Deinventarisation

If an inventoried device/equipment is scrapped, donated or sold, it must be deleted from the central inventory database in ETHIS by the respective ETH unit. This deletion must be confirmed by the budget officer and, if applicable, the Research Initiatives and Infrastructures department (representing the VPF) by means of an electronic workflow. The responsibility depends on the original purchase price:

• Original purchase price from CHF 10,000 to CHF 49,999: Budget officer with notification to the (administrative) department controller, the Accounting department and the Procurement and Export Services department (export control)
• Original purchase price of more than CHF 50,000: Research Initiatives and Infrastructures administrative department (representing the Vice President for Research), with notification of the head of the (administrative) department, the respective controller, the Accounting department and the Procurement and Export Services department (export control).  

The sample contracts provided by the Accounting department must be used for all sales, donations and equipment loans (see link below).