Inserted by No I of the O of 5 April 2006, in force since 1 June 2006 (AS 2006 1269).
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Art. 27k Submission
(Art. 61b para. 1 GAOA) 1 Cantonal acts and ordinances that must be approved by the Confederation shall be submitted to the Federal Chancellery. The Federal Chancellery may require their submission. 2 The enactments shall be submitted as soon as they have been adopted by the competent cantonal authority. The holding of a referendum or the expiry of a referendum period need not be awaited. 3 The cantons may submit enactments requiring approval to the Federal Chancellery for preliminary examination.
Art. 27l Forwarding to the responsible department
1 The Federal Chancellery shall forward enactments submitted to it to the competent department. 2 If an enactment does not fall within the exclusive competence of a department, the Federal Chancellery shall determine which department is responsible and shall notify the other departments that have an interest.
Art. 27m Approval in non-contentious cases
(Art. 61b para. 2 GAOA) In non-contentious cases, the Department shall grant approval within two months of submission. It shall notify the canton and the Federal Chancellery of the approval.
Art. 27n Approval in contentious cases
(Art. 61b para. 3 GAOA) 1 If the Department comes to the conclusion that approval may not be granted because the enactment is contrary to federal law or may only be granted with reservations, it shall take an interim decision within two months of submission. It shall submit the decision to the canton with a brief statement of the reasons and set a deadline for the canton to comment. 2 If the Department concludes on the basis of the canton’s opinion that there is no violation of federal law, it shall grant approval within two months of receipt of the canton’s opinion. 3 Otherwise, the Department shall submit the item of business to the Federal Council within two months with a request for approval with reservation or for refusal of approval.