Goods Control Act (GCA)
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Art. 1 Purpose
This Act is intended to allow for the control of goods usable for civilian and military purposes (dual-use goods), specific military goods and strategic goods.
Art. 1 — Amended by Art. 2 of the FD of 26 Sept. 2014 on the Adoption and Implementation of the Cooperation Agreement between Switzerland and the EU and its Member States on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes, in force since 1 July 2016 (AS 2016 2191; BBl 2014 357).
Art. 2 Scope of application
1 This Act applies to dual-use goods and specific military goods that form the subject matter of international agreements. 2 The Federal Council shall determine which dual-use goods and which special military goods that form the subject matter of international control measures that are not binding under international law are subject to this Act. 2bis It shall also determine which strategic goods that form the subject matter of international agreements are subject to this Act. 3 This Act only applies insofar as the Federal Act of 13 December 1996 on War Materiel or the Atomic Energy Act of 23 December 1959 is not applicable.
Para. 2bis — Inserted by Art. 2 of the FD of 26 Sept. 2014 on the Adoption and Implementation of the Cooperation Agreement between Switzerland and the EU and its Member States on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes, in force since 1 July 2016 (AS 2016 2191; BBl 2014 357). Para. 3 — SR 514.51 Para. 3 — [AS 1960 541, 1987 544, 1993 901 Annex No 9, 1994 1933 Art. 48 No 1, 1995 4954, 2002 3673 Art. 17 No 3, 2004 3503 Annex No 4. AS 2004 4719 Annex I No 1]. See now: the Nuclear Energy Act of
Art. 3 Definitions
In this Act: a. goods means commodities, technologies and software; b. dual-use goods means goods that may be used both for civilian and military purposes; c. specific military goods means goods that have been designed or modified for military purposes, but which are neither weapons, ammunition, explosives nor any other means of combat, together with military training aircraft equipped with suspension points; cbis. strategic goods: goods that form an element of critical infrastructure; d. technology means information for the development, manufacture or use of goods that is neither generally accessible nor serves the purposes of pure scientific research; e. brokerage means the creation of the essential requirements for the conclusion of agreements or the conclusion of such agreements itself, if such service is provided by third parties, irrespective of the location of the goods.
let. cbis — Inserted by Art. 2 of the FD of 26 Sept. 2014 on the Adoption and Implementation of the Cooperation Agreement between Switzerland and the EU and its Member States on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes, in force since 1 July 2016 (AS 2016 2191; BBl 2014 357).