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# Lawyers Act (FMLA)

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## Lawyers Act (FMLA)

SR 935.61 — Federal Act of 23 June 2000 on the Free Movement of Lawyers (Lawyers Act, FMLA).

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English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only, has no legal force and may not be relied on in legal proceedings. English consolidation of 1 July 2025, 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 Article 95 of the Federal Constitution, in implementation of the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the Swiss Confederation, of the one part, and the European Community and its member states, of the other, on the Free Movement of Persons, and having considered the Federal Council Dispatch dated 28 April 1999, decrees:

SR 101 SR 0.142.112.681 BBl 1999 6013

## Contents

1\. General — 3 articles 2. Intercantonal Freedom of Movement and the Cantonal Lawyers’ Roll — 9 articles 3. Professional Rules and Disciplinary Supervision — 9 articles 4. Practising as a Lawyer and Freedom to Provide Services for Lawyers from EU or EFTA Member States — 6 articles 5. Regular Practising by Lawyers from EU or EFTA member states under their Original Professional Title — 3 articles 6. Registration of Lawyers from EU or EFTA Member States on a Cantonal Lawyers’ Roll — 4 articles 7. Procedure — 1 article 8. International Agreements — 1 article 9. Final Provisions — 3 articles

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