Exceptional licence for the direct handling of prohibited invasive alien organisms in the environment in accordance with Art. 15 para. 2 and Annex 2 of the ordinance on the handling of organisms in the environment (Release Ordinance, RO)
Applications should be submitted to:
Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
Biotechnology Section
3003 Bern
Tel. 058 462 93 49
e-mail: contact.releases@bafu.admin.ch
The application forms for the direct handling of organisms of the annex 2 RO in the environment can be found below. Generally, a procedure of approximately three month should be expected.
Gesuchsformular Ausnahmebewilligung generell, Art. 15 Abs. 2 FrSV (DOC, 78 kB, 07.08.2015)Only available in German, French and Italian.
Infoblatt zur „indirekten Bekämpfung“ über die Nutzung von invasiven gebietsfremden Pflanzen zu Aus- und Weiterbildungszwecken (PDF, 134 kB, 15.11.2016)Only available in German at the moment.
Dispositions
Verfügung D19.003 (PDF, 1014 kB, 26.04.2019)Application by the Amt für Abfall, Wasser, Energie und Luft (AWEL), submitted by Mr. Severin Schwendener, concerning an exceptional licence for the direct handling in the environment of alien invasive organisms in accordance with Art. 15 para. 2 and Annex 2 of the Ordinance on the Handling of Organisms in the Environment (Release Ordinance, RO).
Verfügung D19.002 (PDF, 487 kB, 27.03.2019)Application by the Zürcher Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften ZHAW, submitted by Esther Fischer, concerning an exceptional licence for the direct handling in the environment of alien invasive organisms in accordance with Art. 15 para. 2 and Annex 2 of the Ordinance on the Handling of Organisms in the Environment (Release Ordinance, RO).
Verfügung D19.001 (PDF, 597 kB, 27.03.2019)Application by the Gartenbauschule Oeschberg, submitted by Walter Bühler, concerning an exceptional licence for the direct handling in the environment of alien invasive organisms in accordance with Art. 15 para. 2 and Annex 2 of the Ordinance on the Handling of Organisms in the Environment (Release Ordinance, RO).
Verfügung D13.003 (PDF, 942 kB, 06.08.2014)Application by University of Fribourg, submitted by Prof. Heinz Müller-Schärer and Dr. Urs Schaffner, concerning an exceptional licence for the direct handling in the environment of alien invasive organisms in accordance with Art. 15 para. 2 and Annex 2 of the Ordinance on the Handling of Organisms in the Environment (Release Ordinance, RO)
Verfügung D13.002 (PDF, 502 kB, 13.05.2013)Application by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), submitted by Prof. Jonathan Levine and Dr Emily Moran, concerning an exceptional licence for the direct handling in the environment of alien invasive organisms in accordance with Art. 15 para. 2 and Annex 2 of the Ordinance on the Handling of Organisms in the Environment (Release Ordinance, RO)
Verfügung D13 001 (PDF, 472 kB, 29.04.2013)Application by School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (HAFL), submitted by Dr Andreas Stampfli, concerning an exceptional licence for the direct handling in the environment of alien invasive organisms in accordance with Art. 15 para. 2 and Annex 2 of the Ordinance on the Handling of Organisms in the Environment (Release Ordinance, RO)
Verfügung D11.002 (PDF, 647 kB, 08.09.2014)Application by Stiftung praktischer Umweltschutz Schweiz (PUSCH), submitted by Mr Manuel Restle, Head of Courses and Public Relations, concerning an exceptional licence for the direct handling in the environment of alien invasive organisms in accordance with Art. 15 para. 2 and Annex 2 of the Ordinance on the Handling of Organisms in the Environment (Release Ordinance, RO)
Verfügung B11.001 (PDF, 555 kB, 08.09.2014)Application by CAB International - Swiss Centre, submitted by Dr Urs Schaffner, Head of Ecosystem Manage-ment, concerning an exceptional licence for the direct handling in the environment of alien invasive organisms in accordance with Art. 15 para. 2 and Annex 2 of the Ordinance on the Handling of Organisms in the Environment (Release Ordinance, RO)
Verfügung B09.002 (PDF, 644 kB, 08.09.2014)Application by the University of Bern, submitted by Prof. Markus Fischer, Institute of Plant Sciences, concerning an exceptional licence for the direct handling in the environment of alien invasive organisms in accordance with Art. 15 para. 2 and Annex 2 of the Ordinance on the Handling of Organisms in the Environment (Release Ordinance, RO)
Verfügung D09.001 (PDF, 574 kB, 13.07.2010)Application by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Institute of Integrative Biology (ibz), sub-mitted by Ms Iris Altenburger, concerning an exceptional licence for the direct handling in the environment of alien invasive organisms in accordance with Art. 15 para. 2 and Annex 2 of the Ordinance on the Handling of Organisms in the Environment (Release Ordinance, RO)
Further information
Last modification 26.04.2019
