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Art. 9 Bundesgesetz vom 20. März 1981 über internationale Rechtshilfe in Strafsachen (IRSG) - Schutz des Geheimbereichs
IRSG; Erster Teil: Allgemeine Bestimmungen; 1. Kapitel: Geltungsbereich
Art. 9 IRSG · Schutz des Geheimbereichs
Bei der Ausführung von Ersuchen richtet sich der Schutz des Geheimbereichs nach den Bestimmungen über das Zeugnisverweigerungsrecht. Für die Durchsuchung von Aufzeichnungen und die Siegelung gelten die Artikel 246–248 StPO sinngemäss.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (41)
RR.2024.7 (Art. 9 EIMP)
Company fails to block transfer of banking documents to Poland for money laundering probe
Regulates the protection of secret information during the execution of a mutual assistance request.
RR.2025.5 (Art. 9 IRSG)
Mutual Legal Assistance Appeal: Virtual Currency Pyramid Scheme and Attorney-Client Privilege
Cited for the protection of confidential information based on provisions on the right to refuse testimony.
RR.2025.31 (art. 9 EIMP)
Switzerland: Spouse's Appeal on Seized Documents for German Embezzlement Probe Denied
Cited as the legal basis for the protection of confidential information and the right to refuse to testify, relevant to the sealing and unsealing of documents.
CDP.2024.20 · ne (Art. 9 AIMP 2019)
Annulment of Municipal Tender for Public Display Concession Due to Flawed Procedure and Discriminatory Evaluation Criteria
The final order dictates that the subsequent call for tenders must comply with this article, as the concession falls under the scope of public procurement law defined herein.
RR.2023.55 (Art. 9 AIMP)
European Public Prosecutor's Office v. Swiss Company (VAT Fraud Investigation)
Cited in relation to the application of provisions on the right not to testify for the protection of secret spheres and the analogous application of Articles 246-248 CPP for searches and sealing of documents.
RR.2022.226 (Art. 9 IRSG)
International Legal Assistance: Seized Items Unsealing and Suspect Culpability in Theft Investigation
Governs the protection of the secret domain in legal assistance proceedings, including rules for unsealing.
RR.2021.290 (Art. 9 IRSG)
Customs Authority v. Company (Data Storage Devices)
Cited for the context that provisions of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code apply to international mutual assistance in criminal matters.
RR.2022.36 (Art. 9 AIMP)
Switzerland: Refusal to Block Seizure of Funds in Italian Money Laundering Investigation
This provision governs the protection of professional secrecy in international mutual legal assistance proceedings.
RR.2020.195 (Art. 9 IRSG i.V.m. Art. 248 Abs. 2 StPO)
Untimely Motion to Unseal Seized Documents Leads to Dismissal
Used to order the return of sealed documents and data carriers because the request for unsealing was submitted too late.
RR.2019.348 (Art. 9 IRSG)
*K. v. Sweden* (Evidence Surrender Appeal)
Used to address the issue of professional secrecy in relation to correspondence with a lawyer.
RR.2019.261 (Art. 9 IRSG)
Switzerland Aids Brazil in Corruption Probe, Upholds Bank Record Disclosure
This provision was addressed in relation to the protection of professional secrecy, specifically concerning lawyer-client correspondence.
RR.2019.91 (Art. 9 AIMP)
Unsealing of Documents in VAT Carousel Fraud Investigation
Cited in relation to the protection of secret spheres during the execution of assistance requests and the application of CPP articles for searches and seizures.
RR.2017.32 (art. 9 EIMP)
International Mutual Assistance Case: Notification and Foreign Official Participation Ruling
Cited in reasoning concerning the protection of secret information and the right to refuse to testify, related to the proportionality issue, but not explicitly in the dispositive orders.
RR.2016.168 (art. 9 EIMP)
Request to Seal Banking Documents in Extradition Case Dismissed
Cited as the basis for regulating the protection of secrecy during the execution of extradition requests, incorporating Article 248 CPP.
RR.2015.273 (Art. 9 IRSG)
Company appeals seizure of banking records for Belgian fraud investigation rejected.
This provision concerns the scope of legal assistance and secrecy and was referenced in relation to the sealing request and the application of procedural rules for seizure and sealing.