Art. 46 FADP

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Chapter 7: Federal Data Protection and Information CommissionerSection 1: Organisation

Statutory textStatus: 7 July 2025

The Commissioner may not be a member of the Federal Assembly or the Federal Council and may not have any other employment relationship with the Confederation.

Source: Version on FedlexThis translation is not an official version. Only the German, French and Italian versions are legally binding.

In brief

The Commissioner may not be a member of Parliament or of the Federal Council and may not have any other employment relationship with the Confederation.

What does this mean for me?

This prevents the supervisory authority from facing conflicts of interest.

Explanation by mydatenschutz.ch in plain language – not legal advice. The statutory text is authoritative.