Reproductive Medicine Act (RMA)
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Section 1 Amendment of Current Legislation
Art. 39
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The amendment may be consulted under AS 2000 3055.
Section 2 Transitional Provisions
Art. 40 Licensing
1 Any person who requires a licence according to Article 8 paragraph 1 must submit an application, together with the required documents, to the licensing authority within three months after the commencement of this Act. 2 Any person who does not submit the application within the specified period must discontinue the activities concerned.
Art. 41 Information
1 Articles 18 and 24–27 also apply if sperm cells have been donated before, but are only used after, the commencement of this Act. 2 In all other cases, physicians who have used assisted reproductive techniques using donated reproductive cells must provide information, with the provisions of Article 27 applying mutatis mutandis.
Art. 42 Storage of embryos
1 Any person who is storing embryos when this Act commences must inform the licensing authority accordingly within three months. Article 11 applies. 2 ...
Para. 2 — Amended by No I of the FA of 3 Oct. 2003, in force until 31 Dec. 2008 (AS 2003 3681; BBl 2003 1163).
Art. 43 Filiation
Article 23 also applies to children conceived before the commencement of this Act by means of an assisted reproductive technique using donor sperm.
Art. 43a Transitional Provision to the Amendment of 12 December 2014
The submission of reports and proposals in accordance with Article 14a paragraph 4 shall take place for the first time five years after the Amendment of 12 December 2014 comes into force.
Art. 43a — Inserted by No I of the FA of 12 Dec. 2014, in force since 1 Sept. 2017 (AS 2017 3641; BBl 2013 5853).
Section 3 Referendum and Commencement
Art. 44
1 This Act is subject to an optional referendum. 2 The Federal Council shall determine the commencement date. Commencement date: 1 January 2001
Para. 2 — FCD of 4 Dec. 2000.