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 # Design System for the Swiss Confederation
 
+<div style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 200, 0.04); padding:40px; border-radius: 20px;">
+  This repository is not maintained anymore. 
+  The new repository (https://github.com/swiss/designsystem) is now private.
+  Please contact <a href="mailto:Davy.Augier@bk.admin.ch">Davy.Augier@bk.admin.ch</a> to request an access.
+</div>
+
 ## Purpose
 
 Delivering HTML structures, CSS assets and design elements to build frontends for the Swiss Administration websites.