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

¹ The fed­er­al au­thor­it­ies re­spons­ible for the en­force­ment of this Act shall co­oper­ate with for­eign au­thor­it­ies and in­ter­na­tion­al or­gan­isa­tions.

² The Fed­er­al Coun­cil may con­clude treat­ies un­der in­ter­na­tion­al law con­cern­ing:

a.

the ex­change of in­form­a­tion with for­eign au­thor­it­ies or in­ter­na­tion­al or­gan­isa­tions and Switzer­land’s in­volve­ment in in­ter­na­tion­al in­form­a­tion sys­tems to en­sure the safety of thera­peut­ic products;

b.

the dis­clos­ure of per­son­al data, in­clud­ing data on health and on ad­min­is­trat­ive or crim­in­al pro­ceed­ings or sanc­tions, to for­eign au­thor­it­ies or in­ter­na­tion­al or­gan­isa­tions, in­so­far as this is ne­ces­sary for the en­force­ment of this Act.