Government and Administration Organisation Act (Switzerland)

The Government and Administration Organisation Act (GAOA) (, , ), is a Swiss federal law that clarifies the provisions of the Swiss constitution (Title 5) on the rights, duties, tasks, organization and procedure of the Federal Council and the Federal Administration.

It was adopted on 21 March 1997 by the Federal Assembly and came into force on 1 October 1997. It replaces the Administration Organisation Act (, , ) from 1979,FF 1996 V 1, Message concernant une nouvelle loi sur l'organisation du gouvernement et de l'administration (LOGA) du 16 octobre 1996 which was itself a total revision of the law of 1914.PERRENOUD Marc, « La place financière suisse en tant qu'instrument de la politique étrangère helvétique », Relations internationales, 2005/1 (n° 121), p. 25-42. DOI : 10.3917/ri.121.0025

See also

Federal Council (Switzerland) Federal Administration of Switzerland

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