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In addition to general environmental protection laws, the legal area of environmental protection contains specific regulations on environmentally relevant infrastructure and operations. Furthermore, regulations on hazard prevention and environmental emergency preparedness are included in the legal area of environmental protection. We offer the specific requirements for all regulations in your specific account in LEXPLUS. The regulations in the legal area of environmental protection cover the demands for a collection of laws in accordance with ISO 14001.

We cover the relevant federal, cantonal and municipal regulations. LEXPLUS also includes European Union enactments with relevance to Swiss legislation.

A selection from our database:

• Environmental Protection Act (EPA, 814.01)
• Waste Ordinance (ADWO, 814.600)
• Waters Protection Act (WPA, 814.2)
• Ordinance on Air Pollution Control (OAPC, 814.318.142.1)
• Chemicals Act (ChemA, 813.1)
• CO2 Act (641.71)
• Energiegesetz (730)
• Energieverordnung (730.01)
• Chemicals Ordinance (ChemO, 813.11)
• Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (ORRChem, 814.81)
• REACH Regulation (1907/2006)
• RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU)
• Major Accidents Ordinance (MAO, 814.012)
• Ordinance on the Incentive Tax on Volatile Organic Compounds (OVOC, 814.018)
• Waters Protection Ordinance (WPO, 814.201)
• Radiological Protection Act (RPA, 814.50)
• Radiological Protection Ordinance (RPO, 814.501)
• Verordnung über den Verkehr mit Abfällen (814.610)
• Contaminated Sites Ordinance (CSO, 814.680)
• Fire protection (VKF)
• KVU documents

The regulations pertaining to occupational health and safety are located in the legal section dedicated to workplace safety. Additionally, other state-of-the-art documents, such as those from SUVA, are available in LEXPLUS. The requirements from regulations and documents are directly assigned to specific site objects (infrastructure and activities at the respective site) and can therefore be assigned to the responsible departments. The requirements in the legal area of occupational health and safety cover the demands for a collection of laws in accordance with ISO 45001.

We cover the relevant regulations and documents from the federal government, all cantons, municipalities, SUVA, EKAS and VKF.

A selection from our database:

• Bundesgesetz über die Unfallversicherung (UVG, 832.2)
• Verordnung über die Unfallversicherung (UVV, 832.202)
• Ordinance on Accident Prevention (VUV, 832.3)
• Labor Act (ArG, 822.11)
• Ordinance 1 to the Labor Act (ArGV 1, 822.111)
• Maternity Protection Ordinance (822.111.52)
• Special provisions for certain groups of companies or employees (ArGV 2, 822.112)
• Health protection (ArGV 3, 822.113)
• Construction and establishment of businesses requiring planning permission (ArGV 4, 822.114)
• Youth Employment Protection Ordinance (ArGV 5, 822.115)
• Federal law on work in public transport companies
• Chemicals Ordinance (ChemO, 813.11)
• Verordnung über die Eignung der Spezialistinnen und Spezialisten der Arbeitssicherheit (822.116)
• Participation Act (822.14)
• Construction Work Ordinance (BauA, 832.311.141)
• Druckgeräteverwendungsverordnung (832.312.12)
• Crane Ordinance (832.312.15)
• Brandschutz (VKF)

In the legal area of product-specific regulations, in addition to the general regulations on products concerning environmental protection, there are also more detailed legal requirements regarding the sale and liability of your products.

We cover the relevant federal, cantonal and municipal enactments. LEXPLUS also includes European Union enactments relating to Swiss legislation.

A selection from our database:

• The Code of Obligations (220)
• Bundesgesetz über die Produktesicherheit (PrSG, 930.11)
• Verordnung über die Produktesicherheit (PrSV, 930.111)
• Produktehaftpflichtgesetz (PrHG, 221.112.944)
• Trade Mark Protection Act (TmPA, 232.11)
• Consumer Information Act (ConsumIA, 944.0)
• Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC
• Foodstuffs Act (FSA, 817.0)
• Lebensmittel- und Gebrauchsgegenständeverordnung (LGV, 817.02)
• European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste
• Chemicals Ordinance (ChemO, 813.11)
• Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (ORRChem, 814.81)
• REACH Regulation (1907/2006)
• RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU)
• Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment
• Verordnung über elektrische Niederspannungserzeugnisse (NEV, 734.26)
• Bauproduktegesetz (BauPG, 933.0)
• Bauprodukteverordnung (BauPV, 933.01)
• Spielzeugverordnung (VSS, 817.023.11)
• Futtermittel-Verordnung (FMV, 916.307)
• Verordnung über Geräte und Schutzsysteme zur Verwendung in explosionsgefährdeten Bereichen (VGSEB, 734.6)
• Druckgeräteverordnung (DGV, 930.114)
• Regulation (EU) 2017/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 laying down supply chain due diligence obligations for Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas
• Energieeffizienzverordnung (EnEV, 730.02)

The legal area of labor law (HR) is a comprehensive view of aspects of labor law and covers topics such as social insurance and work contracts. This legal area is ideal in combination with the legal area «occupational health and safety», as this already includes various aspects from the labor law (HR) legal area (for example requirements regarding working hours).

We cover the relevant regulations and documents from the federal government, all cantons, municipalities, SUVA and EKAS.

A selection from our database:

• Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (101)
• Swiss Civil Code (210)
• The Code of Obligations (220)
• Gender Equality Act (GEA, 151.1)
• Datenschutzgesetz (DSG, 235.1)
• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)
• Swiss Criminal Code (311.0)
• Datenschutzverordnung (DSV, 235.11)
• Arbeitsgesetz (ArG, 822.11)
• Verordnung 1 zum Arbeitsgesetz (ArGV 1, 822.111)
• Mutterschutzverordnung (822.111.52)
• Sonderbestimmungen für bestimmte Gruppen von Betrieben oder Arbeitnehmern und Arbeitnehmerinnen (ArGV 2, 822.112)
• Gesundheitsschutz (ArGV 3, 822.113)
• Industrielle Betriebe, Plangenehmigung und Betriebsbewilligung (ArGV 4, 822.114)
• Jugendarbeitsschutzverordnung (ArGV 5, 822.115)
• Vocational and Professional Education and Training Act (VPETA, 412.10)
• Mitwirkungsgesetz (822.14)
• Federal Law on Accident Insurance (UVG, 832.2)
• Ordinance on Accident Insurance (UVV, 832.202)
• Ordinance on Accident Prevention (VUV, 832.3)
• Federal law on work in public transport companies
• Federal law on disability insurance
• Federal law on old-age and survivors’ insurance
• Federal Law on Occupational Retirement, Survivors’ and Disability Pension Plans
• Federal Act on the General Part of Social Security Law
• Federal Act on Compulsory Unemployment Insurance and Insolvency Compensation
• Federal law on direct federal tax
• Ordinance of the FDF on withholding tax for direct federal tax
• Ordinance on health insurance

In the standards section, we list our customers’ standards directories. We record your list of standards and regularly check that it is up to date. In LEXPLUS, you can easily confirm compliance with or consideration of the standards and are informed of any changes.

The standards database can be flexibly adapted to customer requirements.

To date, we have integrated standards from the following publishers into LEXPLUS:

• SIA standards
• ISO standards
• DIN standards
• SN standards
• EN standards

The legal area of medical devices covers relevant legal requirements for placing medical devices, parts of medical devices or the packaging of medical devices on the market and supports you in implementing the requirements of ISO 13485.

A selection from our database:

• Therapeutic Products Act (TPA, 812.21)
• Medical Devices Ordinance (MedDO, 812.213)
• Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC
• Arzneimittelverordnung (VAM, 812.212.21)
• Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU

The legal area of food products contains regulations specifically tailored to companies that place food or food packaging on the market. In addition to general requirements, LEXPLUS includes demands for authorizations, certificates and the corresponding labelling of foodstuffs and supports you in implementing the requirements of ISO 22000.

A selection from our database:

• Foodstuffs Act (FSA, 817.0)
• Lebensmittel- und Gebrauchsgegenständeverordnung (LGV, 817.02)
• Hygieneverordnung EDI (HyV, 817.024.1)
• Bundesgesetz über die Produktesicherheit (PrSG, 930.11)
• Zusatzstoffverordnung (ZuV, 817.022.31)
• Bio-Verordnung (910.18)
• Verordnung über tierische Nebenprodukte (VTNP, 916.441.22)
• European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste
• Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
• Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004
• Bedarfsgegenständeverordnung (817.023.21)
• Verordnung des EDI über den Zusatz von Vitaminen, Mineralstoffen und sonstigen Stoffen in Lebensmitteln (VZVM, 817.022.32)
• Verordnung des EDI betreffend die Information über Lebensmittel (LIV, 817.022.16)
• Verordnung des EDI über neuartige Lebensmittel (817.022.2)

The legal area of public transport includes additional requirements for public transport companies. This supplements the requirements for environmental protection or occupational safety, for example. The legal area of public transport in combination with the legal area of occupational health and safety supports you in meeting the requirements for a safety management system for railroad companies in accordance with 2004/49/EC. For example, the requirements for vehicles, concession, working hours, etc. are covered. In addition to federal regulations, the database also contains the FOT regulations and additional cantonal requirements for public transport companies.

A selection from our database:

• Personenbeförderungsgesetz (PBG, 745.1)
• Verordnung über die Personenbeförderung (VPB, 745.11)
• Verordnung über die behindertengerechte Gestaltung des öffentlichen Verkehrs (VböV, 151.34)
• Fahrplanverordnung (FPV, 745.13)
• Verordnung über die Konzessionierung, Planung und Finanzierung der Bahninfrastruktur (KPFV, 742.120)
• Eisenbahngesetz (EBG, 742.101)
• Gütertransportgesetz (GüTG, 742.41)
• Gütertransportverordnung (GüTV, 742.411)
• Eisenbahnverordnung (EBV, 742.141.1)
• Eisenbahn-Netzzugangsverordnung (NZV, 742.122)
• Verordnung des UVEK über die Zulassung zum Führen von Triebfahrzeugen der Eisenbahnen (VTE, 742.141.21)
• Verordnung über das Plangenehmigungsverfahren für Eisenbahnanlagen (VPVE, 742.142.1)
• Binnenschifffahrtsverordnung (BSV, 747.201.1)
• Seilbahngesetz (SebG, 743.01)
• Strassenverkehrsgesetz (SVG, 741.01)
• Verordnung über die technischen Anforderungen an Strassenfahrzeuge (VTS, 741.41)
• Trolleybus-Gesetz (TrG, 744.21)
• Federal Act on the Security Units of Public Transport Companies (PTSA, 745.2)
• Videoüberwachungsverordnung ÖV (VüV-ÖV, 742.147.2)
• Abkommen zwischen der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft und der Europäischen Gemeinschaft über den Güter- und Personenverkehr auf Schiene und Strasse (0.740.72)

The legal area of data protection includes the obligations of owners of data collections, the data protection requirements for personal data (e.g. personnel dossiers) and legal requirements regarding retention periods of data. The requirements correspond to the requirements for a catalog of regulations in accordance with the ISO 27001 data protection management system.

A selection from our database:

• Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (101)
• The Code of Obligations (220)
• Datenschutzgesetz (DSG, 235.1)
• Datenschutzverordnung (DSV, 235.11)
• Swiss Criminal Code (311.0)
• Geschäftsbücherverordnung (GeBüV, 221.431)
• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)

The Security Services legal area contains the requirements for private security companies. General requirements and, for example, requirements to carry weapons are covered. Since police duties are regulated at cantonal level, our database also includes the legislation of the cantons in addition to the federal requirements.

Selection at federal level from our database:

• Ordinance on the Use of Private Security Companies (OUPSC, 124)
• Datenschutzgesetz (DSG, 235.1)
• Weapons Act (WA, 514.54)
• Waffenverordnung (WV, 514.541)
• Federal Act on the Security Units of Public Transport Companies (PTSA, 745.2)
• Reglement über die Prüfung für die Waffentragbewilligung (514.546.1)
• Strafregisterverordnung (StReV, 331)
• Criminal Procedure Code (CrimPC, 312.0)

The general requirements for companies are listed in this legal area. The legal documents within this legal area are tailored to each customer individually and are created according to customer requirements. Here you will find information on contracts, fundamental rights and the fight against corruption, for example.

Selection at federal level from our database:

• Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (101)
• The Code of Obligations (220)
• Swiss Civil Code (210)
• Information Protection Ordinance (IPO, 510.411)
• Bundesgesetz über Massnahmen zur Wahrung der inneren Sicherheit (BWIS, 120)
• Swiss Criminal Code (311.0)
• Fusionsgesetz (FusG, 221.301)
• Cartel Act (CartA, 251)
• Cartel Act Sanctions Ordinance (CASO, 251.5)
• Federal Act on Private International Law (PILA, 291)

The legal area of finance covers legal requirements concerning financial topics, which are compiled according to customer requirements. The legal area is supplemented with customer specific requirements.

Selection at federal level from our database:

• The Code of Obligations (220)
• Value Added Tax Act (VAT Act, 641.20)
• Zollgesetz (ZG, 631.0)
• Bundesgesetz über die direkte Bundessteuer (DBG, 642.11)
• Fusionsgesetz (FusG, 221.301)
• Bundesgesetz über Schuldbetreibung und Konkurs (SchKG, 281.1)
• Verrechnungssteuergesetz (VStG, 642.21)
• Geschäftsbücherverordnung (GeBüV, 221.431)

The legal area of energy includes all requirements in the energy sector. Some of the requirements are also included in the legal area of environmental protection. The legal area «energy» mainly lists detailed regulations in the building sector at cantonal level and product-related energy regulations. Detailed regulations for energy suppliers (e.g. VSE documents) can also be included at the customer’s request. The requirements align with those outlined in the legislation catalog of the ISO 50001 energy management system.

Selection from our database:

• Energiegesetz (EnG, 730.0)
• Energieverordnung (EnV, 730.01)
• Cantonal energy legislation (implementation of MuKEn)
• Energieeffizienzverordnung (EnEV, 730.02)
• Elektrizitätsgesetz (EleG, 734.0)
• Starkstromverordnung (734.2)
• Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products