Commentaries: Art. 18

The FDPIC shall, in particular, have the following duties and powers under this Act:¹

² He or she shall conduct mediation proceedings (Art. 13) and make a recommendation (Art. 14), if mediation does not succeed.
³ He or she shall provide information,ex officio or at the request of individuals or authorities, on the modalities governing access to official documents.
⁴ He or she shall comment on draft federal legislation and federal measures which have a fundamental impact on the principle of freedom of information.

Amended by Annex 1 No II 10 of the Data Protection Act of 25 Sept. 2020, in force since 1 Sept. 2023 (AS 2022 491;BBl 2017 6941). ↩
Amended by Annex 1 No II 10 of the Data Protection Act of 25 Sept. 2020, in force since 1 Sept. 2023 (AS 2022 491;BBl 2017 6941). ↩
Amended by Annex 1 No II 10 of the Data Protection Act of 25 Sept. 2020, in force since 1 Sept. 2023 (AS 2022 491;BBl 2017 6941). ↩
Amended by Annex 1 No II 10 of the Data Protection Act of 25 Sept. 2020, in force since 1 Sept. 2023 (AS 2022 491;BBl 2017 6941). ↩

Art. 18