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	Switzerland
Status	Local licensing only
Regulator	Cantonal authorities (e.g. Ticino cantonal police; Geneva and Neuchâtel under the security-companies concordat)
Renewal	Concordat cantons: authorisation normally valid 4 years, renewal requested at least 2 months before expiry (concordat art. 12a)
Reciprocity	Concordat authorisations are valid across the member cantons (FR, VD, VS, NE, GE, JU).
Recording calls	All-party consent

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