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# Adoption Ordinance (AdoptO)

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## Adoption Ordinance (AdoptO)

SR 211.221.36 — Ordinance of 29 June 2011 on Adoption (Adoption Ordinance, AdoptO).

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

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## Preamble

The Swiss Federal Council, on the basis of Articles 269c paragraph 3 and 316 paragraph 2 of the Civil Code and Articles 15 paragraph 3 and 26 of the Federal Act of 22 June 2001 on the Hague Convention on Adoption and on Measures to Protect Children in International Adoption Cases (HCAA), ordains:

SR 210 SR 211.221.31

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 3 articles 2. Placing Children for Adoption — 8 articles 3. Adoption Mediation — 12 articles 4. Fees for International Adoptions — 4 articles 5. Final Provisions — 2 articles

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