Federal Act
on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices
(Therapeutic Products Act, TPA)

The Fed­er­al Coun­cil may pre­scribe ad­di­tion­al safety pre­cau­tions; in par­tic­u­lar it may de­term­ine that the pro­ced­ures for the re­mov­al or the in­ac­tiv­a­tion of pos­sible patho­gens may only be ap­plied after the Agency has giv­en au­thor­isa­tion.