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Federal Act

of 17 December 2004 (Stand am 1. Januar 2009)

The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation,

based on Article 173 paragraph 2 of the Federal Constitution¹, and having considered the Federal Council Dispatch dated 12 February 2003²

decrees:

Art. 1 Aim and subject matter

Art. 2 Personal scope of application

Art. 3 Material scope of application

Art. 4 Reservation of special provisions

Art. 5 Official Documents

Art. 6 Principle of freedom of information

Art. 7 Exceptions

Art. 8 Special cases

Art. 9 Protection of personal data

Art. 10 Access application

Art. 11 Consultation

Art. 12 Decision of the Authority

Art. 13 Mediation

Art. 14 Recommendation

Art. 15 Decision

Art. 16 Appeal

Art. 17 Fees

Art. 18 Duties and Competencies

Art. 19 Evaluation

Art. 20 Right to Information and Inspection

Art. 21 Implementation

Art. 22 Amendments of existing legislation

Art. 23 Transitional provisions

Art. 24 Referendum and commencement

Commencement date: 1 July 2006³

AS 51 117 and BS 10 337

¹ SR 101
² BBl 2003 1963
³ Federal Council Decree of 24 May 2006 (AS 2006 2326)

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