The Federal Council may enter into international agreements on:
the exchange of data used for epidemiological monitoring;
the mutual provision of information on the outbreak and spread of communicable diseases;
immediate notification where there is an imminent risk of communicable diseases crossing the national border;
the harmonisation of measures for detecting, monitoring, preventing and controlling communicable diseases;
the transport of dead bodies beyond the national border;
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The competent federal agencies shall work with foreign authorities and institutions and with international organisations.
The FOPH shall carry out the tasks of the National IHR Focal Point in accordance with the International Health Regulations (2005) of 23 May 200523. In particular, it shall report events to the WHO that could lead to a public health emergency of international concern.