The Federal Council appoints the Competition Commission and designates the members of the presiding body.24
The Competition Commission comprises between eleven and fifteen members, the majority of whom are independent experts.
The members of the Competition Commission disclose their interests in a register of interests. 25
The Competition Commission takes the decisions and issues the rulings that are not expressly reserved to another authority. It submits recommendations (Art. 45, para. 2) and opinions (Art. 46 para. 2) to the political authorities and prepares expert reports (Art. 47 para. 1).