Federal Act
on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles
(Foodstuffs Act, FSA)

¹ The Fed­er­al Coun­cil shall reg­u­late the re­spons­ib­il­it­ies and pro­ced­ures for ex­chan­ging per­son­al data with for­eign au­thor­it­ies and in­sti­tu­tions and with in­ter­na­tion­al or­gan­isa­tions.

² Data on ad­min­is­trat­ive and crim­in­al pro­ceed­ings may only be passed on to for­eign au­thor­it­ies and in­sti­tu­tions or to in­ter­na­tion­al or­gan­isa­tions if:

a.

this is re­quired by in­ter­na­tion­al agree­ments or de­cisions of in­ter­na­tion­al or­gan­isa­tions; or

b.

it is ab­so­lutely ne­ces­sary in or­der to avert an im­min­ent risk to health.