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814.912Federal Council ordinanceKeepCompleted

Ordonnance du 9 mai 2012 sur l'utilisation des organismes en milieu confiné (Ordonnance sur l'utilisation confinée, OUC)

Federal Council ordinanceLanguage DEDocument 9 May 2012In force 1 June 2012
Published verdict
Keep

The law broadly serves citizens without excessive burden.

Summary

This ordinance governs the handling of organisms in contained systems, especially genetically modified, pathogenic, and certain non-native organisms. It imposes a duty of care, mandatory prior risk grouping and activity classification, notification for lower-risk activities, permits for classes 3 and 4, prescribed safety measures and security concepts, liability coverage requirements, transport rules, and centralized electronic reporting to federal authorities.

Verdict reason
Contained handling of pathogenic and genetically modified organisms presents clear cross-border and irreversible risks that private contracting alone cannot credibly contain. This ordinance uses a risk-based structure—classification, containment duties, permits for higher-risk activities, and liability backing—to address those hazards through institutions that would be hard to replicate if the law vanished.
Review details
Status
Completed
Model
gpt-5.4
Method
better-switzerland-v2
Attempts
2
Input tokens
8687
Output tokens
157
Total tokens
8844
Estimated cost
$0.0241
Record metadata
Document date
9 May 2012
Entry into force
1 June 2012
Applicability
1 December 2025
Type
Federal Council ordinance
Display ID
814.912
Canonical record
https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2012/329
Family URI
https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2012/329
Language
DE
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