Within 30 days of receipt of the report in accordance with Article 93 paragraph 3, a complaint may be submitted in writing with the Complaints Authority. The ombudsman service’s report must be attached.
DETEC submits its complaint directly to the Complaints Authority within 30 days of the transmission of the programme concerned.
In the complaint, a brief statement of grounds must be provided explaining:
how the editorial publication which is the subject of the complaint has violated provisions concerning content in Articles 4, 5 and 5a of this Act or of international law binding on Swiss broadcasters; or