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Federal Act
on the Annulment of the Convictions of Persons who
assisted Refugees at the time of the Nazi Regime

of 20 June 2003 (Status as on 1 January 2007)

The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation,

based on the Article 60 paragraph 1 and 121 paragraph 1 the Federal Constitution1, having considered the report of the Committee for Legal Affairs of the National Council dated 29 October 20022 and the opinion of the Federal Council dated 9 December 20023,

decrees:

Section 1: General Provisions

Art. 1 Subject Matter and Objective

Art. 2 Definitions

Section 2: Annulment of Convictions and Rehabilitation

Art. 3 Annulment of Convictions

Art. 4 Rehabilitation

Art. 5 Application to other Offences

Section 3: Rehabilitation Committee

Art. 6 Committee on Pardons as the Rehabilitation Committee

Art. 7 Applications

Art. 8 Time Limits

Art. 9 Non-Consideration of Applications

Art. 10 Establishment of the Facts of the Case

Art. 11 Decision

Art. 12 Procedural Costs

Section 4: Legal effect of the Annulment

Art. 13

Section 5: Referendum and Commencement

Art. 14

Commencement Date: 1 January 20044


 AS 2003 4261


1 SR 101
2 BBl 2002 7781
3 BBl 2003 490
4 Federal Council Decree of 25 Nov. 2003 (AS 2003 4264)

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