Host State Act (HSA) | |
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Federal Assembly of Switzerland | |
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Territorial extent | Switzerland |
Enacted by | Federal Assembly of Switzerland |
Enacted | 22 June 2007 |
Commenced | 1 January 2008 |
Repeals | |
Federal decree concerning the conclusion or modification of agreements with international organizations in order to determine their legal status in Switzerland (1955) | |
Status: Current legislation |
The Host State Act (HSA) ( German: Gaststaatgesetz, GSG, French: Loi sur l’État hôte, LEH, Italian: Legge sullo Stato ospite, LSO), is a Swiss federal law that governs the granting of privileges, immunities and financial support to foreign representations, as well as to international organizations and conferences that it hosts on its territory. [1] [2]
It was adopted on 22 June 2007 by the Federal Assembly and came into force on 1 January 2008.
The HSA allows the confederation to grant a wide range of privileges, immunities, and facilities to eligible institutions. These include (art. 3):
Not all organizations receive the same type of privileges, which are negotiated on a case-by-case basis. Institutions benefiting from these privileges include the United Nations, [4] the WEF, GAVI, [5] Interpeace, [6] and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. [7]
The law replaced a number of previous laws and ordinances that dealt with host state policy, most importantly the Federal decree concerning the conclusion or modification of agreements with international organizations in order to determine their legal status in Switzerland ( German: Bundesgesetz über die Rückerstattung unrechtmässig erworbener Vermögenswerte politisch exponierter Personen, RuVG, French: Loi sur la restitution des avoirs illicites, LRAI, Italian: Legge sulla restituzione degli averi di provenienza illecita, LRAI) from 1955. [8]
Host State Act (HSA) | |
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Federal Assembly of Switzerland | |
| |
Territorial extent | Switzerland |
Enacted by | Federal Assembly of Switzerland |
Enacted | 22 June 2007 |
Commenced | 1 January 2008 |
Repeals | |
Federal decree concerning the conclusion or modification of agreements with international organizations in order to determine their legal status in Switzerland (1955) | |
Status: Current legislation |
The Host State Act (HSA) ( German: Gaststaatgesetz, GSG, French: Loi sur l’État hôte, LEH, Italian: Legge sullo Stato ospite, LSO), is a Swiss federal law that governs the granting of privileges, immunities and financial support to foreign representations, as well as to international organizations and conferences that it hosts on its territory. [1] [2]
It was adopted on 22 June 2007 by the Federal Assembly and came into force on 1 January 2008.
The HSA allows the confederation to grant a wide range of privileges, immunities, and facilities to eligible institutions. These include (art. 3):
Not all organizations receive the same type of privileges, which are negotiated on a case-by-case basis. Institutions benefiting from these privileges include the United Nations, [4] the WEF, GAVI, [5] Interpeace, [6] and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. [7]
The law replaced a number of previous laws and ordinances that dealt with host state policy, most importantly the Federal decree concerning the conclusion or modification of agreements with international organizations in order to determine their legal status in Switzerland ( German: Bundesgesetz über die Rückerstattung unrechtmässig erworbener Vermögenswerte politisch exponierter Personen, RuVG, French: Loi sur la restitution des avoirs illicites, LRAI, Italian: Legge sulla restituzione degli averi di provenienza illecita, LRAI) from 1955. [8]