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Legal index

This index compiles the key federal and European legal frameworks that grant access to data or impose data-sharing obligations. Each provision is accompanied by a detailed explanatory note. The index also includes information on the most advanced data spaces.

 

You can search using keywords, economic sectors, or data types. This allows you to quickly find the relevant legal frameworks for a given sector and determine whether specific data is accessible.

Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Data Act)

Source:
EU law
Code/RS:
2023/2854
Abbreviation :
Data Act
Short description:
Making data available to public sector bodies, the Commission, the European Central Bank and Union bodies on the basis of an exceptional need
Sector:
All

Federal Act of 5 October 2007 on Geoinformation

Source:
Federal law
Code/RS:
SR 510.62
Abbreviation :
GeoIA
Short description:
Access to official geodata (levels A and B)
Sector:
Administration (government)

Draft of a Federal Act dated on the Electronic Patient File (total revision)

Source:
Federal law
Code/RS:
Not available
Abbreviation :
P-LDEP
Short description:
Access to data from the electronic patient file for research and quality assurance purposes.
Sector:
Health, research

Federal Act of 25 September 2020 on Data Protection

Source:
Federal law
Code/RS:
SR 235.1
Abbreviation :
FADP
Short description:
Right to data portability
Sector:
All

Compilation and Disclaimer

This index was prepared on behalf of the IPI by the law firm id est avocats Sàrl (for the section on Swiss law) and the law firm Pierstone (for the section on European law). 

This index does not constitute legal advice, and no guarantee is given regarding its completeness. 

Neither id est avocats Sàrl, nor Pierstone, nor the IPI or the FDJP can be held liable for any decisions or actions taken on the basis of this index.

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