Federal Statistics Act (FStatA) (FStatA)
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Art. 10 Federal Statistical Office
1 The Federal Statistical Office (Federal Office) is the central statistical office of the Confederation. It provides statistical services for the administrative units of the Confederation, for other users of data produced by federal statistical bodies and for the general public. 2 The Federal Office coordinates federal statistical bodies and draws up standard principles in the interests of national and international comparability. It prepares the multi-year programme in cooperation with other statistical offices and after consulting interested parties. It normally conducts the surveys and prepares comprehensive compilations of data, provided the Federal Council does not assign this duty to another statistical office or federal office. 3 The Federal Office cooperates closely with the cantons in the maintenance of a Business and Enterprise Register (BER) used as an aid in conducting surveys on businesses and enterprises. The Federal Council may provide that specific data is also used fo
Para. 3bis — Inserted by Art. 10 of the FA of 26 June 1998 on the Federal Census (AS 1999 917; BBl 1997 III 1225). Amended by Art. 24 No 1 of the Second Homes Act of 20 March 2015, in force since 1 Jan. 2016 (AS 2015 5657; BBl 2014 2287). Para. 3ter — AS 1999 1503 Para. 3ter — Inserted by Art. 25 of the University Funding Act of 8 Oct. 1999, in force from 1 April 2000, valid until 31 Dec. 2007 (AS 2000 948; BBl 1999 297). Para. 3quater — Inserted by Annex No 2 of the FA of 24. March 2006, in for
Art. 11 Other federal statistics generators
1 The other administrative units, as well as the organisations partially subject to the Act, shall conduct the surveys in accordance with Article 5 paragraph 2–4. The Federal Council may on a case-to-case basis delegate further surveys to an administrative unit, and with its consent also to a subordinate body or institution. 2 Federal survey offices that are not exclusively involved in statistics and research shall designate one or more statistical officers for their statistical activities. 3 The statistical analysis of administrative data of the Confederation is in principle the duty of the administrative unit, body or institution that holds the data. In agreement with the Federal Office or by resolution of the Federal Council, the Federal Office may be entrusted with processing the data. 4 The Federal Office shall advise the other federal statistics generators and provides them with the required data within the terms of the data protection provisions.
Art. 12 Coordination
1 The Federal Office must be consulted on the design of the surveys, the compilation of the collected data, as well as the other data sources of the federal statistical bodies. 2 The Federal Office shall endeavour to coordinate with the cantonal statistics authorities, and in particular to coordinate the survey programmes, and to harmonise the registers or other databases for the purpose of processing statistics. 3 It shall also cooperate with the cantons, the universities and the research centres on statistics-related research and training matters.
Para. 2 — Amended by Annex I No II 35 of the Data Protection Act of 25 Sept. 2020, in force since 1 Sept. 2023 (AS 2022 491; BBl 2017 6941).
Art. 13 Committee for Federal Statistics
1 The Federal Council shall establish a Committee for Federal Statistics. The Committee advises the Federal Council and the federal statistics generators on important issues related to federal statistical bodies. 2 The cantons, communes, academia, the private sector, representatives from civil society as well as the administrative units of the Confederation and the organisations governed by this Act are represented in the Committee.