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Amendment of March 18, 1994, to the Swiss Criminal Code of December 21, 1937, Switzerland

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Year of Version 1994 Dates Entry into force: August 1, 1994 Adopted: March 18, 1994 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Other Notes The notification by Switzerland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'This Amendment indicates that Article 59 of the Swiss Criminal Code (as amended on March 18, 1994) refers to the confiscation of assets obtained as the result of an infringement.'

Note that Article 59 was changed to Article 70 in the later consolidated versions of the Swiss Criminal Code.

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Swiss Criminal Code of December 21, 1937, (status as of July 1, 2020) (CH515)

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