Commentaries: Art. 49

The heads of department may authorise the following persons to sign particular items of business in their name:
1. secretaries-general or the persons representing them;
2. members of senior management in the groups and offices;
3. further persons in the general secretariat in relation to the department’s responsibilities as an appeal authority.
They may also authorise these persons to sign rulings.¹
The directors of the groups and offices and the secretaries general determine who is to have signature authorisation in their domain. Contracts, rulings or other formal commitments by the Confederation for sums of more than 100,000 francs require two signatures.²
The opening of bank or postal accounts in Switzerland requires an additional signature from the Federal Finance Administration.³
The Federal Council may permit exceptions to the requirement for two signatures in special cases.⁴

Amended by No II 5 of the FA of 20 March 2008 on the Formal Revision of Federal Legislation, in force since 1 Aug. 2008 (AS 2008 3437;BBl 2007 6121). ↩
Amended by No I 1 of the FA of 17 March 2017 on the Stabilisation Programme 2017–2019, in force since 1 Jan. 2018 (AS 2017 5205;BBl 2016 4691). ↩
Inserted by No I 1 of the FA of 17 March 2017 on the Stabilisation Programme 2017–2019, in force since 1 Jan. 2018 (AS 2017 5205;BBl 2016 4691). ↩
Inserted by No I 1 of the FA of 17 March 2017 on the Stabilisation Programme 2017–2019, in force since 1 Jan. 2018 (AS 2017 5205;BBl 2016 4691). ↩

Art. 49