CH-BL
Ordinance on the Commission for the Assessment of Risk Analyses - Principle
Table of Provisions (14)
Statutory Text (14 Articles)
1. The Commission for the Assessment of Risk Investigations (KOBERI) is an advisory expert panel of the Office for Environmental Protection and Energy.
1. The government council elects the members of the commission.
2. The head of the department responsible for the cantonal enforcement of the Major Accidents Ordinance within the Office for Environmental Protection and Energy shall preside over the commission ex officio.
3. The deputy role shall be performed by the deputy head of the department responsible for the cantonal enforcement of the Major Accidents Ordinance within the Office for Environmental Protection and Energy.
1. The Commission shall consist of 8-10 experienced experts who are involved in the investigation, evaluation, or assessment of risks. At least 2 of these should be women.
2. The Commission members should primarily be experts in the following fields
a. Medicine
b. Biology
c. Bio-/Genetic Technology
d. Safety Technology
e. Fire Protection Technology
f. Transport Sector
g. Employee Representation.
1. The Commission advises the Office for Environmental Protection and Energy as needed regarding the assessment of risk investigations and can be consulted in the preparation of the Canton’s statements on drafts of legal regulations and guidelines in the area of precautionary disaster protection.
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1. The President shall convene the Commission as needed, or when at least 3 Commission members request it.
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2. The President presides over the meetings. Otherwise, the Commission organizes itself.
3. The Commission requires the relevant company to present its risk assessments.
4. It may consult additional experts and representatives from the affected communities.
5. For specific tasks, it may form working groups.
1. The Commission is quorate when at least two-thirds of the members entitled to vote are present. Resolutions by circular means are not permitted.
2. The Commission adopts its resolutions by a simple majority of votes. In the event of a tie, no resolution is passed.
3. The President is not entitled to vote.
1. The Commission prepares for the matters submitted to it
a. a technical assessment, and
b. an application to the Office for Environmental Protection and Energy.
2. It informs the Directorate for Construction and Environmental Protection about its applications.
1. The Office for Environmental Protection and Energy informs the commission members of all documents essential to their activities.
2. The cantonal authorities are obliged to support the commission in the fulfillment of its duties. The relevant information is obtained through the Office for Environmental Protection and Energy.
1. The commission members are subject to official secrecy.
1. The Secretariat of the Commission is managed by the Office for Environmental Protection and Energy.
1. The Office for Environmental Protection and Energy assumes for the Commission
a. all informational duties towards the public;
b. establishing contacts with other administrative offices, cantons, neighboring countries, associations, universities, companies, and other organizations.
1. The commission shall submit an annual report to the government council regarding its activities.
1. The Regulation of December 3, 1985, on Compensation for Special Commission Activities is amended as follows: ...
1. This regulation shall enter into force on August 1, 1990.