SwitzerlandÉtat social, travail et vie quotidienne 35 · Welfare, work and everyday life
Who usually sets the night-time quiet hours (when noise must be avoided) in a residential area?
In the exam (French)
Qui fixe en général les heures de repos nocturne (quand il faut éviter le bruit) dans un quartier d'habitation ?
- athe employer, in the residents' employment contractl'employeur, dans le contrat de travail des habitants
- bthe commune or the canton, in a police regulationla commune ou le canton, dans un règlement de policeCorrect answer
- cthe Confederation, in the Road Traffic Actla Confédération, dans la loi sur la circulation routière
- dthe Confederation, in the Federal Constitutionla Confédération, dans la Constitution fédérale
Why?
Rules on noise and night-time quiet (often from 10 p.m.) are set locally: depending on the canton, by the commune or by the canton itself, in a police regulation (règlement de police). In a block of flats, the house rules (règlement de maison) can add details, for example the times for doing the laundry.
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