Government and Administration Organisation Act
(GAOA)

¹ The mem­bers of the Fed­er­al Coun­cil and the Fed­er­al Chan­cel­lor may not oc­cupy an­oth­er po­s­i­tion in the Con­fed­er­a­tion or an of­fi­cial po­s­i­tion in a can­ton nor may they carry out an­oth­er pro­fes­sion or trade.

² They may not hold a po­s­i­tion as dir­ect­or, man­ager or mem­ber of an ad­min­is­tra­tion, su­per­vis­ory body or audit­ing body of or­gan­isa­tions that pur­sue an eco­nom­ic activ­ity.

³ The mem­bers of the Fed­er­al Coun­cil and the Fed­er­al Chan­cel­lor may not ex­er­cise an of­fi­cial func­tion for a for­eign state or ac­cept a title or dec­or­a­tion from a for­eign au­thor­ity.⁸¹