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# Parliament Act (ParlA)

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## Parliament Act (ParlA)

SR 171.10 — Federal Act of 13 December 2002 on the Federal Assembly (Parliament Act, ParlA).

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## 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

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