Ordinance relating to the Introductory Law to the federal environment legislation. Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision St. Gallen Document type Regulation Date 2011 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pollution control EIA Air quality/air pollution Waste disposal Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The Ordinance enters into force on 1 January 2012. Abstract The present Ordinance of 9 April 2011 enforces the Introductory Law implementing the federal environmental legislation. Article 1 establishes that the Environment and Energy Office is designated as the Cantonal Environment Protection Body. The text consists of 31 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: Competences (I); Danger prevention (II); Environmental impact assessment (III); Measures for extraordinarily high air pollution (IV); Waste (V); Final provisions (VI). One Annex is enclosed. Full text German Website www.sg.ch References - Legislation Implements Introductory Law implementing the federal environmental legislation. Legislation | Switzerland | 2011 Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, EIA, Air quality/air pollution, Noise pollution, Radiation, Hazardous substances, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX