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# SPTA

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## SPTA

SR 780.1 — Federal Act of 18 March 2016 on the Surveillance of Post and Telecommunications (SPTA).

[fedlex.data.admin.ch](https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2018/31?utm_source=slatesource)

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 September 2023, 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 92 paragraph 1 and 123 paragraph 1 of the Federal Constitution,and having considered the Federal Council dispatch dated 27 February 2013, decrees:

SR 101 BBl 2013 2683

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 5 articles 2. Information System for Processing Data from Telecommunications Surveillance — 10 articles 3. Tasks of the Service — 4 articles 4. Obligations related to Post Surveillance — 2 articles 5. Information relating to Telecommunications Surveillance — 5 articles 6. Obligations related to Telecommunications Surveillance — 5 articles 7. Ensuring the Ability of Providers of Telecommunications Services to Provide Information and Conduct Surveillance — 4 articles 8. Searches for Missing and Convicted Persons — 3 articles 9. Costs — 2 articles 10. Criminal Provisions — 2 articles 11. Oversight and Rights of Appeal — 2 articles 12. Final Provisions — 5 articles

[Official text on Fedlex — consolidation of 1 September 2023](https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2018/31/20230901/en/html/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-2018-31-20230901-en-html-3.html?utm_source=slatesource)