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Responsibility for environmental regulation, in Switzerland, lies with the Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU) which is the Federal Office for the Environment, a part of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.
Switzerland is not a member of the European Union but it does follow EU emissions laws. For details of its light duty vehicle laws, therefore, please go to EU - Passenger Cars & LDT.
Like many of the European countries Switzerland applies tax incentives for passenger cars with low CO2 emissions. Switzerland is a federation divided in 26 cantons, each with a large degree of fiscal autonomy. The vehicle tax regulations are, therefore, varied but they generally apply annual circulation tax based upon vehicle mass and / or power output but with benefits for passenger cars with CO2 emissions below certain threshold values.
Last update: 29/01/2016