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Art. 15

Terminology

1

The terminology unit in the Federal Chancellery organises and coordinates terminology work in the Federal Administration.

2

It operates the TERMDAT central terminology database.

3

It conducts its terminology projects in cooperation with the departments.

Legal act context
SR 172.081 · LangSO · Ordinance · Ordinance of 14 November 2012 on the Federal Administration Language Services (Language Services Ordinance, LangSO)
Structure path
Section 4 Special Provisions
Language
English (en)
Data status
2022-07-01

Available language versions

Deutschde Françaisfr Italianoit Englishen Rumantschrm

The official sources and versions published by the competent authorities remain authoritative.

Contents of this enactment

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1Section 1 Subject Matter
Art. 1Art. 1 1 This Ordinance regulates: a. the organisation of the Federal Administration language services; b. translation and the other linguistic services provided by the language services; c. cooperation among the langua… Direct link
1Section 2 Organisation and Coordination
Art. 2 – OrganisationArt. 2 Organisation 1 The Federal Administration language services include all units that provide translation and other linguistic services in the Central Language Services of the Federal Chancellery and in the departme… Direct link
Art. 3 – Federal Chancellery unitsArt. 3 Federal Chancellery units The Central Language Services of the Federal Chancellery comprise a separate unit each for German, French, Italian, Romansh, English and terminology, each with its own head. Direct link
Art. 4 – Departmental unitsArt. 4 Departmental units 1 The language services in the departments comprise units for German, French, Italian and, where appropriate, for English and for further languages, each with its own head responsible for the l… Direct link
Art. 5 – Cross-departmental coordinationArt. 5 Cross-departmental coordination 1 The Federal Chancellery shall coordinate translation and other linguistic services in the Federal Administration; in doing so, it shall respect the requirements for manageability… Direct link
1Section 3 Linguistic Services
Art. 6 – Individual linguistic servicesArt. 6 Individual linguistic services Linguistic services include in particular: a. the translation of texts into one or more languages; b. the proofreading of translations and other texts to assure their quality and th… Direct link
Art. 7 – Quality standardsArt. 7 Quality standards 1 The linguistic services shall meet quality standards that in particular contribute to making texts precise, coherent, simple, understandable and gender-neutral. 2 The quality standards are set… Direct link
Art. 8 – LanguagesArt. 8 Languages 1 The languages in which the translation and the other linguistic services are provided are determined primarily by the legislation on languages and official publications. 2 Texts that do not fall withi… Direct link
Art. 9 – Joint planningArt. 9 Amended by Annex No 1 of the O of 10 Nov. 2021, in force since 1 July 2022 (AS 2021 692). Amended by Annex No 1 of the O of 10 Nov. 2021, in force since 1 July 2022 (AS 2021 692). Joint planning The Federal Admin… Direct link
Art. 10 – Provision of linguistic servicesArt. 10 Provision of linguistic services 1 Translation work and the other linguistic services for the Federal Administration are normally carried out by the Federal Administration language services. 2 The units that pro… Direct link
Art. 11 – External assignmentsArt. 11 External assignments 1 At times when capacity to deal with the workload is exceeded or in cases of urgency, if all internal resources have been exhausted, individual translation assignments or assignments for ot… Direct link
1Section 4 Special Provisions
Art. 12 – ItalianArt. 12 Italian 1 The Italian unit in the Federal Chancellery is responsible for the Italian version of texts that are published in the Official Compilation of Federal Legislation or in the Official Federal Gazette; it… Direct link
Art. 13 – RomanshArt. 13 Romansh 1 The Romansh unit in the Federal Chancellery coordinates the translation of documents into Romansh. 2 The publication of Romansh texts is governed by Article 3 of the Languages Ordinance of 4 June 2010S… Direct link
Art. 14 – EnglishArt. 14 English 1 The English unit in the Federal Chancellery translates texts of particular importance or of international interest into English, and in particular selected items of Swiss legislation. 2 It coordinates… Direct link
Art. 15 – TerminologyArt. 15 Terminology 1 The terminology unit in the Federal Chancellery organises and coordinates terminology work in the Federal Administration. 2 It operates the TERMDAT central terminology database. 3 It conducts its t… Current article Direct link
1Section 5 Final Provisions
Art. 16 – Repeal of current legislationArt. 16 Repeal of current legislation The Ordinance of 19 June 1995 [AS 1995 3632, 2008 5153 Annex No 3, 2010 2653 Annex No II 2] on Translation Work in the General Federal Administration is repealed. [AS 1995 3632, 200… Direct link
Art. 17 – Amendment of Current LegislationArt. 17 Amendment of Current Legislation … The amendment may be consulted under AS 2012 6457. The amendment may be consulted under AS 2012 6457. Direct link
Art. 18 – CommencementArt. 18 Commencement This Ordinance comes into force on 1 January 2013. Direct link

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