Art. 6 Responsibility

¹ Exceptional permits are granted by:

a.: the federal authorities, if they are competent to decide on the construction or alteration of works, for which deforestation is to be carried out;
a.: the cantonal authorities, if they decide on the construction or alteration of works, for which deforestation is to be carried out.

² Before the cantonal authority decides on a derogation, it shall hear the Federal Office for the Environment⁶ (Federal Office), if:

a.: the area to be deforested exceeds 5000 m²; if several deforestation applications are made for one and the same project, the total area is decisive;
b.: the forest to be deforested is located in several cantons.

⁵ Amended by No I 17 of the Federal Act of 18 June 1999 on the Coordination and Simplification of Decision-Making Procedures, in force since 1 Jan. 2000 (AS 1999 3071; BBl 1998 2591).

⁶ The designation of the administrative entity was amended according to Art. 16 para. 3 of the Publications Ordinance of 17 Nov. 2004 (AS 2004 4937).

Art. 6 Cumpetenza

¹ Permissiuns excepziunalas vegnan concedidas:

a.: da las autoritads federalas, sch’ellas decidan davart la construcziun u la midada d’ina ovra, per la quala i duai vegnir runcà;
b.: da las autoritads chantunalas, sch’ellas decidan davart la construcziun u la midada d’ina ovra, per la quala i duai vegnir runcà.

² Avant che decider davart ina permissiun excepziunala sto l’autoritad chantunala consultar l’Uffizi federal d’ambient⁶ (uffizi federal), sche:

a.: ina surfatscha da passa 5000 m² duai vegnir runcada; en cas ch’i vegnan preschentadas pliras dumondas da runcar per la medema ovra, è decisiva la surfatscha totala;
b.: il guaud che duai vegnir runcà è situà en plirs chantuns.

⁵ Versiun tenor la cifra I 17 da la LF dals 18 da zer. 1999 davart la coordinaziun e la simplificaziun da proceduras da decisiun, en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2000 (AS 1999 3071; BBl 1998 2591).

⁶ La designaziun da l’unitad administrativa è vegnida adattada applitgond l’art. 16 al. 3 da l’O dals 17 da nov. 2004 davart las publicaziuns uffizialas (AS 2004 4937).

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