(Art. 3 GAOA)
The Federal Administration shall act within the bounds of federal law and of the aims and priorities set by the Federal Council. It shall observe the following principles in particular:
- It recognises any new need for action at an early stage and derives aims, strategies and measures from this.
- It arranges its activities according to importance and urgency.
- It provides its services in a citizen-oriented, sustainable, effective and economical manner.