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# Goods Control Act (GCA)

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## Goods Control Act (GCA)

SR 946.202 — Federal Act of 13 December 1996 on the Control of Dual-Use Goods, Specific Military Goods and Strategic Goods (Goods Control Act, GCA).

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

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## Preamble

The Federal Assembly the Swiss Confederation, based on Article 54 paragraph 1 of the Federal Constitution, and having considered the Federal Council Dispatch dated 22 February 1995, decrees:

SR 101 Amended by No I 34 of the FA of 17 Dec. 2021 on the Harmonisation of Sentencing Policy, in force since 1 July 2023 (AS 2023 259; BBl 2018 2827). BBl 1995 II 1301

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 3 articles 2. Control Measures — 5 articles 3. Monitoring — 2 articles 4. Procedures and Reporting — 3 articles 5. Criminal Provisions — 6 articles 6. Cooperation among Authorities — 3 articles 7. Final Provisions — 2 articles

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