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# Language Services Ordinance (LangSO)

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## Language Services Ordinance (LangSO)

SR 172.081 — Ordinance of 14 November 2012 on the Federal Administration Language Services (Language Services Ordinance, LangSO).

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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 1 July 2022, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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## Preamble

The Swiss Federal Council, on the basis of Articles 43 paragraph 2 and 47 paragraph 2 of the Government and Administration Organisation Act of 21 March 1997, and in implementation of the Languages Act of 5 October 2007, ordains:

SR 172.010 SR 441.1

## Contents

1\. Subject Matter — 1 article 2. Organisation and Coordination — 4 articles 3. Linguistic Services — 6 articles 4. Special Provisions — 4 articles 5. Final Provisions — 3 articles

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