Legislation

Federal Laws

Swiss Federal Act on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Financial Sector of 10 October 1997 (Anti-Money Laundering Act, AMLA)

Federal Act on the Implementation of the Revised Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Money Laundering (3 October 2008) (in French, German or Italian)
ARIF communication of 10.02.2009 (MLA amendments)

Federal Act on the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (22 June 2007) (Financial Market Supervision Act, FINMASA)

Ordinances

Ordinance of 18 November 2009 on the professional practice of financial intermediation (VBAF) (1st January 2010) (in French, German or Italian)

Ordinance of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (FINMA Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance) (enters into force on 1 January 2011) (in French, German or Italian)

Swiss penal code

Art. 102 (Unofficial translation) (Liability)

Art. 260^quinquies(Unofficial translation) (Financing terrorism)

Art. 305^bis (Unofficial translation) (Money laundering)

Art. 305^ter (Unofficial translation) (Lack of due diligence in handling assets and right of notification)

Circulars and other documents

Circular on Financial Intermediation under the Anti-Money Laundering Act (Circular 2011/1)
(in French or German) (20 October 2010) (comes into force on 1 January 2011)

Public deposits with non-banks (FINMA-Circ. 08/3) (available in French or German)
(20 November 2008)

Differentiation in the scope of asset management
(8 March 2007) (available in French, German and Italian)

Agreement on the Swiss banks' code of conduct with regard to the exercise of due diligence (CDB 08)

Overview of ID and Visa provisions for entry into Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein (in French or German)

International standards

The Forty Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF)
(22 October 2004)

The nine special recommendations on terrorist financing (FATF)
(22 October 2004)

List of Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories (FATF)

Switzerland and international sanctions (sanctions / embargos) (in French, German or Italian)