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Art. 14
1 The cantons shall operate contact points for the persons affected. These shall provide counselling to the persons affected and their family members and provide persons recognised by the competent authority as victims with emergency aid and long-term help in terms of Article 2 letters a and b Victim Support Act of 23 March 2007 (Victim Support Act). 2 The contact points shall assist the persons affected in preparing and submitting their applications for the solidarity contributions. 3 Persons affected and their family members may go to the contact point of their choice. 4 Where a canton provides services to persons resident in another canton, it shall receive compensation from that canton. Article 18 paragraph 2 of the Victim Support Act applies.
Para. 1 — SR 312.5