1 The Federal Council may appoint as state secretaries the directors of offices or groups that are responsible for important fields of responsibility of a department. An offices or group that is headed by a state secretary may be known as a state secretariat.
2 State secretaries support and relieve the burden on heads of department particularly in their dealings with foreign authorities.
45 Inserted by No I of the FA of 28 Sept. 2012, in force since 1 Jan. 2014 (AS 2013 4549; BBl 2002 2095, 2010 7811).
1 Il Cussegl federal po conferir il titel d’in secretari dal stadi a directurs d’uffizis u da gruppas ch’èn responsabels per champs d’incumbensa impurtants d’in departament. Uffizis u gruppas che vegnan manads d’in secretari dal stadi pon vegnir designads sco secretariats dal stadi.
2 Ils secretaris dal stadi sustegnan e distgargian ils schefs dals departaments, en spezial en las relaziuns cun l’exteriur.
45 Integrà tras la cifra I da la LF dals 28 da sett. 2012, en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2014 (AS 2013 4549; BBl 2002 2095, 2010 7811).
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