Swiss Abroad Act (SAA)
Swiss Abroad Act (SAA)
SR 195.1 — Federal Act of 26 September 2014 on Swiss Persons and Institutions Abroad (Swiss Abroad Act, SAA).
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 January 2018, which is also the date of the current binding text.
Preamble
The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, based on Articles 40, 54 paragraph 1 and 69 paragraph 2 of the Federal Constitution (Cst.), having considered the report of the Council of States Political Institutions Committee of 27 January 2014, and the opinion of the Federal Council of 7 March 2014, decrees:
SR 101 BBl 2014 1915 BBl 2014 2617
Contents
1. General Provisions — 8 articles 2. The Swiss Abroad — 30 articles 3. Consular Protection and Other Consular Services for Persons Abroad — 19 articles 4. Funding, Fees and Reimbursement of Costs — 4 articles 5. Final Provisions — 8 articles