Legal compliance model for companies in Switzerland

This process model for legal compliance is a structured framework that outlines how a company identifies, implements, monitors and maintains compliance with relevant Swiss laws and regulations.

This framework aims to ensure that companies systematically fulfill all legal obligations in Switzerland, reduce legal risk and maintain trust with stakeholders while supporting operational efficiency and governance.

This process model is useful for enterprises to ensure proper legal structure from day one with compliant business models and practices, in due diligence for M&A or investment readiness, in audits to demonstrate compliance for financial and regulatory audits such as External Financial audits, Internal Operational audits, Quality Management Systems, Environmental & Sustainability audits, etc.

1. Corporate and Commercial Law Establish and maintain compliant legal entity and governance

2. Accounting, Audit, and Tax Law Prepare financial reports, tax filings, AML compliance

3. Employment and Labor Law Hire and manage employees legally

4. Data Protection and Privacy Process and safeguard personal data lawfully

5. Competition and Antitrust Compete within legal market framework

6. Consumer Protection Provide safe products and fair service terms

7. Environmental and Sustainability Reduce environmental impact of operations

8. Trade, Import/Export, Customs Import/export goods legally

In addition, there are industry specific regulations e.g. in finance, healthcare and the food industries.   

RegTech (Regulatory Technology) plays a critical role in helping companies automate compliance monitoring by using digital tools to streamline, enforce and document regulatory obligations.

Using the following link you can access this sandbox SIPOC model in the ProcessHorizon web app and adapt it to your needs (easy customizing) and export or print the automagically created visual AllinOne SIPOC map as a PDF document or share it with your peers: https://app.processhorizon.com/enterprises/RxtSNeX3MWvqf2pL1BYm9pnJ/frontend