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# Swiss Abroad Act (SAA)

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## Swiss Abroad Act (SAA)

SR 195.1 — Federal Act of 26 September 2014 on Swiss Persons and Institutions Abroad (Swiss Abroad Act, SAA).

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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.

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## 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

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