Art. 9

(Art. 8 para. 1–3 RTVA)

1. SRG SSR and all broadcasters with a licence based on Article 38 paragraph 1 letter a or 43 paragraph 1 letter a RTVA must broadcast the following information:
   1. urgent police announcements;
   2. the following announcements in terms of the Civil Protection Ordinance of 11 November 2020¹:²
   1. official alarms and related instructions on conduct, as well as the all-clear announcements and the relaxation or lifting of instructions on conduct, 2. warnings issued by the authorities of natural dangers and earthquake reports of levels 4 and 5 as well as related all-clear announcements, 3. announcements correcting false alarms, 4. warnings relating to siren tests. c.³ a public mobilisation call for active service pursuant to Article 3 of the Ordinance of 22 November 2017⁴on Mobilisation for Specific Civil Support and Active Service Duties.
2. The broadcasts are made on the order:
   1. of the competent cantonal authority in the case of events which the cantons are responsible for dealing with;
   2. ⁵ the competent federal authorities, and in particular the Joint Operations Command, the Federal Chancellery and the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), in the case of events which the Confederation is responsible for dealing with;
   3. the specialist federal agencies responsible for warnings and earthquake reports in accordance with the AlarmO in the case of natural dangers.
3. The authority issuing the order under paragraph 1 shall ensure that broadcasters and telecommunications service providers are informed in full and in good time.
4. The broadcast is made:
   1. in the coverage area that could be affected by the danger;
   2. free of charge and with information on the source;
   3. immediately; in the case of warnings issued by the authorities of natural dangers and earthquake reports they shall be made at the first opportunity or as quickly as possible; in the case of siren tests, they shall be made on several occasions before the test is carried out;
   4. in principle without modification; storm warnings may be edited provided the essential content remains the same;
   5. ⁶ regularly over the 24 hours following a public mobilisation call for active service.
5. DETEC shall regulate the details of the broadcasts.