Art. 173 Further duties and powers

¹ The Federal Assembly has the following additional duties and powers:

a.: Taking measures to safeguard external security and the independence and neutrality of Switzerland.
b.: Taking measures to safeguard internal security.
c.: If extraordinary circumstances require, issuing ordinances or simple federal decrees in order to fulfil its duties under letters (a) and (b).
d.: Regulating active service and mobilising the armed forces or sections thereof for this purpose.
e.: Taking measures to enforce federal law.
f.: Ruling on the validity of popular initiatives that meet the formal requirements.
g.: Participating in the general planning of state activities.
h.: Deciding on individual acts where a federal act expressly so provides.
i.: Deciding on conflicts of jurisdiction between the highest federal authorities.
k.: Issuing pardons and deciding on amnesties.

² The Federal Assembly also deals with matters that fall within the remit of the Confederation and are not the responsibility of any other authority.

³ Other duties and powers may be delegated by law to the Federal Assembly.

Art. 173 Ulteriuras incumbensas e cumpetenzas

¹ L’Assamblea federala ha ultra da quai las sequentas incumbensas e cumpetenzas:

a.: Ella prenda mesiras per mantegnair la segirezza externa, l’independenza e la neutralitad da la Svizra.
b.: Ella prenda mesiras per mantegnair la segirezza interna.
c.: Sche circumstanzas extraordinarias pretendan quai, po ella decretar ordinaziuns u conclus federals simpels per ademplir las incumbensas tenor las letras a e b.
d.: Ella cumonda il servetsch activ e mobilisescha per quest intent l’armada u parts da questa.
e.: Ella prenda mesiras per realisar il dretg federal.
f.: Ella decida davart la valaivladad d’iniziativas dal pievel reussidas.
g.: Ella cooperescha tar las planisaziuns impurtantas da l’activitad dal stadi.
h.: Ella decida davart singuls acts, sch’ina lescha federala prevesa quai explicitamain.
i.: Ella decida en conflicts da cumpetenzas tranter las autoritads federalas supremas.
k.: Ella decida en dumondas da grazia e davart l’amnestia.

²L’Assamblea federala tracta ultra da quai fatschentas che stattan en la cumpetenza da la Confederaziun e che n’èn betg attribuidas ad in’autra autoritad.

³ La lescha po attribuir ulteriuras incumbensas e cumpetenzas a l’Assamblea federala.

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