Federal Council / Foreign affairs
Tasks of the collegial body · Art. 184 BV
Foreign affairs
Switzerland abroad: negotiations, treaties, sanctions.
Emergency ordinancesArt. 184 para. 3 Cst.
Ordinances the Federal Council bases directly on the Federal Constitution: on Art. 184 para. 3 (safeguarding the country's interests) or Art. 185 para. 3 (internal or external security). Since 01.05.2011 the Government and Administration Organisation Act limits how long they last.
- in force
- in force
- 22.06.2020
- 01.01.2024
- 04.03.2022
- 08.04.2015
- 01.07.2016
- 01.01.2014
Fedlex does not record an ordinance's basis; schwur.ch reads it from the preamble. Checked: from 01.01.2022 every Federal Council ordinance, before that those published urgently. 0 texts could not be read.
Acts of the Federal Council
From Fedlex, the official publication platform, since 01.01.2025: dispatches to Parliament, ordinances and bilateral treaties. The date of decision is the day of the Federal Council's meeting.
Dispatches 20
- 12.08.2026
- 12.08.2026
- 24.06.2026
- 05.06.2026
- 05.06.2026
- 05.06.2026
- 06.03.2026
- 13.03.2026
- 28.01.2026
- 05.12.2025
- 26.11.2025
- 26.11.2025
- 19.11.2025
- 05.11.2025
- 14.05.2025
15 of 20 shown
Federal Council ordinances 24
- 02.09.2026
- 02.09.2026
- 26.08.2026
- 19.06.2026
- 06.05.2026
- 06.05.2026
- 25.02.2026
- 26.11.2025
- 26.11.2025
- 29.10.2025
- 15.10.2025
- 15.10.2025
- 03.09.2025
- 03.09.2025
- 13.08.2025
15 of 24 shown
Bilateral treaties 121
- 13.08.2026
- 20.01.2026
- 02.05.2025
- 10.07.2026
- 15.06.2026
- 16.09.2024
- 13.12.2018
- 22.04.2026
- 22.04.2026
- 22.04.2026
- 22.04.2026
- 27.10.2025
- 07.04.2026
- 09.09.2021
- 27.11.2019
15 of 121 shown
Press releases on this taskAll 210 in the chronicle →
Acts: Fedlex (Federal Chancellery), last checked 21.09.2026, 03:25.
Press releases: News Service Bund of the Federal Chancellery, last checked 21.09.2026, 03:20.
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