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# Archiving Act (ArchA)

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## Archiving Act (ArchA)

SR 152.1 — Federal Act of 26 June 1998 on Archiving (Archiving Act, ArchA).

[fedlex.data.admin.ch](https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/1999/354?utm_source=slatesource)

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 September 2023, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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## Preamble

The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, based on Article 85 section 1 of the Federal Constitution, and having considered the Federal Council Dispatch dated 26 February 1997, decrees:

\[BS 1 3\]. The provision corresponds to Art. 173 para. 2 of the Federal Constitution of 18 April 1999 (SR 101). BBl 1997 II 941

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 3 articles 2. Safekeeping of Documents — 5 articles 3. Access to Archive Records — 8 articles 4. Organisation and Use — 6 articles 5. Criminal Provision — 1 article 6. Final Provisions — 4 articles

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