1. Accession of Switzerland to the United Nations

¹ Switzerland shall accede to the United Nations.

² The Federal Council shall be authorised to submit an application to the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) requesting Switzerland’s accession to the organisation, together with a declaration on the acceptance of the obligations contained in the UN Charter¹⁵⁶.

2.¹⁵⁷ Transitional provision to Art. 62 (School education)

From the date on which the Federal Decree of 3 October 2003¹⁵⁸ on the New System of Financial Equalisation and the Allocation of Tasks between the Confederation and Cantons comes into force, the Cantons shall, until they have their own approved special-needs school strategies, but for a minimum of three years, assume responsibility for the current payments made by the Invalidity Insurance for special needs education (including the special needs pre-school education in accordance with Art. 19 of the Federal Act of 19 June 1959¹⁵⁹ on Invalidity Insurance).

3.¹⁶⁰ Transitional provision to Art. 83 (National highways)

The Cantons shall construct the national highways listed in the Federal Decree of 21 June 1960¹⁶¹ on the National Highway Network (in its version valid on the commencement of the Federal Decree of 3 Oct. 2003¹⁶² on the New System of Financial Equalisation and the Allocation of Tasks between the Confederation and Cantons) in accordance with the regulations of and subject to the oversight of the Confederation. The Confederation and Cantons shall share the costs. The share of the costs borne by the individual Cantons shall be determined by the burden imposed on them by the national highways, their interest in these highways, and their financial capacity.

4.¹⁶³ Transitional provision to Art. 112b (Promoting the rehabilitation of people eligible for invalidity benefits)

From the date on which the Federal Decree of 3 October 2003¹⁶⁴ on the New System of Financial Equalisation and the Allocation of Tasks between the Confederation and Cantons comes into force, the Cantons shall assume responsibility for the current payments made by the Invalidity Insurance to institutions, workshops and residential homes until they have an approved strategy on people with disabilities that also regulates the granting of cantonal contributions towards the construction and running of institutions that accept residents from outside the relevant canton, but for a minimum of three years.

5.¹⁶⁵ Transitional provision to Art. 112c (Aid for elderly people and people with disabilities)

The current payments under Article 101^bis of the Federal Act of 20 December 1946¹⁶⁶ on the Old-Age and Survivors’ Insurance for assistance and care in the home for elderly people and people with disabilities shall continue to be paid by the Cantons until cantonal regulations on the financing of assistance and care in the home come into force.

7.¹⁶⁷ Transitional Provision to Art. 120 (Non-human gene technology)

Swiss agriculture shall remain free of gene technology for a period of five years following the adoption of this constitutional provision. In particular, the following may neither be imported nor placed on the market:

a.

genetically modified plants that are capable of propagation, parts of plants and seeds that are intended for agricultural, horticultural or forestry use in the environment;

b.

genetically modified animals that are intended for the production of foodstuffs and other agricultural products.

8.¹⁶⁸ Transitional provision to Art. 121 (Residence and Permanent Settlement of Foreign Nationals)

The legislature must define and add to the offences covered by Article 121 paragraph 3 and issue the criminal provisions relating to illegal entry in accordance with Article 121 paragraph 6 within five years of the adoption of Article 121 paragraphs 3–6 by the People and the Cantons.

9.¹⁶⁹ Transitional provision to Art. 75b (Second homes)

¹ If the relevant legislation does not come into force within two years of the adoption of Article 75b, the Federal Council shall issue the required implementing provisions on construction, sale and recording in the land register by ordinance.

² Building permits for second homes granted between 1 January of the year following the adoption of Article 75b and the date on which the implementing provisions come into force shall be null and void.

10.¹⁷⁰ Transitional provision to Art. 95 para. 3

Until the statutory provisions come into force, the Federal Council shall issue the required implementing provisions within one year of the adoption of Article 95 paragraph 3 by the People and the Cantons.

11.¹⁷¹ Transitional provision to Art. 121a (Control of immigration)

¹ International agreements that contradict Article 121a must be renegotiated and amended within three years of its adoption by the People and the Cantons.

² If the implementing legislation for Article 121a has not come into force within three years of its adoption by the People and the Cantons, the Federal Council shall issue temporary implementing provisions in the form of an ordinance.

12.¹⁷² Transitional provision to Art. 10a
(Ban on covering the face)

The implementing legislation for Article 10a must be drawn up within two years of its adoption by the People and the Cantons.

13.¹⁷³ Transitional provision to Art. 117b (Nursing care)

¹ The Confederation shall, within the scope of its powers, enact implementing provisions on:

a.

specifying the nursing services that may be provided by nurses and paid for by social insurance:

1.

on the nurse’s own initiative,

2.

as instructed by a doctor;

b.

the appropriate remuneration for the nursing services;

c.

employment conditions that meet the requirements of persons working in nursing care;

d.

opportunities for the professional development of persons working in nursing care.

² The Federal Assembly shall approve the statutory implementing provisions within four years of the adoption of Article 117b by the People and Cantons. Before the statutory implementing provisions come into force, the Federal Council shall, within eighteen months of the adoption of Article 117b by the People and Cantons, take effective measures in order to address the shortage of qualified nursing staff.

14.¹⁷⁴ Transitional provision to Art. 118 para. 2 let. b (Health protection)

The Federal Assembly shall approve the statutory implementing provisions within three years of the adoption of Article 118 paragraph 2 letter b by the People and Cantons.

Commencement Date: 1 January 2000¹⁷⁵