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The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) and the Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE) opened the consultation and participation on the CERN sectoral plan on January 17, 2025. This gives the Canton of Geneva, the affected municipalities and the population the opportunity to comment.
The European Laboratory for Particle Physics CERN provides researchers from all over the world with infrastructure built and operated by the organization. Its infrastructure needs are constantly evolving, with new projects having an impact on Swiss territory. In order to support the development of CERN in terms of spatial planning, the Federal Council decided on December 10, 2021 to draw up a sectoral plan. The necessary basis for this was an amendment to the Federal Act on the Promotion of Research and Innovation (RIFG), which Parliament passed in the fall session of 2024.
The SBFI drew up the sectoral plan for the CERN buildings and facilities in collaboration with CERN, the Canton of Geneva and other affected federal agencies. The sectoral plan includes a conceptual part and the Meyrin-Satigny object sheet. The Canton of Geneva will submit its opinion on the CERN sectoral plan to the SBFI as part of the consultation by April 17, 2025. The population and the municipalities can submit their opinion to the Canton of Geneva by February 14, 2025. After the consultation, the sectoral plan will be revised taking into account the comments received and then submitted to the Federal Council for a decision.
