Federal Act
on Private International Law
(PILA)

¹ Facts or leg­al acts which came in­to be­ing and pro­duced all their ef­fects be­fore the com­mence­ment of this Act are gov­erned by the law pre­vi­ously in force.

² Facts or leg­al acts which came in­to be­ing be­fore the com­mence­ment of this Act, but which con­tin­ue to pro­duce leg­al ef­fects, are gov­erned by the law pre­vi­ously in force for the peri­od pri­or to the com­mence­ment date. Their ef­fects bey­ond that date are gov­erned by this Act.