Asylum Act (AsylA) (AsylA)
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Art. 119 Implementation
The Federal Council shall be responsible for implementation. It shall issue the implementing provisions.
Art. 120 Repeal of existing legislation
The following are repealed: a. the Asylum Act of 5 October 1979; b. the Federal Decree of 16 December 1994 on Economy Measures in the Sphere of Asylum and Foreign Nationals.
let. a — [AS 1980 1718; 1986 2062; 1987 1674; 1990 938, 1587 Art. 3; 1994 1634 No I 8.1, 2876; 1995 146 No II, 1126 No II 1, 4356; 1997 2372, 2394; 1998 1582] let. b — [AS 1994 2876]
Art. 121 Transitional provisions
1 The new law applies to proceedings pending on the commencement of this Act. 2 Pending proceedings on the granting of a residence permit by the immigration authorities in accordance with the prior Article 17 paragraph 2 shall become irrelevant. 3 The Appeals Commission and the FDJP shall retain jurisdiction over any appeals pending before them on the commencement of this Act, subject to paragraph 2 above. 4 On the commencement of this Act, the provisions of Chapter 4 shall apply to groups of foreign nationals temporarily admitted in accordance with the current Article 14a paragraph 5 of the Federal Act of 26 March 1931 on the Residence and Permanent Settlement of Foreign Nationals. The length of stay of persons temporarily admitted in groups shall be taken into account when calculating the time limits in accordance with Article 74 paragraphs 2 and 3. 5 The previous law shall apply for up to two years after the commencement of this Act in relation to the payment of social assistance be
Para. 4 — [BS 1 121; AS 1949 221; 1987 1665; 1988 332; 1990 1587 Art. 3 para. 2; 1991 362 No II 11, 1034 No III; 1995 146; 1999 1111; 2000 1891 No IV 2; 2002 685 No I 1, 701 No I 1, 3988 Annex No 3; 2003 4557 Annex No II 2; 2004 1633 No I 1, 4655 No I 1; 2005 5685 Annex No 2; 2006 979 Art. 2 No 1, 1931 Art. 18 No 1, 2197 Annex No 3, 3459 Annex No 1, 4745 Annex No 1; 2007 359 Annex No 1. AS 2007 5437 Annex No I]. See: the FA of 16 Dec. 2005 on Foreign Nationals (SR 142.20).
Art. 122 Relationship with the Federal Decree of 26 June 1998 on Emergency Measures in the Sphere of Asylum and Foreign Nationals
If a referendum is sought on the Federal Decree of 26 June 1998 on Emergency Measures in the Sphere of Asylum and Foreign Nationals and it is rejected in a popular vote, the provisions listed below shall be deleted: a. Article 8 paragraph 4 (duty to cooperate in the acquisition of valid travel documents), b. Article 32 paragraph 2 letter a (dismissal of the application in the event of failure to submit travel documents or identity papers), c. Article 33 (dismissal of the application in the event of improper filing of an asylum application), d. Article 32 paragraph 2 letter b (dismissal of the application in the event of identity fraud); in this case, the content of Article 16 paragraph 1 letter b shall be inserted in the version in accordance with Number I of the Federal Decree of 22 June 1990 on Asylum Procedures instead of the deleted provision of Article 32 paragraph 2 letter b; and e. Article 45 paragraph 2 (immediate implementation of decisions to dismiss applications); in this ca
Art. 122 — AS 1998 1582 No III. In the light of the adoption of this FD in the popular vote of 13 June 1999, this Art. is irrelevant. let. d — AS 1990 938 let. e — AS 1995 146 151
Art. 123 Referendum and commencement
1 This Act is subject to an optional referendum. 2 The Federal Council shall determine the commencement date. Commencement date: 1 October 1999
Para. 2 — Federal Council Decree of 11 Aug. 1999.