Research on humans
Legal provisions on research on humans can be found on several federal acts, the most important being:The competent authorities for research on humans in Switzerland are the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (SFOPH) and Swissmedic.
Non-human research
The federal act on Genetic Engineering has entered into force on January 2004. The new act has influence on various existing regulations and ordinances which are today valid for the handling with GMO.
Federal act on Genetic Engineering
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Ordinance on changes due to the federal act
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AgricultureFederal law on agriculture and ordinances on seeds, phytosanitary products, animal feed, etc.
Employees / occupational healthGeneral laws on work, accident insurance, ordinance on occupational safety in biotechnology, etc.
Environment, protection of the environmentFederal law on the protection of the environment, ordinances on the release and contained use of organisms, impact on the environment, major accidents and illnesses, etc.
FoodFederal law on food, ordinance concerning the authorisation procedure relating to food containing GMOs, etc.
Conventions and international agreements ratified by Switzerland
Convention on biological diversityCartagena Protocol
