Cultural Property Transfer Act (CPTA)
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Art. 21 Administrative assistance in Switzerland
The competent federal, cantonal and communal authorities shall provide each other and the relevant supervisory authorities with any data required to implement this Act.
Art. 22 International administrative and mutual assistance
1 The federal authorities responsible for implementing this Act may work with the competent foreign authorities and with international organisations or bodies and coordinate the gathering of data insofar as: a. this is required to implement this Act; and b. the foreign authorities, international organisations or bodies are bound by official secrecy or by a corresponding duty of confidentiality. 2 They may request foreign authorities to provide the required data. In order to obtain the data, they may disclose data to the foreign authorities, in particular about: a. the condition, quantity, destination and place of use, purpose and the recipients of cultural property; b. persons involved in the supply or brokerage of cultural property; c. the financial aspects of the transactions. 3 The federal authorities may disclose the data under paragraph 2 on their own initiative or at the request of the foreign State provided the State concerned: a. offers reciprocal rights; b. provides the assura
Art. 23 Relationship with the Mutual Assistance Act
The competent foreign authorities may be granted mutual assistance in connection with offences under this Act. Such offences are not deemed to be currency, trade or economic offences in terms of Article 3 paragraph 3 of the Mutual Assistance Act of 20 March 1981; the procedural provisions of the Mutual Assistance Act apply.
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