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# CPIA

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## CPIA

SR 941.10 — Federal Act of 22 December 1999 on Currency and Payment Instruments (CPIA).

[fedlex.data.admin.ch](https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2000/186?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 January 2020, 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 99, 122 paragraph 1 and 123 paragraph 1 of the Federal Constitution, and having considered the Dispatch of the Federal Council of 26 May 1999, decrees:

SR 101 BBl 1999 7258

## Contents

1\. Currency and Legal Tender — 3 articles 2. Coinage System — 4 articles 3. Bank Note System — 3 articles 4. Sight Deposits at the Swiss National Bank — 1 article 5. Criminal Provisions — 1 article 6. Referendum and Commencement — 1 article

[Official text on Fedlex — consolidation of 1 January 2020](https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2000/186/20200101/en/html/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-2000-186-20200101-en-html-7.html?utm_source=slatesource)