Art. 74 FADP

Referendum and commencement

Statutory textStatus: 7 July 2025

¹ This Act is subject to an optional referendum.

² The Federal Council shall determine the commencement date.

Commencement date: 1 September 2023

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

In brief

The Act was subject to an optional referendum and came into force on 1 September 2023.

The new Data Protection Act has applied since 1 September 2023.

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