LONDON, 24th October, 1939.
DBCRES OF THS FiD-SRAL COUNCIL
concerning the sequestration and the measures for
enforced execution in connection with property
belonging to debtors established abroad-_
The Swiss Federal Council having regard to the
Article 3 of the Federal Decree of the 30th August 1939 on
the necessary measures to assure the security of the country
and the maintenance of its neutrality decrees:
Article 1:   During the validity of the present decree no
sequestration will be authorised under Article 271, numbers
1 and 4, of the law on the taking of preceedings for debts
and bankruptcy unless the creditor has his domicile in
Switzerland and has not acquired his creditor title in order
to evade the dispositions of the sai^ decree.
If a sequestration is authorise^ contrary to the
disposition of the preceding paragraph, the debtor may,
within the ten days of the receipt of the statement of
claim, refer the judgment to the Chamber of prosecutions
and bankruptcies of the Federal ^riVmal,      The appeal must
be admitted in duplicate to the Federal Tribunal. Articles
183, second paragraph 184, 186,187 2£L and 224 of the law on
the Federal judicial organisation are applicable by analogy.
The regulations of the agreements are reserved.
Article 2:   During the validity of the present decree, the
sequestration of property belonging to a foreign State may
only be effected with the consent of the Federal Council.
Measures for forced execution provided for by Federal and
Cantonal/
Cantonal law will also not be taken regarding such
property unless with the consent of the Federal Council,
The Federal Council will give its judgment on the advice
of the political department*
Measures contrary to the dispositions of the
preceding paragraph will be void and must be officially
cancelled by the competent authorities^
The present regulation is equally applicable to all
proceedings in progress at the moment.
Article 3: The present decree comes into force on the 24th
October 1939.
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