Art. 14 Provision of data for statistical purposes by the cantons and communes
1 The cantons and communes shall provide the Federal Office with the data defined in Article 6 free of charge. The Federal Council determines the date and the periodicity of the delivery of data. 2 On request, the cantons and communes shall provide the Federal Office free of charge with the data under Article 7 in order to relieve the burden on survey interviewees, provided cantonal law does not expressly exclude its use for statistical purposes. The Federal Council determines the data required. 3 The data is supplied by means of electronic data carriers or in electronic form. In the latter case, the data must be encrypted in accordance with the Federal Act of 19 December 200313 on the Electronic Signature. 4 The Federal Office, in cooperation with the cantons, regulates the general technical conditions for the supply of data as well as the design of the interfaces. 5 In cooperation with the cantons, it defines the required inspections and quality standards. 13 SR 943.03 |