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941.204Federal Council ordinanceKeepCompleted

Ordonnance du 5 septembre 2012 sur les déclarations de quantité dans la vente en vrac et sur les préemballages (Ordonnance sur les déclarations de quantité, ODqua)

Federal Council ordinanceLanguage DEDocument 5 September 2012In force 1 January 2013
Published verdict
Keep

The law broadly serves citizens without excessive burden.

Summary

This ordinance regulates how quantities must be stated for bulk sales and prepackaged goods, imposes labeling and minimum-fill rules, mandates approved measuring instruments and visibility of measurement, sets detailed font, unit, temperature and tolerance requirements, assigns duties to manufacturers and importers, and provides for official controls, with numerous special cases for foods, drinks, aerosols, gas bottles, multipacks and other products.

Verdict reason
Clear quantity disclosure and enforceable fill tolerances are core trading institutions that reduce fraud and make price comparison possible. The ordinance is detailed and burdensome at the margins, but the packet shows a real measurement-and-verification framework that would be hard to replace through private action alone if abolished entirely.
Review details
Status
Completed
Model
gpt-5.4
Method
better-switzerland-v2
Attempts
1
Input tokens
9016
Output tokens
156
Total tokens
9172
Estimated cost
$0.0249
Record metadata
Document date
5 September 2012
Entry into force
1 January 2013
Applicability
1 January 2020
Type
Federal Council ordinance
Display ID
941.204
Canonical record
https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2012/607
Family URI
https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2012/607
Language
DE
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