Federal Act on Human Genetic Testing (HGTA) (HGTA)
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Art. 59 Repeal and amendment of other legislation
The repeal and amendment of other legislation are regulated in the Annex.
Art. 60 Transitional provisions
1 Any person who performs genetic tests that were previously not subject to authorisation and which now require authorisation must submit their request to the FOPH within three months of this Act coming into force. If the request is not submitted within the deadline, the activity must cease. 2 Authorisations to perform genetic tests and recognition for creating DNA profiles under the previous legislation remain valid. 3 Screening programmes which have already been implemented by the time the Federal Act of 8 October 2004 on Human Genetic Testing came into force do not require authorisation. 4 Authorisations for application concepts according to the previous legislation remain valid.
Para. 3 — AS 2007 635, 2013 3215
Art. 61 Referendum and commencement
1 This Act is subject to optional referendum. 2 The Federal Council shall determine the commencement date. Commencement date: 1 December 2022
Para. 2 — FCD of 23 Sept. 2022.