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National: Since November 2005, Switzerland has a 5-year moratorium against the commercial cultivation and the import of GM crops and animals.
Three cantons and two regions banned the commercial release of GMOs: Canton Ticino, Canton Jura-North Vaudois, Canton Appenzell (in woodland areas), region Oberes Suhrental (AG) and region Wägital
84 municipalities have declared themselves GMO-free:
AG: Baldingen, Böbikon, Kirchleerau, Moosleerau, Reitnau, Rekingen, Rothrist, Wiliberg
BE: Grafenried, Prêles, Rebévelier, Renan
BL: Arlesheim, Binningen, Bottmingen, Ettingen, Münchenstein, Muttenz, Oberwil, Pfeffingen, Reinach, Therwil
FR: Barberêche, Botterens, Broc, Courtepin-Courtaman, Granges-Paccot, Kleinbösingen, Morlon, Murist, Pont-en-Ogoz
GE: Cologny
GL: Betschwanden, Glarus, Haslen, Leuggelbach, Linthal, Luchsingen, Riedern, Rüti
JU: Soyhières
LU: Egolzwil, Horw, Kriens, Luzern, Meggen, Ufhusen, Wauwil
NE: Cernier, Chézard-St-Martin, Engollon, Les Planchettes, Savagnier, Valangin
SO: Brügglen, Dulliken, Hauenstein-Ifenthal, Hüniken, Rohr b. Olten, Starrkirch-Wil
SZ: Gersau, Ingenbohl-Brunnen, Innerthal, Tuggen, Vorderthal
VD: Aclens, Bellerive, Bournens, Chavannes-le-Veyron, Colombier-sur-Morges, Cuarnens, Dizy, Ferreyres, Grens, L'Isle, Marchissy, Mauraz, Prahins, St-George
VS: Geschinen ( im Oberwallis), Isérables, Münster-Geschinen, Riederalp ( im Oberwallis)
ZG: Neuheim
SAG - Schweizerische Arbeitsgruppe Gentechnologie (umbrella organisation)
Ärztinnen und Ärzte für Umweltschutz, Basel
Basler Appell gegen Gentechnologie, Basel
Blauen-Institut, Basel
Campagne «Prudence OGM» (du Centre pour l'action non-violente), Morges
Demeter
Erklärung von Bern, Deutsche Schweiz, Zürich
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FIBL, Frick
Forum genAu, Bern
Genau Rheinau
Greenpeace Schweiz, Zürich
IG Saatgut (Initiative for GE-free Seeds and Breeding) (English)
kagfreiland
Pro Natura, Basel
pro specie rara
Public Eye on Science
Schweizer Tierschutz STS, Basel
Schweiz. Verein. zum Schutze der kl. und mittl. Bauern VKMB, Bern
Stiftung für Konsumentenschutz SKS, Bern
StopOGM, Genf
Swissaid, Bern
WWF Schweiz, Zürich
Zürcher Tierschutz, Zürich
Lucern, April 2009
Herbert Karch, Swiss Working Group for Genetic Engineering (SAG)
Presentation: GMO-free Switzerland (pdf, English)
Swiss Moratorium
Bonn, May 2008
GMO-free by democratic vote (Audio File, mp3, 4MB, German), Maya Graf, Swiss Parliament & GM moratorium initiative Switzerland
Zürich, May 2008
GMO banned by moratorium (2005 - 2010), half-time review, GM moratorium initiative Switzerland
Vienna, February 2005
GMO-free-Referendum, Maya Graf, member of Swiss Parliament; Daniel Amman, Swiss working group on Genetechnology; Florianne Koechlin, Blauen Institute
Federal Law relating to Non-human Gene Technology (Gene Technology Law, GTL)
Federal law on the protection of the environment
Ordinance on the release of organisms into the environment (RO)
Ordinance on the contained use of organisms (CO)
Ordinance on the Transboundary Movements of Genetically Modified Organisms (Cartagena Ordinance, CartO)
In German:
Gentechnikfreie Regionen und Gebiete Petition an die Europäische Kommission. Download in
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In French:
Zones sans-OGM : Pétition pour la commission européenne. Download in
pdf-format
doc-format
http://www.saveourseeds.org/Download_Centre/Petition/Petition_fr.pdf
In Italian:
Territori e regioni liberi da OGM. Petizione alla Commissione Europea.Download in
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doc-format
http://www.saveourseeds.org/Download_Centre/Petition/Petition_it.pdf
Documents of the SAG (German)
Gentech News (Blauen-Institut) (German and French):