Federal Act
on Cartels and other
Restraints of Competition
(Cartel Act, CartA)

1 The com­pet­i­tion au­thor­it­ies may hear third parties as wit­nesses and re­quire the parties to an in­vest­ig­a­tion to give evid­ence. Art­icle 64 of the Fed­er­al Act of 4 Decem­ber 1947³⁷ on Fed­er­al Civil Pro­ced­ure ap­plies by ana­logy.

2 The com­pet­i­tion au­thor­it­ies may or­der searches and seize any evid­ence. Art­icles 45–50 of the Fed­er­al Act of 22 March 1974³⁸ on Ad­min­is­trat­ive Crim­in­al Law ap­ply by ana­logy to these co­er­cive meas­ures. Searches and seizures are ordered by a mem­ber of the presid­ing body in re­sponse to a mo­tion from the Sec­ret­ari­at.