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- Ordinance on the Protection of Mire Landscapes of Particular Beauty and National Importance / Verordnung über den Schutz der Moorlandschaften von besonderer Schönheit und von nationaler Bedeutung (Moorlandschaftsverordnung) / Ordonnance sur la protection des sites marécageux d'une beauté particulière et d'importance nationale (Ordonnance sur les sites marécageux) / Ordinanza sulla protezione delle zone palustri di particolare bellezza e di importanza nazionale (Ordinanza sulle zone palustri) of 1996-05-01, SR/RS 451.35 (E·D·F·I), art. pp1 (E·D·F·I)
