Switzerland

Updates + Overviews

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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

 Aktion „gentechfreie gemeinde“

Presentations

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

 

 

 

Petitions

In German:
Gentechnikfreie Regionen und Gebiete Petition an die Europäische Kommission. Download in  pdf-format    doc-format

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  pdf-format   doc-format
 http://www.saveourseeds.org/Download_Centre/Petition/Petition_it.pdf

Other background information

Documents of the SAG (German)
Gentech News (Blauen-Institut) (German and French):

CONFERENCE 2009: Food and Democracy
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