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LETA Timeline
From parliamentary adoption to the filing deadlines. The Swiss Transparency Register enters into force on 1 October 2026 — the date is confirmed (Federal Council, 12 June 2026).
1 Oct
Entry into force — 2026
Register already in live federal pilot. Filing windows run from this date.
26 September 2025
Parliament adopts TJPG + revised GwG
The Federal Assembly passes the Transparency of Legal Entities Act and the AML Act revision.
15 October 2025
TJPV ordinance consultation opens
The implementing ordinance is published for public consultation (Vernehmlassung).
30 January 2026
Consultation closes
The consultation period on the draft ordinance ends.
12 June 2026
Date fixed + ordinance released
The Federal Council fixes entry into force at 1 October 2026 and releases the TJPV implementing ordinance.
Now
TranspaReg federal pilot is live
Companies can already register and file beneficial-owner data into the real register during the federal pilot.
28 September 2026
Pilot consent-withdrawal cutoff
Data filed in the pilot carries into the productive register — and discharges the reporting duty — unless consent is withdrawn by this date (TJPV Art. 67).
1 October 2026
Entry into force
TJPG, the revised GwG, and the TJPV all take effect. The transitional filing clocks start on this date.
1 December 2026
Adviser SRO-affiliation deadline
Advisers already active at go-live (trustees, tax advisers, notaries) must apply for SRO affiliation (released GwV transitional).
2027–2028
FATF country review
Switzerland is assessed by the Financial Action Task Force — the forcing function behind the timeline.
Transitional filing deadlines
How long each entity has to file its first report after entry into force (TJPG Art. 51/53). Dates below are computed from the confirmed 1 October 2026 go-live.
Entities incorporated after LETA EIF
Art. 9(4) TJPG
1 month
1 month from commercial-register entry
Entities whose UBOs are already recorded in the Handelsregister as members or organs
Art. 51(2) TJPG
2 years
1 October 2028
Aktiengesellschaft subject to ordentliche Revision under CO Art. 727
Art. 51(3)(a) TJPG
3 months
1 January 2027
Non-AG entity (GmbH, cooperative) subject to ordentliche Revision
Art. 51(3)(b) TJPG
4 months
1 February 2027
Aktiengesellschaft not meeting ordentliche Revision conditions
Art. 51(3)(c) TJPG
5 months
1 March 2027
All other in-scope entities (GmbH, cooperatives, KommAG, etc.)
Art. 51(3)(d) TJPG
6 months
1 April 2027
Foreign entities with Swiss nexus (branch, effective management, real estate)
Art. 53 TJPG
6 months
1 April 2027
Article numbers derive from the released TJPV pre-publication draft and the final TJPG; re-verified before client use. This page is informational and not legal advice.
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