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Published on 18 November 2025
Noise: Acts and ordinances
Legal bases on national, european and international level
Federal Constitution
Federal Constitution Art. 73ff: Protection of the Environment
Acts and ordinances
Environmental Protection Act (EPA)
Noise Abatement Ordinance (NAO)
Maschinenlärmverordnung (MaLV)
Bundesgesetz über die Lärmsanierung der Eisenbahnen (BGLE)
Verordnung über die Lärmsanierung der Eisenbahnen (VLE)
Art. 684: Swiss Civil Code - Law of neighbours
Classified compilation: Federal law
814.4 Lärmbekämpfung
European legislation
EUR-Lex: Environment and climate change
Aids to enforcement