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Art. 116
1 This Act is subject to an optional referendum.171 2 Subject to paragraph 3, it shall come into force on 1 January 2010. The Federal Council shall stipulate the commencement date for Article 34 paragraph 3 and 78 paragraph 4.172 3 If a referendum is requested and if the Act is approved by popular vote, the Federal Council shall determine the commencement date. 171 The deadline for a referendum for this Act expired on 1 Oct. 2009 (BBI 2009 4407). 172 Art. 78 para. 4 comes into force on 1 Jan. 2012 (AS 2011 4737). |