1 The Federal Council, in direct application of Article 184 paragraph 3 of the Federal Constitution, may when necessary issue an ordinance to safeguard the interests of the country.
2 It shall limit the period of validity of the ordinance appropriately; the period of validity may not exceed four years.
3 It may extend the period of validity once. In this case, the ordinance ceases to apply six months after the beginning of the extension if the Federal Council fails to present the Federal Assembly with a bill establishing a legal basis for the content of the ordinance.
4 The ordinance ceases to apply:
17 Inserted by No I 1 of the FA of 17 Dec. 2010 on Safeguarding Democracy, the Rule of Law and the Capacity to Act in Extraordinary Situations, in force since 1 May 2011 (AS 2011 1381; BBl 2010 1563 2803).
1 Il Cussegl federal po decretar in’ordinaziun directamain sin basa da l’artitgel 184 alinea 3 da la Constituziun federala, sche la defensiun dals interess dal pajais pretenda quai.
2 El limitescha adequatamain la durada da la valaivladad da l’ordinaziun; quella dastga importar maximalmain 4 onns.
3 El po prolungar ina giada la durada da la valaivladad. En quest cas scada l’ordinaziun 6 mais suenter che sia prolungaziun è entrada en vigur, sch’il Cussegl federal na suttametta betg a l’Assamblea federala fin lura in sboz d’ina basa legala per il cuntegn da l’ordinaziun.
4 Ultra da quai scada l’ordinaziun:
17 Integrà tras la cifra I 1 da la LF dals 17 da dec. 2010 davart il mantegniment da la democrazia, dal stadi da dretg e da l’abilitad d’agir en situaziuns extraordinarias, en vigur dapi il 1. da matg 2011 (AS 2011 1381; BBl 2010 1563 2803).
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