Parliament Act (ParlA)
Parliament Act (ParlA)
SR 171.10 — Federal Act of 13 December 2002 on the Federal Assembly (Parliament Act, ParlA).
English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. English consolidation of 2 March 2026, which is also the date of the current binding text.
Preamble
The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, based on Article 164 paragraph 1 letter g of the Federal Constitution, and having considered the report of the Political Institutions Committee of the National Council dated 1 March 2001and the opinion of the Federal Council dated 22 August 2001, decrees:
SR 101 BBl 2001 3467 BBl 2001 5428
Contents
1. General Provisions — 5 articles 2. Members the Federal Assembly — 21 articles 3. Duties of the Federal Assembly — 9 articles 4. Organisation of the Federal Assembly — 47 articles 5. Procedure in the Federal Assembly — 61 articles 6. Elections and Verification of Elections, and Declaration of Inability to Discharge the Duties of Office — 12 articles 7. Procedural Relations between the Federal Assembly and the Federal Council — 22 articles 8. Procedural Relations between the Federal Assembly and the Federal Courts and Supervisory Authority for the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland — 1 article 9. Parliamentary Investigation Committee — 9 articles 10. Final Provisions — 3 articles 11. Transitional Provision relating to the Amendment of 5 October 2007 — 0 articles 12. Transitional Provision relating to the Amendment of 17 June 2011 — 0 articles 13. Transitional Provision relating to Articles 109 paragraphs 2 and 3bis and 116 paragraph 3bis in accordance with the Amendment of