Commentaries: Art. 13

The Federal Council members shall make decisions of major importance or political scope jointly and at the same time.
The Federal Council may decide on other items of business in a simplified procedure.
The essential content of Federal Council deliberations and decisions are recorded in writing at all times. The Federal Council minutes guarantee transparency and aid the Federal Council as a management instrument.¹

Inserted by No I of the FA of 28 Sept. 2012, in force since 1 Jan. 2014 (AS 2013 4549;BBl 2002 2095, 2010 7811). The correction by the Federal Assembly Drafting Committee (Art. 58 Abs. 1 ParlA –SR 171.10 ) of 22 May 2017, published on 30 May 2017 relates to the French text only (AS 2017 3259). ↩

Art. 13