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The Federal Act on International Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (IMAC) was adopted on 20 March 1981 (status as of 5 September 2006). The IMAC is complemented by the Ordinance of 24 February 1982 on International Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (O-IMAC).

Provided that international agreements do not provide otherwise, this Act shall govern all procedures of international cooperation in criminal matters, especially:

• the extradition of persons who are the subjects of criminal prosecution or convicted
• assistance aimed at supporting criminal proceedings abroad
• the transfer of proceedings and punishment of offences

• the execution of foreign criminal judgment.

This document is an unofficial translation of the IMAC. Official versions of the IMAC are done in German, French and Italian.