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Section 1 Further Implementing Provisions
Art. 28 Federal Council organisational ordinances for the departments and the Federal Chancellery
(Art. 31 para. 3, 43 and 47 GAOA) The Federal Council shall issue an organisational ordinance for each department and for the Federal Chancellery. In particular, it shall regulate: a. the objectives, principles and responsibilities of the departments and the Federal Chancellery; b. the objectives, tasks and responsibilities of the groups and offices; c. the departmental allocation of the decentralised administrative units and, unless otherwise regulated, their objectives, tasks and responsibilities.
let. c — Amended by No I of the O of 30 June 2010, in force since 1 Aug. 2010 (AS 2010 3175).
Art. 29 Rules of procedure of the departments and the Federal Chancellery
(Art. 37 and 43 par. 4 GAOA) 1 The departments and the Federal Chancellery shall issue rules of procedure for themselves. In particular, the following can be regulated therein: a. the basic principles of the management processes in the department or in the Federal Chancellery; b. the basic organisational principles of the department and the Federal Chancellery, unless they are governed by other provisions; c. the delegation of signatory powers; d. the use of external consultants by groups and offices. 2 For interdepartmental tasks, the competent departments or the Federal Chancellery may issue joint rules of procedure. 3 The rules of procedure shall be publicly accessible but shall not be published in the Official Compilation of Federal Legislation.
Para. 1 let. d — Inserted by No I of the O of 21 Aug. 2002, in force since 1 Oct. 2002 (AS 2002 2827).
Art. 30 Directives and working aids
1 The Federal Council, the General Secretaries’ Conference, the departments and the Federal Chancellery shall ensure the proper functioning of the administration by issuing directives and working aids. 2 The directives and working aids shall regulate in particular: a. the preparation of Federal Council business; b. ... c. the structure of Federal Council dispatches and reports to the Federal Assembly; d. the drafting and layout of federal legislation; e. the principles for a level-appropriate allocation of responsibilities; f. the preliminary legislative procedure, insofar as it is not regulated in the Ordinance of 17 June 1991 on the Consultation Procedure; g. the use of resources, in particular in relation to personnel, finance, IT and logistics; h. the composition and election, mandates, procedures and business dealings of administrative, planning and coordination bodies; i. cultivating the Federal Administration’s international relations; j. the commercial secondary activities of a
Para. 2 let. b — Repealed by No I of the O of 21 Aug. 2002, with effect from 1 Oct. 2002 (AS 2002 2827). Para. 2 let. f — [AS 1991 1632; 1996 1651 Art. 22. AS 2005 4103 Art. 22]. See now the Consultation Ordinance of 17 Aug. 2005 (SR 172.061.1).
Section 2 Authorisation to Act on behalf of a Fore
Amended by Annex No 2 of the O of 19 Dec. 2003, in force since 1 Feb. 2004 (AS 2004 433).
Art. 31
1 The departments and the Federal Chancellery shall decide within their area of responsibility on authorisations in accordance with Article 271 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code to carry out activities on behalf of a foreign state. 1bis Authorisations in accordance with Article 22 of the Federal Decree of 21 December 1995 on Cooperation with International Courts for the Prosecution of Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law shall be granted by the Federal Office of Justice. 2 Cases of political or other fundamental importance shall be submitted to the Federal Council. 3 The decisions shall be sent to the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland and to the departments that are also interested.
Para. 1 — SR 311.0 Para. 1bis — SR 351.20. Today: BG. Para. 1bis — Inserted by Annex No 2 of the O of 19 Dec. 2003, in force since 1 Feb. 2004 (AS 2004 433). Para. 3 — Amended by Annex No 2 of the O of 19 Dec. 2003, in force since 1 Feb. 2004 (AS 2004 433).
Section 3 …
Art. 32
Repealed by No I of the O of 21 Aug. 2002, with effect from 1 Oct. 2002 (AS 2002 2827).
Section 4 …
Art. 33
Repealed by No I of the O of 16 Jan. 2008, with effect from 1 Feb. 2008 (AS 2008 191).
Section 5 Repeal of Previous Law
Art. 34
The Federal Council Decree of 7 July 1971 on the Authorisation of the Departments and the Federal Chancellery to Decide Independently on Authorisations in accordance with Article 271 paragraph 1 of the Swiss Criminal Code is repealed.
[AS 1971 1053]
Section 6 Commencement
Art. 35
1 Subject to paragraph 2, this Ordinance shall come into force on 1 January 1999. 2 Articles 26 and 27 come into force at the same time as the Ordinance on the Organisation of the Federal Chancellery of 5 May 1999 .
Para. 2 — [AS 1999 1757; 2002 2827 para. III; 2004 4521; 2007 349, 4477 para. IV 7. AS 2008 5153 Art. 11]. This O came into force on 1 June 1999.