Government and
Administration Organisation Ordinance
(GAOO)

(Art. 3 GAOA)

The Fed­er­al Ad­min­is­tra­tion shall act with­in the bounds of fed­er­al law and of the aims and pri­or­it­ies set by the Fed­er­al Coun­cil. It shall ob­serve the fol­low­ing prin­ciples in par­tic­u­lar:

a.

It re­cog­nises any new need for ac­tion at an early stage and de­rives aims, strategies and meas­ures from this.

b.

It ar­ranges its activ­it­ies ac­cord­ing to im­port­ance and ur­gency.

c.

It provides its ser­vices in a cit­izen-ori­ented, sus­tain­able, ef­fect­ive and eco­nom­ic­al man­ner.