The Confederation shall appoint a Specialised Body to implement this Act, which shall have the following tasks in particular:
it advises and supports the federal authorities on matters relating to the transfer of cultural property and in coordinating related work;
it advises and works with the cantonal authorities on matters relating to the transfer of cultural property;
it represents Switzerland in dealings with foreign authorities on matters relating to the transfer of cultural property;
it works with the authorities of other states in order to safeguard their cultural heritage;
it issues persons active in the art trade and the auction business and other interested groups with information on matters relating to the transfer of cultural property;
it maintains a list of offices providing information on cultural property reported as being stolen;
it maintains and publishes the Federal Register in the form of an electronic database (Art. 3);
it issues guarantees of return (Art. 10–13);
it verifies compliance with duties of diligence by persons active in the art trade and auction business (Art. 16 and 17).