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The Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) is responsible to advise, educate and ensure the protection of personal data in Switzerland. It is established by the Federal Act on Data Protection [3] and by the Federal Act on Freedom of Information in the Administration. [4]
SR 235.3 – Schengen Data Protection Act 2018 2019 Regulates data processing in the context of the implementation of the Schengen agreement: 23 Intellectual property and data protection Schengen-Datenschutzgesetz, SDSG Loi sur la protection des données Schengen, LPDS Legge sulla protezione dei dati in ambito Schengen, LPDS
In Switzerland, the right to privacy is guaranteed in article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution. The Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (DPA) [16] and the Swiss Federal Data Protection Ordinance (DPO) entered into force on July 1, 1993. The latest amendments of the DPA and the DPO entered into force on January 1, 2008.
The Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) (German: Öffentlichkeitsgesetz, BGÖ, French: Loi sur la transparence, LTrans, Italian: Legge sulla trasparenza, LTras), is a Swiss federal law that guarantees the right of access to information held by federal authorities in Switzerland. [1]
US companies storing customer data could self-certify that they adhered to 7 principles, to comply with the EU Data Protection Directive and with Swiss requirements. The US Department of Commerce developed privacy frameworks in conjunction with both the European Union and the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner of Switzerland. [2]
The main legislation over personal data privacy for the personal and private sector in Switzerland is the Swiss Federal Protection Act, specifically the Data Protection Act, a specific section under the Swiss Federal Protection Act. The Data Protection Act has been enacted since 1992 and is in charge of measuring the consent of sharing of ...
The Federal Assembly [1] is the federal bicameral parliament [2] of Switzerland. It comprises the 200-seat National Council and the 46-seat Council of States . It meets in Bern in the Federal Palace .
The Federal Constitution also provides for the Federal Assembly to enact so-called urgent federal laws. These are defined as follows: A federal law whose implementation cannot be delayed may be declared urgent and enter into effect immediately by a decision of the majority of the members of each Council. Its validity must be limited in time.