Links
Swiss authorities
Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
http://www.bafu.admin.ch/biotechnologie/index.html?lang=en
Federal Health Office, genetically modified foods (German)
http://www.bag.admin.ch/themen/ernaehrung/00171/00466/index.html?lang=de
Federal Agriculture Office, gene technology (German)
http://www.blw.admin.ch/themen/00008/00063/index.html?lang=de
Swiss Biosafety Clearing House
http://www.ch-bch.ch/
Swiss Expert Committee for Biosafety
http://www.efbs.ch/buwal/eng/fachgebiete/fg_efbs/index.html
Swiss Ethics Committee on Non-human Gene Technology
http://www.ekah.ch/buwal/eng/fachgebiete/fg_ekah/index.html
Centre for Biosafety and Sustainability
http://www.bats.ch/bats/en/biosafety_plants.php
Cantonal environment services – biotechnology (German)
http://www.afu.ch/d_afu_adressen.cfm?Nav.Command=Fachbereiche&Module.Method=show
Intercantonal experience exchange group of services involved in bio and gene technology (German)
http://www.erfa-bio.ch/
Other Research Programmes
Other Research Programmes
http://www.bafu.admin.ch/biotechnologie/01763/01770/01771/index.html?lang=en
Information platforms about biotechnology
Transgen (German)
http://www.transgen.ch/
GMO safety Genetic engineering – plants – environment
http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/
GMO Compass
http://www.gmo-compass.org/eng/home/
InterNutrition (german)
http://www.internutrition.ch/index.html
Website of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre containing information about deliberate field trials and placing on the market of genetically modified organisms
http://gmoinfo.jrc.it/default.aspx
Opinions from researchers
Genetic facts: general information from Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology about genetic engineering (German)
http://www.genfakten.ethz.ch/
Pflanzenforschung
manifesto supporting the future of plant research in Switzerland and opposing a moratorium on biotechnology from various universities
http://www.pflanzenforschung.ch/html/Index_e.html
Swiss Academy of Sciences
Swiss Academy of Sciences demands wider debate about the risks and safety of genetic engineering
http://www.scnat.ch/index.en.php
Legislation
Federal law on the application of non-human genetic engineering (German)
http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/814_91/index.html
Federal law on the protection of the environment (German)
http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/814_01/index.html
Ordinance on the use of organisms in the environment (German)
http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/814_911/index.html
Ordinance on the use of organisms in a closed environment (German)
http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/814_912/index.html
Ordinance on the cross-border movement of genetically modified organisms (German)
http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/814_912_21/index.html
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