1
Anyone and any organisation may participate in a consultation procedure and submit an opinion.
2
The following are invited to submit an opinion:
a.7
the cantonal governments;
b.
the political parties represented in the Federal Assembly;
c.
the national umbrella organisations for the communes, cities and mountain regions;
d.
the national umbrella organisations for the economic sector;
e.8
the extra-parliamentary committees and any further interest groups relevant to the individual case.
3
The Federal Chancellery maintains a list of parties consulted in terms of paragraph 2 letters a–d.