Commentaries: Art. 80

The DDPS shall inform the Federal Council regularly about the threat situation and the activities of the FIS.
The Federal Council shall regulate:
1. financial supervision over the spheres of activity of the FIS that require particular confidentiality;
2. the minimum requirements for control in the cantons and the responsibilities of federal supervision bodies.
International administrative agreements concluded by the FIS that are of long-term duration, have substantial financial consequences or of which the Federal Council should be notified for legal or political reasons require approval by the Federal Council. This requirement of approval also applies to unwritten agreements. The agreements may only be implemented once approval is given.
The DDPS shall inform the Federal Council and the CDel annually or as required about the purpose and number of alias identities being used by employees of the FIS or cantonal security agencies. The number of newly issued identity documents must be shown separately.
The Federal Council shall inform the CDel annually and as required about bans on activities and the results of the regular review in accordance with Article 73 paragraph 3 and about bans of organisations.