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ENGLISH Only Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport DDPS FSC.EMI/59/17 13 April 2017 ENGLISH only Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport DDPS Swiss Armed Forces Armed Forces Staff AFS Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security FSC.DEC 2/09 1 April 2009 (Substantial updates of information relating to the Annual Exchange 2016 are in bold and italics) Switzerland 15 April 2017 Switzerland Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct 2017 This page is intentionally blank 2 of 48 Switzerland Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct 2017 QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE CODE OF CONDUCT ON POLITICO- MILITARY ASPECTS OF SECURITY Section I: Inter-State elements 1. Account of measures to prevent and combat terrorism 1.1 To which agreements and arrangements (universal, regional, sub regional and bilateral) related to preventing and combating terrorism is your State a party? United Nations 1. Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft signed in Tokyo on 14 September 1963. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 31 October 1969, was ratified on 21 December 1970 and entered into force for Switzerland on 21 March 1971 (SR 0.748.710.11). 2. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft signed in The Hague on 16 December 1970. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 16 December 1970, was ratified on 14 September 1971 and entered into force for Switzerland on 14 October 1971 (SR 0.748.710.2). 3. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation signed in Montreal on 23 September 1971. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 23 September 1971, was ratified on 17 January 1978 and entered into force for Switzerland on 16 February 1978 (SR 0.748.710.3). 4. Convention on the Prevention, Prosecution, and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on 14 December 1973. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 5 March 1985 and entered into force for Switzerland on 4 April 1985 (SR 0.351.5). 5. International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on 17 December 1979. This international convention was signed by Switzerland on 18 July 1980, was ratified on 5 March 1985 and entered into force for Switzerland on 4 April 1985 (SR 0.351.4). 6. Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, signed in Vienna on 3 March 1980. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 3 March 1980, was ratified on 9 January 1987 and entered into force for Switzerland on 8 February 1987 (SR 0.732.031). 7. Amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, signed in Vienna on 8 July 2005. The amendments were ratified by Switzerland on 15.10.2008. 8. Protocol on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed in Montreal on 24 February 1988. This protocol was signed by Switzerland on 24 February 1988, was ratified on 9 October 1990 and entered into force for Switzerland on 8 November 1990 (SR 0.748.710.31). 1 SR = Classified Compilation of Federal Legislation, http://www.admin.ch/ch/e/rs/rs.html 3 of 48 Switzerland Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct 2017 9. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, held in Rome on 10 March 1988. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 10 March 1988, was ratified on 12 March 1993 and entered into force for Switzerland on 10 June 1993 (SR 0.747.71). 10. Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, written in Rome on 10 March 1988. This protocol was signed by Switzerland on 10 March 1988, was ratified on 12 March 1993 and entered into force for Switzerland on 10 June 1993 (SR 0.747.711). 11. Protocol to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, done on 14 October 2005 in London, ratified on 15.10.2008 (SR 0.747.711.1) 12. Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation. This Protocol was ratified on 15 October 2008 and entered into force on 28 July 2010 (SR 0.747.712). 13. Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection, signed in Montreal on 1 March 1991. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 1 March 1991, was ratified on 3 April 1995 and entered into force for Switzerland on 21 June 1998 (SR 0.748.710.4). 14. International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on 15 December 1997. This international convention was signed by Switzerland on 12 January 1998, was ratified on 23 September 2003 and entered into force for Switzerland on 23 October 2003 (SR 0.353.21). 15. International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on 9 December 1999. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 13 June 2001, was ratified on 23 September 2003 and entered into force for Switzerland on 23 October 2003 (SR 0.353.22). 16. International Convention for the Suppression of Nuclear Terrorism, adopted by the General Assembly on 13 April 2005, the signature of which was pledged by the OSCE in the Ministerial Statement on the International Convention for the Suppression of Nuclear Terrorism of 20 June 2005 (MC.DOC/1/05). This convention entered into force for Switzerland on 14 November 2008 (SR 0.353.23). 17. UN Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition (Firearms Protocol), supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), adopted by the General Assembly in 2001. It entered into force for Switzerland on 27 December 2012 (SR 0.311.544). 18. The Arms Trade Treaty, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on 02 April 2013. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 03 June 2013, was ratified on 30 January 2015 and entered into force for Switzerland on 30 April 2015 (SR 0.518.61). Council of Europe 1. European Convention on Extradition, opened for signature in Paris on 13 December 1957. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 29 November 1965, was ratified on 20 December 1966 and entered into force for Switzerland on 20 March 1967 (SR 0.353.1). 2. Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition, opened for signature in Strasbourg on 15 October 1975. This protocol was signed by Switzerland on 17 November 1981, was ratified on 11 March 1985 and entered into force for Switzerland on 9 June 1985 (SR 0.353.11). 4 of 48 Switzerland Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct 2017 3. Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition, opened for signature in Strasbourg on 17 March 1978. This protocol was signed by Switzerland on 17 November 1981, ratified on 11 March 1985 and entered into force for Switzerland on 9 June 1985 (SR 0.353.12). 4. Third Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition, opened for signature in Strasbourg on 10 November 2010. This protocol was signed by Switzerland on 23 October 2014, ratified on 15 July 2016 and entered into force for Switzerland on 1 November 2016 (SR 0.353.13). 5. Fourth Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition, opened for signature in Vienna on 20 September 2012. This protocol was signed by Switzerland on 23 October 2014, ratified on 15 July 2016 and entered into force for Switzerland on 1 November 2016 (SR 0.353.14). 6. European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, opened for signature in Strasbourg on 20 April 1959. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 29 November 1965, was ratified on 20 December 1966 and entered into force for Switzerland on 20 March 1967 (SR 0.351.1). 7. Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, opened for signature in Strasbourg on 17 March 1978. This protocol was signed by Switzerland on 17 November 1981 but was not ratified because of the parliament’s reservations concerning judicial assistance in fiscal matters. For further information see the respective report of the Federal Council (BBl 1983 IV 121). 8. Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, opened for signature in Strasbourg on 8 November 2001. This protocol was signed by Switzerland on 15 February 2002, was ratified on 4 October 2004 and entered into force for Switzerland on 1 February 2005 (SR 0.351.12). 9. European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, opened for signature in Strasbourg on 27 January 1977. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 27 January 1977, was ratified on 19 May 1983 and entered into force for Switzerland on 20. August 1983 (SR 0.353.3). 10. Protocol Amending the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, opened for signature in Strasbourg on 15 May 2003. This protocol was signed by Switzerland on 15 May 2003 and was ratified by Switzerland on 7 September 2006. However, it is not yet in force, as it has to be ratified by 13 members of the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism.
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