Federal Act of 19 December 1986 on Unfair Competition (Unfair Competition Act, UCA)
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Federal Act
on Unfair Competition
(Unfair Competition Act, UCA)
of 19 December 1986 (Status as of 1 January 2025)
The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation,
on the basis of Articles 95 paragraph 1, 96, 97 paragraphs 1 and 2 and 122 paragraph 1 of the Federal Constitution1,2
and having considered the Federal Council Dispatch dated 18 May 19833,
decrees:
- 1 SR 101
- 2 Amended by No I of the FA of 17 June 2011, in force since 1 April 2012 (AS 2011 4909; BBl 2009 6151).
- 3 BBl 1983 II 1009
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- SR 241
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- Federal act
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- 2025-01-01
- Document date
- 1986-12-19
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- 2026-09-21
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- National law
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Federal Act of 19 December 1986 on Unfair Competition (Unfair Competition Act, UCA)
- SR-Nummer
- SR 241
- Document type
- Federal act
- Language
- English (en)
- Document date
- 1986-12-19
- Source
- Fedlex
- Legal area
- National law