Switzerland. Comprehensive data protection. Act
FADP 1992Federal Act of 19 June 1992 on Data Protection (FADP, SR 235.1)
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Adoption and entry-into-force dates are from Wikipedia. The Federal Office of Justice page (cited in a search result) states the first FADP dates from 19 June 1992 and that the revised FADP entered into force on 1 September 2023; its page could not be fetched directly, and Fedlex could not be read (needs JavaScript). The original ordinance (VDSG) and the content of the 1992 text were not reviewed. date_repealed is the date the revised Act took over.
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Switzerland's first federal data protection act. It stayed in force for thirty years, with amendments, until the completely revised FADP of 25 September 2020 replaced it on 1 September 2023.
- SaaS relevance
Historical only; replaced by the revised Federal Act on Data Protection (ch-fadp).
§2Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
- Ended
- Adopted 1992-06-19; in force 1993-07-01; completely revised by the Act of 2020-09-25, which entered into force on 2023-09-01
§3Text and authority
- Text
- No authoritative text located.
- Authority
- Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC / EDÖB)
§4Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Switzerland
§5Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
Medium confidence.
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Adoption and entry-into-force dates are from Wikipedia. The Federal Office of Justice page (cited in a search result) states the first FADP dates from 19 June 1992 and that the revised FADP entered into force on 1 September 2023; its page could not be fetched directly, and Fedlex could not be read (needs JavaScript). The original ordinance (VDSG) and the content of the 1992 text were not reviewed. date_repealed is the date the revised Act took over.