¹ Liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or a monetary penalty is any person who wilfully:¹⁵¹

a.

fails to take the safety measures prescribed for the prevention of disasters or fails to comply with the prohibition of certain production methods or the keeping of certain stocks (Art. 10);

b.

puts substances into circulation which he knows or must assume may present a danger to the environment or indirectly endanger people when used in a certain manner (Art. 26);

c.

puts substances into circulation without informing recipients about their environment-related properties (Art. 27 para. 1 let. a) or providing instructions on their required handling (Art. 27 para. 1 let. b);

d.

handles substances contrary to instructions in such a manner that they, their derivatives or waste may present a danger to the environment or indirectly endanger people (Art. 28);

e.¹⁵²

infringes regulations on substances or organisms (Art. 29, 29b para. 2, 29f, 30a let. b and 34 para. 1);

f.¹⁵³

handles organisms in such a manner that the principles contained in Article 29a paragraph 1 are infringed;

g.¹⁵⁴

fails to take all the containment measures required when handling pathogenic organisms (Art. 29b para. 1);

h.¹⁵⁵

without authorisation, releases pathogenic organisms for experimental purposes or puts them into circulation for uses in the environment (Art. 29c para. 1 and 29d paras. 3 and 4);

i.¹⁵⁶

puts organisms into circulation that he knows or must assume will infringe the principles contained in Article 29a paragraph 1 when used in a certain manner (Art. 29d para. 1);

j.¹⁵⁷

puts organisms into circulation without providing recipients with the required information and instructions (Art. 29e para. 1);

k.¹⁵⁸

handles organisms contrary to the instructions (Art. 29e para. 2);

l.¹⁵⁹

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m.

constructs or operates a landfill without authorisation (Art. 30e para. 2);

n.

fails to mark special waste as such for transfer (Art. 30f para. 2 let. a) or hands it over to an undertaking that does not hold the relevant authorisation (Art. 30f para. 2 let. b);

o.

accepts, imports or exports special waste without authorisation (Art. 30f para. 2 let. c and d);

p.

infringes regulations on the movement of special waste (Art. 30f para. 1);

q.¹⁶⁰

infringes regulations on waste (Art. 30a let. b);

r.¹⁶¹

infringes regulations on the putting into circulation for the first time of timber and wood products and raw materials and products specified by the Federal Council pursuant to Article 35e paragraph 3 (Art. 35e and 35f para. 1 and 2 let. a).

² If the offender acts negligently, he or she is liable to a monetary penalty not exceeding 180 daily penalty units.¹⁶²