Internal Law 1 State - People - Authorities 10 Federal Constitution
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101 Federal Constitution of 18 April 1999 of the Swiss Confederation

101 Constituziun federala da la Confederaziun svizra dals 18 d'avrigl 1999

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Art. 159 Quorum and required majority

1 The Councils are quorate if a majority of their members is present.

2 Decisions are taken in both Chambers and in the United Federal Assembly by the majority of those who vote.

3 However, the consent of an absolute majority of the members of each of the two Councils is required for:

a.
a declaration that a federal act is urgent;
b.
provisions on subsidies, guarantee credits or spending ceilings that involve new non-recurrent expenditure of more than 20 million francs or new recurrent expenditure of more than 2 million francs;
c.126
an increase in overall expenditure in the case of extraordinary financial requirements in terms of Article 126 paragraph 3.

4 The Federal Assembly may, by ordinance, adjust subsidies made in terms of paragraph 3 letter b in line with inflation.127

126 Adopted by the popular vote on 2 Dec. 2001, in force since 2 Dec. 2001 (FedD of 22 June 2001, FCD of 4 Feb. 2002; AS 2002 241; BBl 2000 4653, 2001 2387 2878, 2002 1209).

127 Adopted by the popular vote on 2 Dec. 2001, in force since 2 Dec. 2001 (FedD of 22 June 2001, FCD of 4 Feb. 2002; AS 2002 241; BBl 2000 4653, 2001 2387 2878, 2002 1209).

Art. 159 Quorum e maioritad necessaria

1 Ils cussegls pon deliberar valaivlamain, sche la maioritad da lur commembers è preschenta.

2 En ils dus cussegls ed en l’Assamblea federala plenara decida la maioritad dals cussegliers.

3 Il consentiment da la maioritad dals commembers da mintgin dals dus cussegls dovran dentant:

a.
la decleraziun d’urgenza da leschas federalas;
b.
las disposiziuns da subvenziun sco er credits impegnativs e limits da pajaments che han per consequenza novas expensas unicas da pli che 20 milliuns francs u novas expensas periodicas da pli che 2 milliuns francs;
c.127
l’augment da las expensas cumplessivas en cas d’in basegn extraordinari da pajaments tenor l’artitgel 126 alinea 3.

4 Cun in’ordinaziun po l’Assamblea federala adattar a la chareschia ils imports tenor l’alinea 3 litera b.128

127 Acceptà en la votaziun dal pievel dals 2 da dec. 2001, en vigur dapi ils 2 da dec. 2001 (COF dals 22 da zer. 2001, COCF dals 4 da favr. 2002 – AS 2002 241; BBl 2000 4653, 2001 2387 2878, 2002 1209).

128 Acceptà en la votaziun dal pievel dals 2 da dec. 2001 (COF dals 22 da zer. 2001, COCF dals 4 da favr. 2002 – AS 2002 241; BBl 2000 4653, 2001 2387 2878, 2002 1209).

 

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