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# SPTO

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## SPTO

SR 780.11 — Ordinance of 15 November 2017 on the Surveillance of Post and Telecommunications (SPTO).

[fedlex.data.admin.ch](https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2018/32?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 26 March 2024, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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## Preamble

The Swiss Federal Council, based on the Federal Act of 18 March 2016 on Post and Telecommunications Surveillance (FAPTS), on Articles 269bis paragraph 2, 269ter paragraph 4 and 445 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrimPC) and on Articles 70bis paragraph 2, 70ter paragraph 4 and 218 of the Military Criminal Procedure Code of 23 March 1979 (MCPC), ordains:

SR 780.1 SR 312.0 SR 322.1

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 14 articles 2. Postal Deliveries — 3 articles 3. Telecommunications — 65 articles 4. Final Provisions — 8 articles

[Official text on Fedlex — consolidation of 26 March 2024](https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2018/32/20240326/en/html/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-2018-32-20240326-en-html-8.html?utm_source=slatesource)