Bilateral Agreements between Switzerland and Australia

Australia and Switzerland are both members of WTO and OECD which, to a large extent, do regulate the bi-lateral economic relations between both countries. The following bi-lateral agreements, treaties, conventions, memorandums, declarations and arrangements are in place:

Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Reciprocal Establishment [between United Kingdom and Switzerland} [1901]
Convention [between United Kingdom and Switzerland] additional to the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Reciprocal Establishment of 6 September 1855 [1915]	G E
Convention [between United Kingdom and Switzerland] regarding Legal Proceedings [1940]	G
Agreement between Australia and Switzerland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income, and Protocol [1981]	G E
Agreement between Australia and Switzerland concerning the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, and Two Exchanges of Letters [1988]	G E
Treaty between Australia and Switzerland on Extradition [1991]	G E
Arrangement concerning the exchange of trainees between Switzerland and Australia - Memorandum of Understanding between the Swiss Federal Office for Industry, Crafts and Labour and the Australian Department of Employment, Education and Training concerning the Exchange of Trainees between Switzerland and Australia [1991]
Declaration of Intent between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Australia in the field of recognition and enforcement of their respective maintenance, custody and access orders [1991]
Agreement between Australia and Switzerland relating to Air Services [1993]	G E
Treaty between Australia and Switzerland on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters [1994]	G E
Declaration of Intent between the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports of Switzerland and the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Australian Sports Commission, Australian Sports Drug Agency on Joint Activities (2003)
Memorandum of Understanding between the Therapeutic Goods Administration Department of Health and Ageing of Australia and the Federal Department of Home Affairs acting in the name of the Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation regarding therapeutic products (29.3.2006)
Agreement between Australia and Switzerland on Social Security [2007]	G E
Agreement between Australia and Switzerland relating to Air Services [2008]	E G

Sources: Swiss and Australian government agencies, legal websites & SACCI research

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