Chapter 4: Administrative Assistance
Section 2: Cooperation with Foreign Authorities
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Art. 32 …1
1 The cooperation of the Reporting Office with foreign prosecution authorities is governed by Article 13 paragraph 2 of the Federal Act of 7 October 19942 on the Central Offices of the Federal Criminal Police.
2 The Reporting Office may also pass on personal data to equivalent foreign authorities if this is provided for in an act or international treaty or if:3
- a. 4
- the information is required exclusively to combat money laundering or terrorist financing (Art. 260quinquies para. 1 SCC5);
- b.
- it is required to justify a Swiss request for information;
- c.
- it is in the interests of the person concerned and that person has consented or his consent may be presumed in the circumstances.
3 The name of the reporting financial intermediary or the name(s) of its staff may not be passed on by the Reporting Office to foreign prosecution authorities in terms of paragraph 1 or foreign authorities in terms of paragraph 2.6
1 Repealed by No. I 4 of the Federal Act of 3 Oct. 2008 on the Implementation of the revised Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force, with effect from 1 Feb. 2009 (AS 2009 361 367; BBl 2007 6269).
2 SR 360
3 Amended by No. I 4 of the Federal Act of 3 Oct. 2008 on the Implementation of the revised Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force, in force since 1 Feb. 2009 (AS 2009 361 367; BBl 2007 6269).
4 Amended by No. I 4 of the Federal Act of 3 Oct. 2008 on the Implementation of the revised Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force, in force since 1 Feb. 2009 (AS 2009 361 367; BBl 2007 6269).
5 SR 311.0
6 Inserted by No. I 4 of the Federal Act of 3 Oct. 2008 on the Implementation of the revised Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force, in force since 1 Feb. 2009 (AS 2009 361 367; BBl 2007 6269).
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