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Art. 116 – Procedure for preliminary examination

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Art. 116

Procedure for preliminary examination

1

Cantonal initiatives are subject to a preliminary examination.

2

For the preliminary examination, Article 110 applies by analogy.

3

The decision to endorse an initiative requires the agreement of the committees responsible in both councils. If one committee does not agree, the council shall decide. If the council does not agree, the initiative shall go to the other council. The second rejection by a council is final.

3bis

The committees are subject to the time limits in Article 109 paragraphs 2 and 3bis.123

4

The committee of the first council shall hear a representative of the Canton at the preliminary examination.

  1. 123 Inserted by No I of the FA of 21 June 2013 (Improvements in the Organisation and Procedures of Parliament), in force since 25 Nov. 2013 (AS 2013 3687; BBl 20116793, 6829). See also the transitional provision for this amendment at the end of this text.
Legal act context
SR 171.10 · ParlA · Federal act · Federal Act of 13 December 2002 on the Federal Assembly (Parliament Act, ParlA)
Structure path
Title 5 Procedure in the Federal Assembly Chapter 5 Procedure for Cantonal Initiatives
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English (en)
Data status
2026-03-02

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