Commentaries: Art. 69

The Agency shall accomplish the tasks assigned to it under this Act and other federal acts.¹ 1bis. The Federal Council may, against payment, delegate other tasks to the Agency which are closely related to the tasks assigned to it by law and which do not impair its performance.²
The Agency may, in return for payment, provide services to other authorities and international organisations within the scope of its tasks under this Act, provided that such services do not jeopardise the independence of the Agency.³
The Federal Council may ask the Agency to participate in the drafting of legislation in the therapeutic products sector.
The Agency is the national central and contact point pursuant to Articles 17 paragraph 3 and 22 paragraph 2 of the Council of Europe Convention of 28 October 2011⁴on the counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving threats to public health. It shall maintain contacts with the designated contact points in other countries.⁵

Amended by No I of the FA of 18 March 2016, in force since 1 Jan. 2019 (AS 2017 2745, 2018 3575;BBl 2013 1). ↩
Inserted by No I of the FA of 18 March 2016, in force since 1 Jan. 2019 (AS 2017 2745, 2018 3575;BBl 2013 1). ↩
Amended by No I of the FA of 18 March 2016, in force since 1 Jan. 2019 (AS 2017 2745, 2018 3575;BBl 2013 1). ↩
SR 0.812.41 ↩
Inserted by Annex No 2 of the FD of 29 Sept. 2017 (Medicrime Convention), in force since 1 Jan. 2019 (AS 2018 4771;BBl 2017 3135). ↩

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