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# Therapeutic Products Act (TPA)

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## Therapeutic Products Act (TPA)

SR 812.21 — Federal Act of 15 December 2000 on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (Therapeutic Products Act, TPA).

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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 2025, 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 95 paragraph 1 and 118 paragraph 2 of the Federal Constitution, and having considered the Federal Council Dispatch dated 1 March 1999, decrees:

SR 101 BBl 1999 3453

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 5 articles 2. Medicinal Products — 52 articles 3. Medical Devices — 12 articles 4. Common Provisions on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices — 30 articles 5. Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products — 21 articles 6. Enforcement — 3 articles 7. Administrative Procedure and Rights of Appeal — 2 articles 8. Criminal Provisions — 8 articles 9. Final Provisions — 8 articles

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