Art. 7 Exceptions

¹ The right of access shall be limited, deferred or refused if such access to an official document:

a.: significantly impairs the free opinion-forming and decision-making processes of an authority which is subject to this Act, or of another legislative, administrative or judicial body;
b.: affects the execution of specific measures taken by an authority in conformity with its objectives;
c.: is likely to compromise the domestic and international security of Switzerland;
d.: is likely to affect the interests of Switzerland in matters of foreign policy and international relations;
e.: is likely to affect relations between the Federal Government and the cantons, or inter-cantonal relations;
f.: is likely to affect the economic or monetary interests of Switzerland;
g.: is likely to reveal professional, business or manufacturing secrets; or
h.: is likely to result in the release of information provided voluntarily by a third party to an authority which undertook to maintain secrecy with regard thereto.

² The right of access shall be limited, deferred or refused if such access to an official document is likely to prejudice the privacy of a third party, unless exceptionally outweighed by public interest.

Art. 7 Excepziuns

¹ Il dretg d’access als documents uffizials vegn limità, suspendì u refusà, sch’el po:

a.: pregiuditgar considerablamain la libra furmaziun da l’opiniun e da la voluntad d’ina autoritad suttamessa a questa lescha, d’in auter organ legislativ u administrativ u d’ina instanza giudiziala;
b.: disturbar l’execuziun tenor las finamiras da mesiras concretas tras ina autoritad;
c.: periclitar la segirezza interna u externa da la Svizra;
d.: cumprometter ils interess da la politica exteriura u las relaziuns internaziunalas da la Svizra;
e.: cumprometter las relaziuns tranter la Confederaziun ed ils chantuns u tranter ils chantuns;
f.: periclitar ils interess da la politica economica u monetara da la Svizra;
g.: svelar secrets da professiun, da fatschenta u da fabricaziun;
h.: divulgar infurmaziuns ch’èn vegnidas communitgadas voluntarmain da terzas persunas ad in’autoritad che aveva garantì da las tegnair secret.

² Il dretg d’access als documents uffizials vegn limità, suspendì u refusà, sch’el po pregiuditgar la sfera privata da terzas persunas; excepziunalmain po dentant prevalair l’interess public a l’access.

This document is not an official publication. Only the publication of the Federal Chancellery is legally binding.
Il presente documento non è una pubblicazione ufficiale. Fa unicamente fede la pubblicazione della Cancelleria federale. Ordinanza sulle pubblicazioni ufficiali, OPubl.