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Art. 122

171.10ParlAFederal ActDec 1, 2003Original source
  1. If a motion is still pending after two years, the Federal Council shall report to the Federal Assembly each year on what it has done in relation thereto and on how it intends to fulfil the mandate.1 1bis. The Federal Council shall report immediately if: a. a committee motion requesting the amendment of a Federal Council ordinance that has been in force for less than one year or of a draft Federal Council ordinance is still pending after six months; or b. a committee motion requesting the enactment or amendment of an ordinance based on Article 184 paragraph 3 or Article 185 paragraph 3 of the Federal Constitution or on a statutory authorisation to manage a crisis in accordance with Annex 2 is still pending after the deadline for reporting provided for in the motion text has expired.2 1ter. The Federal Council's report shall be forwarded to the relevant committees.3
  2. A committee or the Federal Council shall request that a motion be closed if its mandate has been fulfilled. The request shall be addressed to both councils unless the motion relates to issues of the organisation or procedure of a specific council.
  3. A request for a motion to be closed may also be made if the mandate has not been fulfilled but the motion should no longer be pursued. The request shall be justified:
    1. with a special report on the motion to be closed; or
    2. in a dispatch on a Federal Assembly bill on subject matter connected with the motion.
  4. If the decisions of the two councils on the request to close a motion do not correspond, the procedure for the settlement of differences in Article 95 applies.
  5. If a request to close a motion is rejected by both councils, the Federal Council must fulfil the mandate contained in the motion within one year or within the period fixed by the two councils on rejecting the request.
  6. If the Federal Council fails to comply with the period fixed, a decision on extending the period allowed or on closing the motion shall be taken in the next ordinary session in both councils at the request of the committees responsible.

Footnotes

  1. Amended by No I of the FA of 17 March 2023 (Improvements in the Organisation and Procedures of Parliament, Especially in Crisis Situations), in force since 4 Dec. 2023 (AS 2023 483;BBl 2022 301,433). ↩

  2. Inserted by No I of the FA of 17 March 2023 (Improvements in the Organisation and Procedures of Parliament, Especially in Crisis Situations), in force since 4 Dec. 2023 (AS 2023 483;BBl 2022 301,433). ↩

  3. Inserted by No I of the FA of 17 March 2023 (Improvements in the Organisation and Procedures of Parliament, Especially in Crisis Situations), in force since 4 Dec. 2023 (AS 2023 483;BBl 2022 301,433). ↩

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