Federal Act of 29 September 2023 on the Ban on Covering the Face (BCFA)
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311.6
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Federal Act
on the Ban on Covering the Face
(BCFA)
of 29 September 2023 (Status as of 1 January 2025)
The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation,
based on Article 123 paragraph 1 of the Federal Constitution1,
and having considered the Federal Council Dispatch of 12 October 20222,
decrees:
- SR-Nummer
- SR 311.6
- Document type
- Federal act
- Language
- English (en)
- Data status
- 2025-01-01
- Document date
- 2023-09-29
- Source
- Fedlex
- Imported/checked on
- 2026-09-21
- Legal area
- National law
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Federal Act of 29 September 2023 on the Ban on Covering the Face (BCFA)
- SR-Nummer
- SR 311.6
- Document type
- Federal act
- Language
- English (en)
- Document date
- 2023-09-29
- Source
- Fedlex
- Legal area
- National law