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C. Consultations (Article 14)


However, consultation should be regulated in a way that does not endanger the principle of separation of powers and hinder good administration by imposing on the authorities the duty to submit each and every act to a consultation procedure. For instance, the Swiss consultation process is not applicable to all kinds of parliamentary or governmental acts, but only takes place when amendments to the Constitution, provisions of federal laws and international law agreements subject to referendum or affecting essential cantonal interests are drafted.[1] For other projects, a consultation procedure is carried out only if the project is of major political, financial, economic, ecological, social or cultural significance or if its enforcement will to a substantial extent be the responsibility of bodies outside the Federal Administration[2]. Article 14 of the Bill should be redrafted so as to better define the scope of the obligation to promote consultation.


[1] See Article 3 paragraph 1 CPA.


[2] See Article 3 paragraph 3 CPA.