Commentaries: Art. 4

The meetings of the councils and of the United Federal Assembly are open to the public. The debates are published in full in the Official Bulletin of the Federal Assembly. The details of publication are regulated in an ordinance of the Federal Assembly.
For the protection of major security interests or for the protection of personal privacy, a meeting in camera may be requested. The following have the right to make such a request:
1. a sixth of the members of either council or of the United Federal Assembly;
2. a majority of the members of a committee;
3. the Federal Council.
The debate on an application for a meeting in camera is itself held in camera.
Any person who participates in a meeting in camera is obliged to preserve secrecy with regard to the proceedings thereof.

Art. 4