SWITZERLAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Annemarie Lagger, Amina Chammah and Isabell Schellhas, Walder Wyss Ltd
gations to a broader range of companies as well as human rights and environmental topics. According to the draft Act, the reporting obligation and duty of care shall be suspended if the affected company is already subject to equivalent obligations under foreign law: eg, EU legislation. The consultation process will run until 9 July 2026. AI Legislation Currently, Swiss law does not provide for comprehen - sive legislation on AI. However, in 2025, Switzerland signed the Council of Europe’s Framework Conven - tion on Artificial Intelligence (the “AI Convention”). The AI Convention is an international legal framework aiming to ensure that activities within the life cycle of AI systems are fully aligned with human rights and
democracy standards. It outlines legal principles to ensure, among others, human dignity and individual autonomy, transparency, equality and non-discrimi - nation, and privacy. Signatory states are required to implement measures ensuring AI systems are devel - oped, deployed and monitored in compliance with these principles, including setting up supervisory authorities and providing effective legal remedies. Federal Departments will prepare a consultation draft by the end of 2026 to implement the AI Convention into Swiss law, focusing on transparency, data protec - tion, non-discrimination and supervision. The Federal Council plans to focus initially on regulating the pub - lic sector but will also impose obligations on private actors where necessary.
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