Art. 7 Order of the Federal Tribunal of 27 September 1999 on the Application of the Federal Act on Archiving (Archiving) - Extension of the Protection Period

The protection period of 30 or 50 years may be extended for a limited period when there exists a prevailing public or private interest, worthy of protection, opposing the consultation of the archived documents by third parties.

The General Secretariat maintains a list, accessible to the public, of the documents for which the protection period has been extended according to this provision.