Art. 14

The following persons may not be members of the Federal Assembly:

1. persons that it has elected or whose appointment it has confirmed;
2. judges of the federal courts whom it has not elected;
3. ¹ staff of the central and decentralised Federal Administration, the Parliamentary Services and the federal courts, the secretariat of the Supervisory Authority for the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland as well as members of extra-parliamentary commissions with decision-making powers, unless specific statutory provisions provide otherwise;
4. members of the armed forces command staff;
5. members of the management organs of organisations or entities under public or private law that do not form part of the Federal Administration but which are entrusted with administrative tasks, where the Confederation has control thereover;
6. persons that represent the Confederation in organisations or entities under public or private law that do not form part of the Federal Administration but which are entrusted with administrative tasks, where the Confederation has control thereover.