Foreign Illicit Assets Act (FIAA)
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Art. 11 General principle
The Confederation may provide the country of origin with assistance in its efforts to obtain restitution of the frozen assets.
Art. 12 Technical assistance
1 The FDFA and the FOJ may, after consulting one another, provide the country of origin with technical assistance. 2 They may, in particular: a. assist in the training of the competent authorities and provide them with legal advice; b. organise bilateral or multilateral conferences or meetings; c. second experts to the country of origin. 3 The FDFA shall coordinate these measures with the other departments concerned and may cooperate with qualified domestic and international institutions for their implementation.
Art. 13 Transmission of information to the country of origin
1 MROS may transmit to its counterpart abroad in the country of origin any information, including bank information, that it has obtained under the provisions of this Act in order to permit that country to prepare a request for mutual legal assistance from Switzerland or to complete an insufficiently substantiated request. 2 The transmission of information obtained by MROS under the provisions of this Act shall proceed subject to the terms set out in Article 30, Article 31 letter b and c and Article 32 paragraph 3 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 10 October 1997. Article 30 paragraph 4 letter a number 1 of that Act does not apply. 3 The information obtained under the provisions of this Act shall not be transmitted abroad if: a. the country of origin is experiencing a failure of state structures; or if b. the life or physical well-being of the persons concerned would be threatened as a result. 4 The information obtained under the provisions of this Act shall be transmitted in the form
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