Commentaries: Art. 82

Unless a more serious offence under the Swiss Criminal Code¹has been committed, any person who wilfully commits any of the following acts shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty:
1. failing to take the required containment measures when working with dangerous pathogens in contained systems (Art. 26);
2. releasing or marketing pathogens for experimental purposes without a licence (Art. 27);
3. marketing pathogens without duly informing customers about their health-related properties and risks and about the required precautionary and preventive measures (Art. 28);
4. breaching restrictions on certain activities or the practice of a profession (Art. 38).
A person acting through negligence shall be liable to a monetary penalty for misdemeanours under paragraph 1.

Art. 82