The Federal Act of 22 March 19741on Administrative Criminal Law applies. The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs is the prosecuting and adjudicating authority.2
In the event that the criminal provisions of this Act apply, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland may at the request of the relevant administrative unit initiate an investigation provided that this is justified by the seriousness of the offence. The initiation of an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland establishes federal jurisdiction.
Second sentence inserted by No I 35 of the FA of 17 Dec. 2021 on the Harmonisation of Sentencing Policy, in force since 1 July 2023 (AS 2023 259;BBl 2018 2827). ↩
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