Federal Gazette (Switzerland)
The Federal Gazette (German: Bundesblatt, BBl; French: Feuille fédérale, FF; Italian: Foglio federale, FF) publishes various official texts of the Swiss federal government, including:
- reports of the Swiss Federal Council to the Swiss Federal Assembly, most notably the drafts of proposed laws with usually extensive explanations,
- laws enacted by Parliament that are subject to an obligatory or facultative popular referendum,
- reports and notifications by the Federal Council, parliamentary committees and various government agencies.
It is issued in the three official languages of Switzerland: German, French and Italian. All three language editions are equally valid. It is published by the Federal Chancellery of Switzerland in the form of weekly supplements to loose leaf binders. Since 1999, they are also made available on the Internet in PDF format.
See also
- Law of Switzerland
- Official Compilation of Federal Legislation
- Systematic Compilation of Federal Legislation
- Federal Register
- Official Journal of the European Union
References
- Federal Publications Law of 2004-06-18, SR/RS 170.512 (E·D·F·I)
- Federal Chancellery of Switzerland. "Schweizerische Bundeskanzlei - Publikationsrecht" (in German).
- Walther, Fridolin M.R. (15 November 2001). "Introduction to the Swiss Legal System: A Guide for Foreign Researchers". Law Library Resource Xchange. OCLC 753910374. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- European Forum of Official Gazettes (2008). Directory of legal gazettes in Europe (PDF). Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. p. 60. ISBN 978-92-78-40518-2.
External links
- Bundesblatt (German)
- Feuille fédérale (French)
- Foglio federale (Italian)
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