Federal Act
on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices
(Therapeutic Products Act, TPA)

¹ The mem­bers of the Agency Coun­cil shall dis­close their ves­ted in­terests to the Fed­er­al Coun­cil pri­or to their elec­tion.

² Any per­son who re­fuses to dis­close their ves­ted in­terests shall not be eli­gible for elec­tion as a mem­ber.

³ The mem­bers of the Agency Coun­cil shall im­me­di­ately no­ti­fy the Fed­er­al De­part­ment of Home Af­fairs of any change in their ves­ted in­terests dur­ing their term of of­fice.

⁴ The Agency shall up­date the re­gister and pub­lish the ves­ted in­terests.

⁵ Pro­fes­sion­al secrecy with­in the mean­ing of the Crim­in­al Code¹⁹² shall re­main re­served.

⁶ A mem­ber of the Agency Coun­cil may be re­moved if they have not fully dis­closed their ves­ted in­ter­ested at the time of the elec­tion or if they have not re­por­ted changes in their ves­ted in­terests dur­ing their term of of­fice, and if they fail to do so even after be­ing re­ques­ted to do so by the Fed­er­al Of­fice of Home Af­fairs.