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# Archiving Ordinance

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## Archiving Ordinance

SR 152.11 — Ordinance of 8 September 1999 to the Federal Act on Archiving (Archiving Ordinance).

[fedlex.data.admin.ch](https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/1999/371?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 January 2026, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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## Preamble

The Swiss Federal Council, based on Article 24 of the Archiving Act of 26 June 1998 (ArchA), ordains:

SR 152.1

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 3 articles 2. Safekeeping of Documents — 6 articles 3. Access to Archive Records — 13 articles 4. Commercial Use of Archive Records — 3 articles 5. Final Provisions — 3 articles

[Official text on Fedlex — consolidation of 1 January 2026](https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/1999/371/20260101/en/html/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-1999-371-20260101-en-html.html?utm_source=slatesource)