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# Narcotics Act (NarcA)

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## Narcotics Act (NarcA)

SR 812.121 — Federal Act of 3 October 1951 on Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (Narcotics Act, NarcA).

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

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## Preamble

The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, on the basis of Articles 118 and 123 of the Federal Constitution, and having considered the Federal Council Dispatch dated 9 April 1951, decrees:

SR 101 Amended by No 7 of the FA of 19 March 2010 on the implementation of Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JI on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, in force since 1 Dec. 2010 (AS 2010 3387; BBl 2009 6749). BBl 1951 I 829

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 8 articles 2. Prevention, Therapy and Harm Reduction — 11 articles 3. Manufacturing, Dispensing, Obtaining and Using Narcotics — 16 articles 4. Control — 3 articles 5. Data Protection and Data Processing — 6 articles 6. Criminal Provisions — 16 articles 7. Tasks of the Cantons and the Confederation — 6 articles 8. Final Provisions — 6 articles

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