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OSCE Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport DDPS Swiss Armed Forces Staff of the Chief of the Armed Forces Staff CAF OSCE Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security FSC.DEC/4/03, 9 April 2003 (Substantial updates of information relating to the Annual Exchange 2007 are in bold and italics) Switzerland 15 April 2008 Switzerland Information exchange on the Code of Conduct 2008 ___________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 30 This page is intentionally blank Switzerland Information exchange on the Code of Conduct 2008 ___________________________________________________________________________ In accordance with the Code of Conduct and FSC Decision No. 4/03 (9 April 2003), Switzerland supplies relevant and updated information on the following items: 1. Appropriate measures to prevent and combat terrorism, in particular participation in international agreements to that end (Paragraph 6): (a) List of international agreements, including all United Nations conventions and protocols related to terrorism, to which the participating State is a party Switzerland condemns all acts of terrorism. It has become a State Party to the following 12 United Nations Anti-terrorist Conventions and Protocols as stipulated in the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001) and pledged in paragraph 5 of the Bucharest Plan of Action for Combating Terrorism (2001): 1. Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, signed at 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 0.748.710.1). 2. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, signed at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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). Page 3 of 30 Switzerland Information exchange on the Code of Conduct 2008 ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. 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 at 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). 8. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, done at 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). 9. Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, done at 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). 10. Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection, signed at 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). 11. International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations at 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). 12. International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations at New York on 9 December 1999. This international 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). On 14 September 2005 Switzerland signed the International Convention for the Suppression of Nuclear Terrorism, which was adopted by the General Assembly on 13 April 2005, and whose signature was pledged in the Ministerial Statement on the International Convention for the Suppression of Nuclear Terrorism of 20 June 2005 (MC.DOC/1/05). (b) Accession to and participation in other multilateral and bilateral agreements or measures undertaken to prevent and combat terrorist activities Council of Europe 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 Page 4 of 30 Switzerland Information exchange on the Code of Conduct 2008 ___________________________________________________________________________ 20 December 1966 and entered into force for Switzerland on 20 March 1967 (SR 0.353.1). 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). 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). 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). 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 reservations of the Swiss Parliament concerning judicial assistance in fiscal matters. For further information see the respective report of the Federal Council (BBl 1983 IV 121). 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). 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). Protocol Amending the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, opened for signature in Strasbourg on 15 Mai 2003. This protocol was signed by Switzerland on 15 Mai 2003 and was ratified by Switzerland on 7 September 2006. However, it is not yet in force, as it has to be ratified by all members of the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism. Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, opened for signature in Strasbourg on 21 March 1983. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 21 March 1983,was ratified on 15 January 1988 and entered into force for Switzerland on 1 May 1988 (SR 0.343). Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, opened for signature in Strasbourg on 18 December 1997. This protocol was signed by Page 5 of 30 Switzerland Information exchange on the Code of Conduct 2008 ___________________________________________________________________________ Switzerland on 9 July 2001, was ratified on 18 June 2004 and entered into force for Switzerland on 1 October 2004 (SR 0.343.1) Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime, opened for signature in Strasbourg on 8 November 1990. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 28 August 1991, was ratified on 11 May 1993 and entered into force for Switzerland on 1 September 1993 (SR 0.311.53). Council of Europe: Criminal law Convention on Corruption, entry into force on 1 July 2002. Switzerland signed the Convention on 26 February 2001 and ratified the instrument on 31 March 2006. It entered into force on 1 July 2006 (SR 0.311.55). Convention on Cybercrime, opened for signature in Budapest on 23 November 2001. This convention was signed by Switzerland on 23 November 2001 but has hitherto not been ratified.
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