:INFO [align:center, links:https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2015/653] Swiss Abroad Act (SAA) SR 195.1 — Federal Act of 26 September 2014 on Swiss Persons and Institutions Abroad (Swiss Abroad Act, SAA). | :NOTE [links:https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2015/653] 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. :INFO 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: | :NOTE SR 101 BBl 2014 1915 BBl 2014 2617 :INFO 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 :LINK https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2015/653/20180101/en/html/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-2015-653-20180101-en-html-9.html Official text on Fedlex — consolidation of 1 January 2018