Commentaries: Art. 21

The cantons shall enforce this Ordinance unless it delegates enforcement to the Confederation.¹The cantons shall submit the information required in Article 5 paragraphs 3 and 5 and Article 6 as well as the information on remediated sites required by Article 17 to the FOEN by the end of each calendar year.² 1bis. The FOEN shall evaluate the information and inform the public regularly on the progress with the remediation of contaminated sites.³
If federal authorities apply other federal acts or agreements or decisions under international law that relate to the subject matter of this Ordinance, they shall also enforce this Ordinance. The cooperation of the FOEN⁴and of the cantons is governed by Article 41 paragraphs 2 and 4 EPA; statutory duties of secrecy are reserved. If the federal authorities dispense with issuing a ruling when specifying remediation measures (Art. 23 para. 3), they shall consult the cantons concerned about the intended measures.⁵
The federal authorities shall determine the procedures for categorising polluted sites (Art. 5 para. 4), preparing the list of priorities (Art. 5 para. 5) and deleting entries in the Register (Art. 6 para. 2) after consultation with the FOEN.⁶
They shall inform the cantons concerned of the content of the Register (Art. 5 and 6) at regular intervals. These shall include a reference to the relevant polluted sites in their own register.

Amended by Annex No II 2 of the O of 26 Sept. 2008 on the Charge for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, in force since 1 Jan. 2009 (AS 2008 4771). ↩
Second sentence amended by No I of the O of 22 March 2017, in force since 1 May 2017 (AS 2017 2589). ↩
Inserted by Annex No II 2 of the O of 26. Sept. 2008 on the Charge for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, in force since 1 Jan. 2009 (AS 2008 4771). ↩
Name in accordance with No I of the O of 31 May 2024, in force since 1 July 2024 (AS 2024 253). This change has been made throughout the text. ↩
Amended by No I 2 of the O of 29 June 2011 on amendments of ordinances in the field of environment, in force since 1 Aug. 2011 (AS 2011 3379). ↩
Amended by No I 2 of the O of 29 June 2011 on amendments of ordinances in the field of environment, in force since 1 Aug. 2011 (AS 2011 3379). ↩

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