Art. 48a Conclusion and amendment of and withdrawal from international treaties 50
1 The Federal Council may delegate responsibility for concluding, amending or withdrawing from international treaties to a department. In the case of treaties of limited scope, or of amendments or withdrawals of limited scope, it may also delegate this responsibility to a group or federal office. 2 It provides the Federal Assembly with an annual report on the treaties concluded, amended or withdrawn from by the Federal Council, the departments, groups and federal offices. Only the Control Delegation receives notice of confidential or secret treaties. 50 Inserted by Annex No II 3 of the Parliament Act of 13 Dec. 2002 (AS 2003 3543; BBl 200134675428). Amended by No I 2 of the FA of 21 June 2019 on the Authority to Conclude, Amend or Withdraw from International Treaties, in force since 2 Dec. 2019 (AS 2019 3119; BBl 2018 34715315). |