Switzerland

• The purchasing Swiss bank

  CDB 20 identification, AMLA KYC/source-of-funds, bar acceptance policy

  No confidence level recorded

  No source recorded

• Central Office for Precious Metals Control (BAZG)

  Melter's licence, trade-assayer licence, responsibility-mark registration, purchaser registration (PMCA/PMCO)

  No confidence level recorded

  No source recorded

• Federal Tax Administration (ESTV/FTA-CH)

  Import VAT, investment-gold exemption

  No confidence level recorded

  No source recorded

• FINMA / SRO (e.g. VQF)

  AMLA supervision of financial intermediaries and precious-metal dealers

  No confidence level recorded

  No source recorded

• LBMA (London Bullion Market Association)

  Good Delivery List accreditation, Responsible Gold Guidance (private industry standard, not Swiss law)

  No confidence level recorded

  No source recorded

• AS 2015 4917 - ZV amendment incl. Annex 2 (sensitive goods: ex 71 precious metals)

  Kind

  Ordinance

  In force from

  2016-01-01

  Primary lawNot recorded

  1 source

• AMLA/GwG (Anti-Money Laundering Act): record keeping (Dokumentationspflicht; article in refs)

  Kind

  Act

  Primary law

  Researcher's note: The official fedlex consolidation of the GwG is now held on the server and the article was read there; this replaces the earlier reading on droit-bilingue.ch and fedlex by WebFetch.

  No source recorded

• BAZG-Vollzugsaufgabengesetz (BAZG-VG) of 20 June 2025 — adopted, not in force

  Will replace the customs procedure law of the Zollgesetz (ZG) together with the Zollabgabengesetz (ZoG) and amend the MWSTG and EMKG; in force on a date the Federal Council sets.

  Citation

  BBl 2025 2035

  Kind

  Act

  Primary lawNot recorded

  2 sources

• Ordinance on Due Diligence and Transparency (DDTrO)

  Citation

  SR 221.433

  Kind

  Ordinance

  In force from

  2022-01-01

  Primary lawNot recorded

  1 source

• AS 2024 438 - VAT Act amendment (Art. 23 para 2 no. 12, Art. 53 para 1 let. m), in force 1 Jan 2025

  Kind

  Act

  In force from

  2025-01-01

  Primary lawNot recorded

  1 source

• VAT Ordinance (MWSTV) consolidated 1 Jan 2025 - Art. 44 repealed

  Kind

  Regulation

  Primary lawNot recorded

  1 source

• EMKG/PMCA (Precious Metals Control Act, SR 941.31) Art. 20 (import)

  Citation

  SR 941.31

  Kind

  Act

  Primary law

  Researcher's note: Held as an official fedlex consolidation; the later consolidation does not change this article (law header).

  No source recorded

• EMKG/PMCA (SR 941.31) Art. 31a

  Citation

  SR 941.31

  Kind

  Act

  Primary lawNot recorded

  1 source

• EMKG/PMCA (SR 941.31) Art. 42bis

  Citation

  SR 941.31

  Kind

  Act

  Primary lawNot recorded

  1 source

• PMCO/EMKV (Precious Metals Control Ordinance): acceptance of melt material (article in refs)

  Kind

  Ordinance

  Primary law

  Researcher's note: Read in the official fedlex consolidation of the EMKV held on the server. In the EMKV record on the server these articles are parsed into the section labelled Anhang (section id in the refs), not into their own sections; the quotes are from that section.

  No source recorded

• PMCO Art. 168b (read on droit-bilingue.ch; official text not yet held)

  Kind

  Ordinance

  Primary lawNot recorded

  1 source

• PMCO Art. 168c (read on droit-bilingue.ch; official text not yet held)

  Kind

  Ordinance

  Primary lawNot recorded

  1 source

• PMCO Art. 178 (read on droit-bilingue.ch; official text not yet held)

  Kind

  Ordinance

  Primary lawNot recorded

  1 source

• Swiss Customs Act (ZG): open customs warehouses (articles in refs)

  Kind

  Act

  Primary law

  Researcher's note: Read in the official fedlex consolidation of the ZG held on the server.

  No source recorded

• Swiss Customs Act Arts. 62-66 (free ports)

  Kind

  Act

  Primary lawNot recorded

  1 source

• Swiss Customs Ordinance (ZV) Art. 178a (customs declaration for sensitive goods), as inserted by the amendment of 18 November 2015

  Kind

  Regulation

  Primary law

  Researcher's note: [unconfirmed] Read in the amending act; the current consolidated Customs Ordinance is not held on the server, so later amendments to this article are not ruled out.

  No source recorded

• Swiss Customs Ordinance (ZV) Art. 182

  Kind

  Regulation

  Primary lawNot recorded

  1 source

• Swiss Customs Ordinance (ZV) Art. 184

  Kind

  Regulation

  Primary lawNot recorded

  1 source

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• Licence to trade commercially in banking precious metals (makes the refiner an AMLA financial intermediary supervised by the Central Office)

  Central Office licence

  Held by

  Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)

  Issued by

  Central Office for Precious Metals Control

  Primary lawNot recorded

  Legal basis: PMCA (SR 941.31); AMLA, PMCA Art. 42bis(1); AMLA Art. 2(2)(g), Art. 12 let. bter

  Researcher's note: [unconfirmed] Art. 42bis was inserted by the Financial Institutions Act of 15 June 2018 (AS 2018 5247, 2019 4631); the current wording is in force since 1 Jan 2023 (EMKG footnote 60). The date the original insertion took effect is not printed, so validFrom gives the current wording's date. Supervision: EMKG Art. 42ter(1) refers to GwG Art. 12 Bst. bter; GwG Art. 2 Abs. 2 Bst. g and Art. 12 Bst. bter read verbatim in the official fedlex GwG (Stand 1 Oct 2026) by WebFetch on 2026-09-28 (text not yet held).

  3 sources

• Trade assayer licence (Handelsprüfer) - needed to import unmarked doré

  Licence; reportable material changes

  Held by

  Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)

  Issued by

  Central Office for Precious Metals Control

  Valid for

  ongoing

  Official guidanceNot recorded

  Legal basis: PMCA (SR 941.31), Art. 41 (trade assayer: federal assayer diploma, Swiss residence, good repute)

  Researcher's note: The licence and its conditions are EMKG Art. 41 (federal assayer diploma, residence in Switzerland, good repute). The rule that only trade assayers may import unmarked melt products is BAZG practice since 1 Jan 2020 (BAZG letter of 4 Dec 2019; R-247 s.3.4.2; BAZG Vorschriften Dec 2023 s.7), not in Art. 41 itself.

  5 sources

• LBMA Good Delivery List membership

  Good Delivery List listing

  Held by

  Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)

  Issued by

  LBMA

  Valid for

  subject to proactive monitoring, referee assessment

  StandardNot recordedTranscription

  Legal basis: LBMA Good Delivery List Rules (private industry standard, not Swiss law)

  1 source

• LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance compliance (mandatory for GD-listed refiners)

  Annual assurance report filed with LBMA

  Held by

  Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)

  Issued by

  LBMA, independent assurance provider

  Valid for

  annual independent assurance report

  StandardNot recordedTranscription

  Legal basis: LBMA RGG v9 (v10 in consultation, June 2026)

  Researcher's note: [time-limited] RGG v9 applies from 1 Jan 2022 (full implementation by 31 Dec 2022) until RGG v10 takes effect: the v10 consultation ran 10 Jun-10 Jul 2026, implementation runs 1 Jan-31 Dec 2027, and the first v10 audits cover the reporting year ending 31 Dec 2027.

  2 sources

• AMLA financial-intermediary status, full KYC programme

  Internal AML organisation, CDB 20 compliance

  Held by

  Swiss bank (bullion buyer)

  Issued by

  FINMA

  Valid for

  ongoing

  Official guidanceNot recorded

  Legal basis: Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA/GwG, SR 955.0), Art. 2

  Researcher's note: [unconfirmed] AMLA Art. 2 and the 1998 in-force date are not in the source cited (SBA client information page, which names the AMLA only). GwG Art. 12 Bst. a (FINMA supervises intermediaries under Art. 2 Abs. 2 Bst. a-dquater) was read verbatim in the official fedlex GwG Stand 1 Oct 2026 by WebFetch on 2026-09-28; Art. 2 Abs. 2 Bst. a was not read. [time-limited] The GwG consolidation of 1 Oct 2026 amends many articles (Arts. 2, 4-6, 8a-8d, 9, 12, 14, 17, 18 and others); effects on bank duties not assessed.

  1 source

• FINMA banking licence

  Banking licence

  Held by

  Swiss bank (bullion buyer)

  Issued by

  FINMA

  Valid for

  ongoing

  Unverified

  Legal basis: Banking Act

  Researcher's note: [not-read] The Banking Act (SR 952.0) was not obtained or read; no source is cited. The earlier validFrom 1934-01-01 had no source and was removed.

  No source recorded

• CO Art. 964j-l conflict-minerals due-diligence duty (if volume threshold met)

  Public report, retained accessible >=10 years

  Held by

  Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)

  Issued by

  Self-reporting, independent expert audit

  Valid for

  annual

  Primary lawNot recorded

  Legal basis: Swiss Code of Obligations Arts. 964j-964l (as referenced in the DDTrO); Ordinance on Due Diligence and Transparency (DDTrO/VSoTr, SR 221.433), DDTrO Arts. 3-4 (check and exemption quantities), Arts. 10, 12, 14-16 (supply chain policy, traceability, reporting procedure, risk management, annual audit), Annex 1 (gold ex 7108: 100 kg/year)

  Researcher's note: Threshold read in the held DDTrO (English, Status 1 Jan 2022); the official German consolidation Stand 1 Jan 2024 keeps 100 kg/year for gold (checked 2026-09-28). [not-read] The Code of Obligations Arts. 964j-964l were not read; [unconfirmed] the report publication and 10-year retention come from CO Art. 964l, not read in this session.

  1 source

• Melter's stamp (Stempelzeichen / Schmelzerzeichen) deposited with the Central Office

  Stamp on every melt product; the die is deposited with the Central Office and the deposit published in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (EMKG Art. 31(1)); form: name of the holder with the word 'SCHMELZER' (BAZG)

  Held by

  Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)

  Issued by

  Central Office for Precious Metals Control

  Valid for

  Same duration as the melt licence (BAZG Vorschriften Dec 2023 s.4.1.2)

  Primary lawNot recorded

  Legal basis: EMKG/PMCA (SR 941.31); EMKV (SR 941.311), EMKG Art. 31(1); EMKV Art. 169 (as cited by BAZG)

  Researcher's note: Corrected 2026-09-28: this credential was a "registered responsibility mark (Verantwortlichkeitsmarke)". Under the EMKG the responsibility mark (Arts. 9-12, registration for 20 years) is borne by precious-metal wares; melt products (bars) carry the melter's stamp (Art. 31). EMKV Art. 169 was read only as cited by the BAZG; the EMKV text is not yet held.

  3 sources

• Melter's licence (Schmelzbewilligung)

  Melt licence; grant and withdrawal published in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (EMKG Art. 26(3))

  Held by

  Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)

  Issued by

  Central Office for Precious Metals Control (BAZG)

  Valid for

  Four years, renewable (EMKG Art. 26(1)); withdrawn if conditions lapse or duties are repeatedly breached (Art. 26(2))

  Primary lawNot recorded

  Legal basis: Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG/PMCA, SR 941.31) of 20 June 1933, Art. 24 (licence), Art. 25 (conditions), Art. 26(1) (granted for four years, renewable)

  Researcher's note: validFrom is the in-force date of the EMKG (1 July 1934); Art. 24 has its current wording since 1 June 2008 (EMKG footnote 38).

  3 sources

• Licence to operate a free port (or open customs warehouse)

  BAZG licence (may carry conditions)

  Held by

  Bonded warehouse / freeport operator (Geneva/Embrach)

  Issued by

  Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (BAZG)

  Valid for

  Licence issued for 10 years (BAZG free-port directive); the directive also sets fees for the first issue and for renewal (see note)

  Primary law

  Legal basis: Swiss Customs Act (ZG) (articles in refs)

  Researcher's note: The official fedlex consolidation of the ZG is now held and read: a licence of the BAZG is needed to operate a free port and to operate an open customs warehouse, and it may carry conditions. The licence term is read in the BAZG free-port directive (official guidance). The same directive sets a fee for the first issue and a lower fee for renewal, written in francs as Fr.; the verifier does not read Fr. as CHF and part of the fee table is not matched in the held text, so the fee figures are not stated here and must be read in the directive. [time-limited] The BAZG-VG (adopted, not yet in force; date not set) makes free ports one kind of customs warehouse licensed by the BAZG and will replace these provisions when in force.

  No source recorded

• Customs duty on gold

  HS 7108

  Rate

  0%

  Official guidanceNot recorded

  1 source

• Import VAT on gold

  Gold and gold alloys under MWSTG Art. 23(2) Ziff. 12: (a) state-minted gold coins of tariff nos. 7118.9010, 9705.3100, 9705.3900; (b) investment gold of at least 995 fineness as cast bars bearing the fineness and the stamp of a recognised assayer-melter, or stamped plates; (c) granules of at least 995 packed and sealed by a recognised assayer-melter; (d) gold in raw form or semi-finished for refining or recovery, and gold waste and scrap; (e) alloys under (d) with 2% or more gold

  Rate

  Exempt

  Primary lawNot recorded

  Legal basis: VAT Act (MWSTG, SR 641.20), Art. 53(1)(m) (import) with Art. 23(2) Ziff. 12

  3 sources

• A dealer who accepts cash above the threshold in a trade in gold must identify the contracting party, establish the beneficial owner and keep records; instalments that together exceed the threshold count. For precious metals and precious stones the threshold is lower than for other goods.

  Kind

  Anti-money laundering

  No confidence level recorded

  No source recorded

• Commercial production of melt products (bars, plates, rods, granules made by melting precious metal or melt material) requires a melt licence; acting without it is punishable by a fine (EMKG Art. 48). Every melt product must bear the licence holder's stamp; melt products for resale must be assayed by a control office or a trade assayer and marked with the fineness and the assayer's stamp; putting melt products on the market without fineness or melter/assayer mark is an offence (Art. 47).

  Kind

  Other

  Valid from

  1934-07-01

  Primary lawNot recorded

  Legal basis: EMKG/PMCA (SR 941.31), Arts. 1(2), 24, 31(1), 32-33, 47, 48

  3 sources

• Holders of a melter licence may accept melt material only from persons who can prove lawful acquisition, and must verify the customer's identity by a probative document such as a passport or identity card. Where origin is doubtful or the offer comes from unknown persons, origin must be clarified with particular care, and the goods kept unaltered until the case is clarified. They must take organisational measures against melting material of unlawful origin, keep a purchase book of melt material and melt products, and keep the business documents for the period the EMKV sets (zehn Jahren). Articles in refs.

  Kind

  Conflict-area due diligence

  Primary law

  Legal basis: PMCO/EMKV (articles in refs)

  Researcher's note: Read in the official fedlex consolidation of the EMKV held on the server; the same duties are restated in the BAZG documentation on melting and assaying and in the BAZG melter due-diligence directive (official guidance). In the EMKV record on the server these articles are parsed into the section labelled Anhang (section id in the refs), not into their own sections; the quotes are from that section.

  No source recorded

• Purchase, import, transit and transport of gold (Annex 26) originating in Russia and exported from Russia after 4 Aug 2022, and of gold processed from it in third countries, are prohibited, as are related services (all kinds, including financial services, brokerage and technical assistance) and the granting of financial resources. Gold-containing products (Annex 27) exported from Russia to Switzerland after 4 Aug 2022 are covered too.

  Kind

  Sanctions

  Valid from

  2022-08-04

  Primary lawNot recorded

  Legal basis: Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures in connection with the situation in Ukraine (SR 946.231.176.72), Art. 14d

  Researcher's note: [transcription] Art. 14d paras 1-4 re-read in the held unofficial English translation (as at 22 Mar 2024); dates and verbs confirmed. [unconfirmed] The official consolidation is Stand 21 Sep 2026 (about ninety consolidations since March 2024); Art. 14d there was not read (fetch tool truncates), so amendments after March 2024 are not ruled out. Official text listed in laws/_work/ch-fetch.tsv.

  1 source

• Precious metals are 'sensitive goods' in free ports (Customs Ordinance Annex 2, as amended on 18 November 2015): the declarant must declare them electronically on entry into storage, and an electronic inventory record of them is kept per depositor and submitted by the warehouse keeper to customs on request.

  Kind

  Other

  Primary law

  Legal basis: Customs Ordinance (ZV) as amended on 18 November 2015 (articles in refs)

  Researcher's note: The Annex 2 entry for pearls, diamonds, precious stones, precious metals and precious-metal plating and articles thereof (ex tariff chapter 71) is read in the amending act of 18 November 2015 (held), in force 1 January 2016. [unconfirmed] The current consolidated Customs Ordinance is not held on the server, so later amendments to Annex 2 or to the free-port articles are not ruled out. [unconfirmed] Whether the same rules apply in open customs warehouses: the articles read speak only of free ports. The BAZG free-port directive adds that export goods count as sensitive goods.

  No source recorded

• Banks identify the contracting party and beneficial owner for precious-metals trading and for cash transactions over CHF 15,000 (CDB 20; Form A, Form K).

  Kind

  Anti-money laundering

  Threshold

  CHF 15,000 cash

  StandardNot recorded

  Legal basis: CDB 20 (SBA), CDB Art. 4(2)(f)-(g), 7, 20-21, 27-28

  1 source

• A dealer who accepts cash above the threshold in a trade in goods must identify the contracting party, establish the beneficial owner and keep records; instalments that together exceed the threshold count. Precious metals and precious stones have a lower threshold (commodity facts).

  Kind

  Anti-money laundering

  No confidence level recorded

  No source recorded

• Melt material imported from abroad for sale in Switzerland needs a formal import declaration; simplified and oral declarations are excluded in principle. A buyer or licensee who accepts melt material that has not been through customs breaches due diligence under the PMCA: fine up to CHF 2,000 per case and possible licence withdrawal.

  Kind

  Import restriction

  Official guidanceNot recorded

  Legal basis: BAZG Merkblatt 'Annahme von Schmelzgut aus dem Ausland' (Jan 2024)

  1 source

• The Federal Council (2018) acknowledged that for large imports from the UAE the dispatch country is sometimes declared instead of the actual origin.

  Official guidanceNot recorded

  1 source

• Current consolidated Customs Ordinance Anhang 2 (sensitive goods) — the "ex 71 precious metals" entry was read only in the 2015 amending act.

  Missing document

  Zollverordnung (ZV, SR 631.01), Stand 1 October 2024 (current fedlex consolidation)

  Where it might be

  https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2007/250/20241001/de/pdf-a/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-2007-250-20241001-de-pdf-a.pdf

  Why not obtained

  Identified 2026-09-28 on the fedlex linked-data endpoint; the fetch tool truncates the PDF/HTML at Art. 99-112e and the download run saved only a JavaScript shell. Listed in laws/_work/ch-fetch.tsv for download on the Mac host.

  Affects

  ch.ctl-sensitive-goodsch.doc-storage-declaration-chch.st-30

• Official EMKV text (SR 941.311) for Arts. 164-178 (melt licence duties, purchase book, marking, recognition of foreign assays, bank precious metals).

  Missing document

  Edelmetallkontrollverordnung (EMKV, SR 941.311), Stand 1 January 2024 (current fedlex consolidation)

  Where it might be

  https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/50/363_375_420/20240101/de/pdf-a/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-50-363_375_420-20240101-de-pdf-a.pdf

  Why not obtained

  The download run saved a fedlex JavaScript shell; the fetch tool truncates the official text before Art. 168a. Listed in laws/_work/ch-fetch.tsv (2026-09-28).

  Affects

  ch.ctl-origin-dutych.doc-ch-onboarding-filech.doc-purchase-book-chch.st-28ch.st-29ch.st-33

• Official AMLA/GwG text (SR 955.0): current Stand 1 March 2024 and the consolidation Stand 1 October 2026 (wide amendments in force from 1 Oct 2026).

  Missing document

  Geldwäschereigesetz (GwG, SR 955.0), Stand 1 March 2024 and Stand 1 October 2026

  Where it might be

  https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/1998/892_892_892/20261001/de/pdf-a/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-1998-892_892_892-20261001-de-pdf-a.pdf

  Why not obtained

  The download run saved a fedlex JavaScript shell (the listed droit-bilingue page failed). Listed in laws/_work/ch-fetch.tsv (2026-09-28).

  Affects

  ch.cr-bank-amlach.cr-ch-42bisch.st-35ch.st-38

• Licensing of secure-transport carriers (cantonal). Zurich: licence under the Polizeigesetz, 9. Abschnitt (cantonal page read); the PolG text and the Geneva/Romandie rules (Concordat on private security companies) not read.

  Missing document

  Polizeigesetz des Kantons Zürich (PolG), 9. Abschnitt; Geneva Concordat sur les entreprises de sécurité

  Where it might be

  https://www.zh.ch/de/wirtschaft-arbeit/gewerbe-betriebsbewilligungen/private-sicherheitsunternehmen.html ; https://www.lexfind.ch

  Why not obtained

  Attempted 2026-09-28: the Zurich page was read (licence required for "Sicherheitstransporte ... Wertsachen"); the cantonal statute texts were not fetched in this session (cantonal law is outside the federal library built here).

  Affects

  ch.st-49

• Official current text of the Ukraine sanctions ordinance (SR 946.231.176.72), Art. 14d and Annexes 26-27; only an unofficial English translation as at 22 Mar 2024 is held.

  Missing document

  Verordnung über Massnahmen im Zusammenhang mit der Situation in der Ukraine, Stand 21 September 2026

  Where it might be

  https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2022/151/20260921/de/pdf-a/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-2022-151-20260921-de-pdf-a-1.pdf

  Why not obtained

  The fetch tool truncates the official PDF/HTML before Art. 14d. Listed in laws/_work/ch-fetch.tsv (2026-09-28).

  Affects

  ch.ctl-russia-goldch.st-44

• Official Customs Act text (ZG, SR 631.0) for Arts. 25-29, 38, 53-54, 62-66, 69 (declaration, assessment notice, customs warehouses, free ports).

  Missing document

  Zollgesetz (ZG, SR 631.0), Stand 1 September 2023 (current fedlex consolidation)

  Where it might be

  https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2007/249/20230901/de/pdf-a/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-2007-249-20230901-de-pdf-a-4.pdf

  Why not obtained

  The download run saved a fedlex JavaScript shell. Listed in laws/_work/ch-fetch.tsv (2026-09-28).

  Affects

  ch.cr-freeport-bazgch.st-30ch.st-46ch.st-47

• United Arab Emirates to Switzerland
• Burkina Faso to Switzerland
• Brazil to Switzerland
• Switzerland to China
• Switzerland to United Kingdom
• Switzerland to Hong Kong SAR China
• Switzerland to India
• Switzerland to United States
• Colombia to Switzerland
• United Kingdom to Switzerland
• Ghana to Switzerland
• Peru to Switzerland
• Uzbekistan to Switzerland

• United Arab Emirates to Switzerland
• Burkina Faso to Switzerland
• Brazil to Switzerland
• Switzerland to China
• Switzerland to United Kingdom
• Switzerland to Hong Kong SAR China
• Switzerland to India
• Switzerland to United States
• Colombia to Switzerland
• United Kingdom to Switzerland
• Ghana to Switzerland
• Peru to Switzerland
• Uzbekistan to Switzerland

• Bundesgesetz über die Kontrolle des Verkehrs mit Edelmetallen und Edelmetallwaren (Edelmetallkontrollgesetz, EMKG) vom 20. Juni 1933Open the source
  Not recordedTextBundesversammlung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft · Read 2026-09-28
• Bundesgesetz über die Kontrolle des Verkehrs mit Edelmetallen und Edelmetallwaren (Edelmetallkontrollgesetz, EMKG) vom 20. Juni 1933Open the source
  Not recordedTextBundesversammlung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft · Read 2026-09-28
• Bundesgesetz über die Kontrolle des Verkehrs mit Edelmetallen und Edelmetallwaren (Edelmetallkontrollgesetz, EMKG) vom 20. Juni 1933Open the source
  Not recordedTextBundesversammlung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft · Read 2026-09-28
• Vorschriften über Schmelzen und Prüfen von EdelmetallenOpen the source
  Not recordedTextBundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit BAZG, Zentralamt für Edelmetallkontrolle · Read 2026-09-28
• Richtlinie R-247 — Richtlinie zur Anwendung des Edelmetallkontrollgesetzes für Inhaber von Schmelz- und HandelsprüferbewilligungenOpen the source
  Not recordedTextBundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit BAZG, Zentralamt für Edelmetallkontrolle · Read 2026-09-28
• Regulation 946.231.176.72 on measures in connection with the situation in Ukraine dated 4 March 2022 (as at 22 March 2024) — courtesy translation 03/06/24Open the source
  Not recordedTextSwiss Federal Council (translation by an unnamed third party; not official) · Read 2026-09-28

  Missing from this copy: Printed pagination runs to "162 / 182" and the last appendix in the copy is Appendix 32; the rest of the 182-page original may be missing. Read only in part this session (Art. 14d, Annexes 26–27).

• Zollverordnung (ZV) — Änderung vom 18. November 2015Open the source
  Not recordedTextSchweizerischer Bundesrat · Read 2026-09-28
• Richtlinie R-249 — Weisungen zur Geldwäschereiverordnung-BAZG inklusive PrüfanweisungenOpen the source
  Not recordedTextBundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit BAZG, Zentralamt für Edelmetallkontrolle · Read 2026-09-28
• Einfuhr von nicht bezeichneten Schmelzprodukten aus EdelmetallenOpen the source
  Not recordedTextEidgenössische Zollverwaltung EZV, Zentralamt für Edelmetallkontrolle (letter to the trade associations) · Read 2026-09-28
• Good Delivery List Rules — Conditions for Listing for Good Delivery Refiners (© The London Bullion Market Association, January 2021)Open the source
  Not recordedTranscriptionLondon Bullion Market Association (LBMA) · Read 2026-09-28

  Missing from this copy: Line drawings on pp. 33–35 are images (labels transcribed below the page marker; the dimension figures of the silver end-stamp drawing on p. 35 are not transcribed); logos in Annex H are images

• LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance v9Open the source
  Not recordedNot stated
• Responsible Gold Guidance Version 10 (June 2026) — public consultation draft (file "RGGv10-Public-Consultation-1-FINAL")Open the source
  Not recordedTranscriptionLondon Bullion Market Association (LBMA) · Read 2026-09-28

  Missing from this copy: Nothing else missing; the draft itself contains placeholders such as "[xx]" and "[one year]"

• Goldhandel und Verletzung der Menschenrechte — Bericht des Bundesrates in Erfüllung des Postulats Recordon 15.3877, 21.9.2015Open the source
  Not recordedTextDer Bundesrat / Le Conseil fédéral · Read 2026-09-28
• Allocated Precious Metals Accounts Agreement (template between "[NAME OF BANK]" and "[NAME OF CLIENT]")Open the source
  Not recordedOCRLondon Precious Metals Clearing Limited (LPMCL) — the text states it is "based upon the ALLOCATED PRECIOUS METALS ACCOUNTS AGREEMENT as published by London Precious Metals Clearing Limited" · Read 2026-09-28

  Missing from this copy: Nothing missing after label recovery (43 labels)

• Unallocated Precious Metals Accounts Agreement (template between "[NAME OF BANK]" and "[NAME OF CLIENT]")Open the source
  Not recordedOCRLondon Precious Metals Clearing Limited (LPMCL) · Read 2026-09-28

  Missing from this copy: Nothing missing after label recovery (36 labels)

• Good Delivery List Rules — Conditions for Listing for Good Delivery Refiners (© The London Bullion Market Association, January 2026)Open the source
  Not recordedTranscriptionLondon Bullion Market Association (LBMA) · Read 2026-09-28

  Missing from this copy: Line drawings on pp. 36–40 are images (labels transcribed below the page marker; drawn dimensions listed); logos in the brand guidelines are images

• Bundesgesetz über die Mehrwertsteuer (Mehrwertsteuergesetz, MWSTG) vom 12. Juni 2009Open the source
  Not recordedTextBundesversammlung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft · Read 2026-09-28
• Bundesgesetz über die Mehrwertsteuer (Mehrwertsteuergesetz, MWSTG) vom 12. Juni 2009Open the source
  Not recordedTextBundesversammlung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft · Read 2026-09-28
• Richtlinie 10-10 AusfuhrzollveranlagungsverfahrenOpen the source
  Not recordedTextBundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit BAZG, Warenverkehr · Read 2026-09-28
• Annahme von Schmelzgut aus dem Ausland — Merkblatt für Ankäufer von Altedelmetallen und Inhaber von SchmelzbewilligungenOpen the source
  Not recordedTextBundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit BAZG, Zentralamt für Edelmetallkontrolle (Aufsicht EMK) · Read 2026-09-28
• Passar Ausfuhr (Passar 1.0)Open the source
  Not recordedTextBundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit (BAZG) · Read 2026-09-28

  Missing from this copy: Linked files (XLSX data fields, Lesehilfe) not held; R-10-10 is held.

• PMCO Art. 168c (droit-bilingue reproduction)Open the source
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• Bundesgesetz über die Mehrwertsteuer (Mehrwertsteuergesetz, MWSTG) — Änderung vom 16. Juni 2023Open the source
  Not recordedTextBundesversammlung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft (Nationalrat and Ständerat, 16 June 2023) · Read 2026-09-28
• Mehrwertsteuerverordnung (MWSTV) vom 27. November 2009Open the source
  Not recordedTextDer Schweizerische Bundesrat · Read 2026-09-28
• Bundesgesetz über den Allgemeinen Teil der Abgabenerhebung und die Kontrolle des grenzüberschreitenden Waren- und Personenverkehrs durch das Bundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit (BAZG-Vollzugsaufgabengesetz, BAZG-VG) vom 20. Juni 2025Open the source
  Not recordedTextBundesversammlung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft · Read 2026-09-28
• Bundesgesetz über den Allgemeinen Teil der Abgabenerhebung und die Kontrolle des grenzüberschreitenden Waren- und Personenverkehrs durch das Bundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit (BAZG-Vollzugsaufgabengesetz, BAZG-VG) vom 20. Juni 2025Open the source
  Not recordedTextBundesversammlung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft · Read 2026-09-28
• ASTM E1335-24 — Standard Test Methods for Determination of Gold in Bullion by Fire Assay Cupellation Analysis (ASTM store product page)Open the source
  Not recordedTextASTM International, Subcommittee E01.05 · Read 2026-09-28

  Missing from this copy: The standard itself (7 pages, sold at $72) is NOT held — only the abstract shown on the store page (Scope 1.1–1.5 and Significance and Use 4.1). Test-method sections 10–28 not seen

• Valcambi - Assaying / Analysis ProcessOpen the source
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• LBMA Good Delivery Rules: Technical Specifications (gold, s.2.1.7 Marks)Open the source
  Not recordedNot statedLBMA
• Swiss Banking - Information for bank clients (CDB 20 context)Open the source
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• Agreement on the Swiss banks' code of conduct with regard to the exercise of due diligence (CDB 20)Open the source
  Not recordedTextSwiss Bankers Association (SBA) and the signatory banks (English version) · Read 2026-09-28

  Missing from this copy: Not checked page by page (68 pages); read only in part this session.

• Swiss Bankers Association - fight against money laundering (CDB revision status)Open the source
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• Ordinance on Due Diligence and Transparency in relation to Minerals and Metals from Conflict-Affected Areas and Child Labour (DDTrO) of 3 December 2021 (Status as of 1 January 2022)Open the source
  Not recordedTextSwiss Federal Council (fedlex English translation, "no legal force") · Read 2026-09-28
• Precious Metal ControlOpen the source
  Not recordedTextFederal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS/BAZG) · Read 2026-09-28

  Missing from this copy: Sub-pages linked from the page not held.

• Swiss Customs Ordinance (ZV) Art. 182Open the source
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• Swiss Customs Ordinance (ZV) Art. 184Open the source
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• Swiss Customs Act Arts. 62-66 (free ports)Open the source
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• LBMA RGG v9 Step 2 (KYC, ASM, intermediate refiners, site visits)Open the source
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• LBMA Due Diligence Checklist — Mined Material ("Updated April 2024")Open the source
  Not recordedTextLondon Bullion Market Association (LBMA) — Refiners' Toolkit · Read 2026-09-28

  Missing from this copy: Nothing missing (tick boxes shown as ☐)

• LBMA Responsible Sourcing Programme — MSM/LSM Site Visit Report, V3, 27.09.2021 (cover "Updated Feb 2024"; inner pages "Updated April 2024")Open the source
  Not recordedTextLondon Bullion Market Association (LBMA) — Refiners' Toolkit · Read 2026-09-28

  Missing from this copy: Nothing missing; form fields shown as dotted lines

• PMCO Art. 168b (droit-bilingue reproduction)Open the source
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• PMCO Art. 178 (droit-bilingue reproduction)Open the source
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• Kanton Zürich — Private Sicherheitsunternehmen (licensing page)Open the source
  Not recordedNot statedKanton Zürich, Sicherheitsdirektion