Art. 23 – Federal jurisdiction in general

the offences in Titles One and Four and Articles 140, 156, 189 and 190 insofar as they are committed against persons protected by international law, members of the Federal Council, the Federal Chancellor or judges of the Federal Courts, members the Federal Assembly, the Federal Attorney General or the Deputy Attorneys General;

the offences in Articles 137–141, 144, 160 and 172^terinsofar as they relate to premises, archives or documents of diplomatic missions and consulates;

the taking of hostages in terms of Article 185 in order to exert duress on federal or foreign authorities;

felonies and misdemeanours under Article 224–226^ter;

the felonies and misdemeanours in Title Ten relating to coinage, paper money and banknotes, official stamps and other federal marks, weights and measures;

the felonies and misdemeanours in Title Eleven insofar as they relate to official federal documents, with the exception of driving licences and receipts for postal money transfers; not included are vignettes for using first and second class national highways;

the offences in Title Twelve^bis and Twelve^ter as well as Article 264k;

the offences in Article 260^bis and in Titles Thirteen to Fifteen and in Title Seventeen, provided they are directed against the Confederation, the authorities of the Confederation, the will of the People in federal elections, popular votes, requests for a referendum or initiatives, against federal powers or against the administration of federal justice;

the felonies and misdemeanours in Title Sixteen;

the offences in Titles Eighteen and Nineteen insofar as they are committed by a member of an authority or an employee of the Confederation or against the Confederation;

the contraventions in Articles 329 and 331;

political felonies and misdemeanours that are the cause or consequence of unrest that gives rise to armed federal intervention.