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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) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)

Source:
EU law
Code/RS:
2016/679
Abbreviation :
GDPR
Short description:
Portability of personal data
Sector:
All

Federal Act of 17 December 2004 on Freedom of Information

Source:
Federal law
Code/RS:
SR 152.3
Abbreviation :
FoIA
Short description:
Access to official documents
Sector:
All

Federal Act of 6 October 1995 on cartels and other restraints of competition

Source:
Federal law
Code/RS:
SR 251
Abbreviation :
CartA
Short description:
Compulsory licence in the event of hindrance of competition
Sector:
All

Ordinance of 29 November 2023 on the Competition Law Treatment of Vertical Agreements in the Motor Vehicle Sector

Source:
Federal law
Code/RS:
SR 251.6
Abbreviation :
MVO
Short description:
Lifting of restrictions on access to technical information, tools and specific instructions in the motor vehicle sector
Sector:
Automotive

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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