814.01
USGLPELPAMB
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Art. 2 Bundesgesetz vom 7. Oktober 1983 über den Umweltschutz (USG) - Verursacherprinzip
USG; 1. Titel: Grundsätze und allgemeine Bestimmungen; 1. Kapitel: Grundsätze
Art. 2 USG · Verursacherprinzip
Wer Massnahmen nach diesem Gesetz verursacht, trägt die Kosten dafür.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (83)
VVGE.2001.02.Nr.38 · ow (Art. 2 USG)
Municipality's Waste Disposal Fees Upheld
This provision establishes that the polluter must bear the costs of legally mandated measures, such as waste disposal.
VVGE.2009.10.Nr.17 · ow (Art. 2 und 32a Abs. 1 USG, Art. 17 Abs. 1 Bst. b Abfallreglement Giswil)
Property Owner's Business Status vs. Water and Waste Disposal Fees
These articles are cited as the legal basis for the calculation of the refuse disposal fee for businesses, allowing for a combination of a fixed basic fee and a variable fee based on volume.
VB.2023.00735 · zh (Art. 2 USG)
Property Owner Reimbursement for Mandatory Radon Measurement
The court cited this provision (polluter pays principle) as part of the reasoning why the administrative authority correctly refused cost assumption.
VWBES.2023.147 · so (Art. 2 USG)
Property Owner v. Waste Fee Obligation
This provision, establishing the polluter pays principle, was cited in the reasoning to contextualize the legal basis for fees, but not in the final orders.
R 2022 113 · gr (art. 2 LPAmb)
Neighbor vs. Municipality: Chimney Height and Emissions
Applied as the basis for shifting the costs of raising the chimney to the owners of plot 449, based on the causality principle.
PVG 2021 18 · gr (Art. 2 USG)
Photovoltaic System Permit Finality and Subsequent Light Immission Modification Under Proportionality and Polluter Pays Principles
Cited in relation to the polluter-pays principle for imposing costs.
AC.2021.0086 · vd (Art. 2 al. 2 LPE)
Property Owner v. Maintenance Contractor: Oil Spill Cost Allocation Reassessment
Cited generally as a codification of the 'polluter pays' principle concerning who must bear the costs of legally prescribed measures.
R 2020 25 · gr (Art. 2 USG)
Homeowner v. Municipality Regarding PV System Glare Mitigation Order
Cited in the context of the polluter pays principle concerning the allocation of expert costs.
VWBES.2020.323 · so (Art. 2 des Umweltschutzgesetzes (USG, SR 814.01))
Municipality v. Resident: Waste Disposal Fee Liability for Separate Households
Cited as part of the background legal framework regarding the polluter-pays principle, but not explicitly used in the operative orders.
100 2018 118 · be (Art. 2 USG)
Forestry Subcontractor Appeal Against Restoration Cost Distribution
Cited as the statutory foundation for the application of the principle of polluter pays in environmental law.
ADM 2018 60 · ju (Art. 2 LPE)
Waste Disposal Tax Assessment for Campsite Upheld
Cited for the principle of causality in environmental law, applicable to waste management costs.
VB.2018.00144 · zh (Art. 2 USG)
Canton's Right to Demand Remediation of Contaminated Site from Company
This article is implicitly referenced as the general legal basis for environmental protection concerning contaminated sites, given the context of the decision.
VWBES.2018.112 · so (Art. 2 USG)
Municipality Refuse Fee Appeal Dismissed Due to Continued Commercial Activity
Cited in the reasoning as the constitutional basis for the polluter-pays principle in environmental protection law.
VWBES.2016.259 · so (Art. 2 USG)
Municipality Refuse Fee Challenge Due to Non-Occurrence of Activity
This provision establishing the polluter pays principle was cited in the reasoning as the foundation for the cost allocation principles.
A/3133/2013 · ge (Art. 2 LPE)
Construction Director Water Pollution Due Diligence Violation
Cited in the reasoning regarding the liability for costs stemming from measures taken to address the pollution.