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

¹ The Agency Coun­cil shall com­prise a max­im­um of sev­en mem­bers.

² On the basis of a pro­file of re­quire­ments, the Fed­er­al Coun­cil shall elect the mem­bers of the Agency Coun­cil and ap­point one of these mem­bers as chair­per­son. The can­tons have the right to pro­pose three mem­bers.

³ The elec­tion shall be for a term of four years. Re-elec­tion is pos­sible for two fur­ther terms of of­fice.