Commentaries: Art. 51

The Department is authorised to approve decisions and recommendations that are based on the following international agreements, with the agreement of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research:¹
1. convention of 22 September 1992²for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention);
2. convention of 29 April 1963³on the International Commission for Protection of the Rhine against Pollution;
3. convention of 3 December 1976⁴on the Protection of the Rhine against Chemical Pollution.
The FOEN shall supply the approved decisions and recommendations to third parties on request.
The Department shall elect members of the Swiss delegations to the inter-state commissions for protection of waters.⁵

Amended by No I of the O of 4 Nov. 2015, in force since 1 Jan. 2016 (AS 2015 4791). ↩
SR 0.814.293 ↩
[AS 1965 388, 1979 93.AS 2003 1934Art. 19 No 2, 3]. Today: Convention of 12 April 1999 on the International Commission for Protection of the Rhine against Pollution (SR 0.814.284 ). ↩
[AS 1979 97, 1983 323, 1989 161.AS 2003 1934Art. 19 No 2]. ↩
Inserted by fig. II 12 of the O of 2 Feb. 2000 to the Federal Act on the Coordination and Simplification of Decision-Making Procedures, in force since 1 March 2000 (AS 2000 703). ↩

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