Introduction of the new data protection law takes longer
The total revision of the Federal Data Protection Act (FADP) will not come into force until September 1, 2023. Originally, the Federal Council commissioned the Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP) in December 2011 to examine legal measures to strengthen data protection.
The DPA is strongly oriented towards the GDPR/GPDR of the European Union. There are direct consequences under data protection law for providers and customers in particular. However, the new Swiss Data Protection Act will not come into force by the end of 2022 at the latest, as expected, but only definitively on September 1, 2023, as the Federal Office of Justice has now announced on the website writes.
Originally, the Federal Council instructed the Federal Department of Justice and Police to do so on December 9, 2011. Now, however, the necessary decision by the Federal Council seems to be still pending.
Most recently, on June 23, 2021, the Federal Council opened the consultation on the total revision of the ordinance to the Federal Data Protection Act. As a spokeswoman says in response to an inquiry from "Inside-It," the late introduction is due to the fact that companies want to be given enough time for implementation.
On the website of the Federal Office of Justice, the previous stages of the stage decisions on the FADP can be viewed. track.
Source: Federal Council for Justjz
