1 The parties are obliged to cooperate in establishing the facts of the case:
1bis The cooperation obligation does not extend to the handover of items and documents used in communications between a party and his or her lawyer provided the lawyer is entitled to represent clients before the Swiss courts in accordance with the Lawyers Act of 23 June 200034.35
2 The authority shall not be required to consider an application in terms of paragraph 1 letter a or b if the parties refuse to provide the required and reasonable cooperation.
35 Inserted by No I 2 of the FA of 28 Sept. 2012 on the Amendment of Procedural Provisions on Lawyers’ Professional Secrecy, in force since 1 May 2013 (AS 2013 847; BBl 2011 8181).
1 Las partidas èn obligadas da cooperar tar la constataziun dals fatgs:
1bis L’obligaziun da cooperar na pertutga betg la consegna d’objects e da documents dal contact tranter ina partida e ses advocat, sche quel è autorisà da represchentar partidas davant dretgiras svizras tenor la Lescha dals 23 da zercladur 200034 davart las advocatas ed ils advocats.35
2 L’autoritad na sto betg entrar sin pretensiuns en il senn da l’alinea 1 litera a u b, sche las partidas refusan la cooperaziun necessaria e pretendibla.
35 Integrà tras la cifra I 2 da la LF dals 28 da sett. 2012 davart l’adattaziun da disposiziuns da procedura concernent il secret professiunal dals advocats, en vigur dapi il 1. da matg 2013 (AS 2013 847; BBl 2011 8181).
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