Commentaries: Art. 32b

Any person who operates or wishes to operate a landfill must guarantee that the costs of closure, after-care and remediation are covered by making reserves, by taking out insurance or in some other way.
If the operator of the landfill is himself the guarantor, he must notify the authority annually of the amount of the guarantee.
If a third party acts as guarantor, he must notify the authority of the existence, suspension and termination of the guarantee. The Federal Council may provide that the guarantee must not be suspended or terminated until 60 days after receipt of the notification.
The Federal Council may enact regulations on the guarantee. In particular, it may:
1. determine its scope and duration or leave this to the authority to decide on a case-to-case basis;
2. make provision for the land on which the landfill is situated to become the property of the canton when the site is closed, and enact regulations concerning any compensation.

Art. 32b