Epidemics Act (EpidA)
Epidemics Act (EpidA)
SR 818.101 — Federal Act of 28 September 2012 on Controlling Communicable Human Diseases (Epidemics Act, EpidA).
English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. English consolidation of 1 August 2025, which is also the date of the current binding text.
Preamble
The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, on the basis of Articles 40 paragraph 2, 118 paragraph 2 letter b, 119 paragraph 2 and 120 paragraph 2 of the Federal Constitution, and having considered the Federal Council Dispatch dated 3 December 2010, decrees:
SR 101 BBl 2011 311
Contents
1. General Provisions and Principles — 8 articles 2. Providing and Exchanging Information — 2 articles 3. Detection and Monitoring — 8 articles 4. Prevention — 11 articles 5. Disease Control — 20 articles 6. Financial Measures — 3 articles 7. Organisation and Procedures — 12 articles 8. Compensation — 8 articles 9. Funding — 4 articles 10. Implementation — 7 articles 11. Criminal Provisions — 3 articles 12. Final Provisions — 4 articles