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721.101.1Federal Council ordinanceKeepCompleted

Stauanlagenverordnung vom 17. Oktober 2012 (StAV)

Federal Council ordinanceLanguage DEDocument 17 October 2012In force 1 January 2013
Published verdict
Keep

The law broadly serves citizens without excessive burden.

Summary

This ordinance implements the federal dam law by defining covered water-retaining facilities and setting a detailed federal safety regime for their construction, commissioning, operation, inspection, emergency planning, and supervision. It requires plan approval, extensive reporting and documentation, operating and emergency regulations, recurring annual and five-year safety reviews, alarm and evacuation arrangements, and oversight by the Federal Office of Energy and cantonal authorities.

Verdict reason
KEEP because the ordinance addresses a clear catastrophic-risk problem that private contracting cannot reliably solve: dam failure can endanger lives and cause major cross-border and downstream damage. The law’s core institutions—mandatory safety review, emergency planning, and public supervision of high-risk installations—are tightly tied to that purpose and would leave Swiss citizens materially worse off if removed.
Review details
Status
Completed
Model
gpt-5.4
Method
better-switzerland-v2
Attempts
1
Input tokens
8305
Output tokens
166
Total tokens
8471
Estimated cost
$0.0233
Record metadata
Document date
17 October 2012
Entry into force
1 January 2013
Applicability
1 April 2018
Type
Federal Council ordinance
Display ID
721.101.1
Canonical record
https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2012/704
Family URI
https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2012/704
Language
DE
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