Federal Act
on Controlling Communicable Human Diseases
(Epidemics Act, EpidA)

¹ The Fed­er­al Coun­cil may is­sue reg­u­la­tions on the trans­port and on the im­port, ex­port and trans­it of goods that may be car­ri­ers of patho­gens. It may in par­tic­u­lar:

a.

is­sue re­quire­ments for pre­vent­ive meas­ures re­lat­ing to the trans­port of goods;

b.

re­quire the test­ing of goods for spe­cif­ic patho­gens;

c.

is­sue re­stric­tions and bans on trans­port and on the im­port, ex­port and trans­it of goods.

² It may in­struct the can­tons to take in­di­vidu­al meas­ures.