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Art. 1 Purpose
Art. 2 Precautionary and polluter-pays principles
Art. 3 Area of validity
Art. 4 Reservation of other laws
Art. 5 Definitions
Art. 6 Protection of human beings, animals, environment and biological diversity
Art. 7 Protection of production without genetically modified organisms and freedom of choice
Art. 8 Respect for the dignity of living beings
Art. 9 Genetic modification of vertebrates
Art. 10 Activities in contained systems
Art. 11 Experimental releases
Art. 12 Putting into circulation
Art. 12a¹Opposition procedure
Art. 13 Inspection of authorisations
Art. 14 Exceptions to the notification or authorisation requirement; self-supervision
Art. 15 Informing the recipients
Art. 16 Product flow segregation
Art. 17 Labelling
Art. 18 Access to files and public information
Art. 19 Further Federal Council regulations
Art. 20 Enforcement powers
Art. 21 Coordination of enforcement
Art. 22 Swiss Expert Committee for Biosafety
Art. 23 Federal Ethics Committee on Non-human Biotechnology
Art. 24 Duty to provide information; confidentiality
Art. 24a¹Environmental monitoring
Art. 25 Fees
Art. 26 Promotion of research, public dialogue and education
Art. 27¹Appeal procedure
Art. 28 Appeal by organisations
Art. 29 Appeal by the authorities
Art. 30 Principles
Art. 31 Damage to the environment
Art. 32 Limitation
Art. 33 Simplification of proof
Art. 34 Guarantee
Art. 35 Criminal provisions¹
Art. 35a¹Administrative measures
Art. 36 Amendment of current legislation
Art. 37 Transitional period for the use of antibiotic resistance genes
Art. 37a¹Transitional period for putting genetically modified organisms into circulation
Art. 38 Referendum and commencement