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Archiving Act (ArchA)

Archiving Act (ArchA)

English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force.

Art. 24 Implementation

1 The Federal Council shall enact the implementing provisions. 2 It regulates the delivery and archiving of service records of persons who work for the federal government on the basis of a private law contract of agency.

Art. 25 Amendment of current law

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The amendments may be consulted under AS 1999 2243.

Art. 26 Transitional provision

1 On expiry of the applicability of the Federal Decree of 9 October 1992 on the Consultation of the Files of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, the provisions of this Act apply to its field of application. 2 Documents within the meaning of the Federal Decree may not be consulted by the federal administration for 50 years from the date of the most recent documents of a case or file.

Para. 1 — [AS 1993 375, 1995 4093 Annex 1 No 3. AS 2001 189 Art. 1]

Art. 27 Referendum and commencement

1 This Act is subject to an optional referendum. 2 The Federal Council determines the date on which this Act comes into force. Commencement Date: 1 October 1999

Para. 2 — FCD of 8 Sept. 1999.