Price Supervision Act ((PrSA))
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Art. 3 Appointment
1 The Federal Council shall appoint a commissioner for price supervision (the Price Supervisor). 2 The Price Supervisor is subordinate to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research. He or she shall be assigned members of staff.
Para. 2 — Term in accordance with No I 33 of the O of 15 June 2012 (Restructuring of the Departments), in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2012 3655). This amendment has been taken into account throughout the decree.
Art. 4 Tasks
1 The Price Supervisor shall monitor price developments. 2 He or she shall prevent or eliminate any abusive increase in or maintenance of prices. The monitoring of specific prices by other authorities remains reserved (Art. 15). 3 He or she shall inform the public about his or her activities.
Art. 5 Co-operation
1 Price supervision is carried out in co-operation with interested groups. In the case of lending rates, the Price Supervisor shall in particular act after detailed consultation with the SNB and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority. 2 The Price Supervisor shall work with the Competition Commission. He or she shall attend their meetings in an advisory capacity. 3 The Price Supervisor and the Competition Commission shall inform each other of important decisions. 4 If questions of personal scope (Art. 2) and effective competition (Art. 12) are to be assessed, the Price Supervisor or the competent authority (Art. 15) must consult the Competition Commission before taking a decision. The Competition Commission may publish its opinions.
Para. 1 — The name of the administrative unit was adapted in application of Art. 16 para. 3 of the Publication Ordinance of 17 Nov. 2004 (AS 2004 4937). Para. 1 — Amended by No I of the FA of 22 March 1991, in force since 1 Oct. 1991 (AS 1991 2092; BBl 1990 I 97). Para. 2 — Term in accordance with Annex No 3 of the Cartel Act of 6 Oct. 1995, in force since 1 July 1996 (AS 1996 546, 1805; BBl 1995 I 468). This amendment has been made throughout the text. Para. 4 — Amended by No I of the Federal A