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# Mutual Assistance Act (IMAC)

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## Mutual Assistance Act (IMAC)

SR 351.1 — Federal Act of 20 March 1981 on International Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Mutual Assistance Act, IMAC).

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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 2024, 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 54 paragraph 1, 123 paragraph 1 and 173 paragraph 2 of the Federal Constitution, and having considered the Dispatch of the Federal Council of 8 March 1976, decrees:

SR 101 Amended by No I of the FA of 18 Dec. 2020, in force since 1 June 2021 (AS 2021 233; BBl 2019 7413). 351.1 BBl 1976 II 444

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 45 articles 2. Extradition — 32 articles 3. Other Mutual Assistance — 50 articles 4. Transfer of Proceedings — 9 articles 5. Enforcement of Criminal Judgments — 15 articles 6. Final Provisions — 6 articles

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