Art. 42 FADP

Procedure for disclosing official documents that contain personal data

Chapter 6: Special Provisions on Data Processing by Federal Bodies

Statutory textStatus: 7 July 2025

Where proceedings relating to access to official documents that contain personal data in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act of 17 December 2004 are pending, the data subject may claim those rights in the proceedings that they would have under Article 41 of this Act in relation to the documents that are the subject matter of the access proceedings.

Source: Version on FedlexThis translation is not an official version. Only the German, French and Italian versions are legally binding.

In brief

If someone requests access under the Freedom of Information Act to official documents containing your data, you can assert your data protection rights in that procedure.

What does this mean for me?

You will be heard before official documents containing your data are made accessible.

Explanation by mydatenschutz.ch in plain language – not legal advice. The statutory text is authoritative.