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# War Material Ordinance (WMO)

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## War Material Ordinance (WMO)

SR 514.511 — Ordinance of 25 February 1998 on War Material (War Material Ordinance, WMO).

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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 July 2026, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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## Preamble

The Swiss Federal Council, based on the War Materiel Act of 13 December 1996 (WMA), Article 150a paragraph 2 letter c of the Armed Forces Act of 3 February 1995and Article 43 of the Government and Administration Organisation Act of 21 March 1997, ordains:

AS 514.51 SR 510.10 SR 172.010 Amended by No I of the O of 21 Nov. 2001, in force since 1 March 2002 (AS 2002 312).

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 2 articles 2. Initial Licences — 2 articles 3. Specific Licences — 14 articles 4. Import Certificates — 3 articles 5. Licensing Procedure — 5 articles 6. Controls and Administrative Measures — 5 articles 7. Fees — 1 article 8. Final Provisions — 6 articles

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