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FAO Legal Office
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FAOLEX

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The FAO Legal Office provides in-house counsel in accordance with the Basic Texts of the Organization, gives legal advisory services to FAO members, assists in the formulation of treaties on food and agriculture, for which the Director-General acts as Depositary, publishes legal studies and maintains a database (FAOLEX) of national legislation and international agreements concerning food and agriculture (including fisheries, forestry and water).

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Cantonal Building Ordinance.

Regulations
Switzerland
Europe
Western Europe

The purpose of the present Ordinance is to implement the Land Use Planning and Building Law of 3 December 1978. The text consists of 73 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Construction authorization, construction inspection (2); Building regulations (3); Protection measures during construction (4); Exceptions (5); Penalties, transitional and final provisions (6).

Implements: Land Use Planning and Building Law (2014-04-01)

Cantonal Ordinance on cadastre of public-private ownership restriction (Public-Private Ownership Restriction Ordinance).

Regulations
Switzerland
Europe
Western Europe

The present Ordinance enforces the Spatial Information Law of 24 October 2011. If the afore-mentioned Law does not contain the relevant provisions, the Spatial Information Ordinance of 27 June 2012 shall be applied. The text consists of 14 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: General provisions (A); Content and recording method (B); Authentication (C); Organization (D); Financing (E); Final provisions (F).

Implements: Cantonal Spatial Information Law. (2011-10-24)
Implements: Cantonal Spatial Information Ordinance. (2014-01-29)

Digital Underground Cadastre Ordinance.

Regulations
Switzerland
Europe
Western Europe

The present Ordinance enforces the Spatial Information Law of 24 October 2011. In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the management of the underground. Article 2 establishes that the underground cadastre includes buildings and facilities, inter alia, concerning water supply, gas, electricity and heat supply, effluent waste water, transport of fuels.

Kantonal Ordinance on official survey (Official Survey Ordinance).

Regulations
Switzerland
Europe
Western Europe

The present Ordinance enforces the Spatial Information Law of 24 October 2011. Article 1 establishes that the Cantonal Surveying Agency is the authority responsible for the official land survey in the Canton Zurich. The article lists also the tasks that shall be carried out by the afore-mentioned Agency, such as authorizing survey contracts, regulating data description.

Cantonal Spatial Information Law.

Legislation
Switzerland
Europe
Western Europe

The present Law enforces the Federal Spatial Information Act of 5 October 2010. In particular, the present Law regulates the: a) enforcement of the Federal Spatial Information Act of 5 October 2007; b) collection and use of spatial information of the Canton and municipalities; c) establishment and running of the digital cadastre. The text consists of 31 articles divided into 7 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Principles (2); Official survey (3); Digital underground cadastre (4); Transversal spatial information system (5); Organization (6); Penalties and final provisions (7).