keyword: Pollution control, EIA, Subsidy/incentive

Source: FAO, FAOLEX