Bern, 06.07.2016 - Today, the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the introduction of the automatic exchange of financial account information with Iceland, Norway, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man, Japan, Canada and the Republic of Korea, and submitted it to Parliament for approval. The proposal met with widespread approval in the consultation.
Switzerland signed joint declarations with these states and territories in January and February 2016 with a view to introducing the automatic exchange of financial account information. The associated federal decrees were subsequently put out for consultation. The federal decrees are the subject of this dispatch.
