Art. 8 Federal Tribunal Ordinance of 27 September 1999 on the Application of the Federal Act on Archiving (archiving) - Consultation during the Protection Period

Consultation during the protection period may be authorized in particular when: a. the concerned persons give their consent; b. the concerned persons have been deceased for at least three years; c. the documents are already accessible to the public, subject to new reasons opposing consultation.

To ensure the protection of privacy as well as specific secrets, consultation may be limited to certain documents or excerpts thereof. Documents for which consultation is authorized may be anonymized.