Commentaries: Art. 22

The federal authorities responsible for implementing this Act may in the context of their cooperation in accordance with Article 21 disclose to foreign authorities and international organisations or bodies data relating to persons and activities, and in particular relating to:
1. persons involved in an unfair business practice;
2. the sending of advertising material and other documents that indicate the existence of an unfair business practice;
3. the financial modalities of the transaction;
4. the closure of post office boxes.
They may disclose the data if the data recipients provide an assurance that they will grant reciprocal rights and only process data for the purpose of combating unfair business practices. Articles 16 and 17 of the Data Protection Act of 25 September 2020¹otherwise apply.²
If the data recipient is an international organisation or an international body, they may disclose the data without being granted reciprocal rights.

SR 235.1 ↩
Second sentence amended by Annex 1 No II 23 of the Data Protection Act of 25 Sept. 2020, in force since 1 Sept. 2023 (AS 2022 491;BBl 2017 6941). ↩

Art. 22