Art. 72 FADP

Transitional provision relating to the Commissioner's election and termination of office

Statutory textStatus: 7 July 2025

¹ The election of the Commissioner and the termination of his or her term of office shall be governed by the previous law until the end of the legislature period in which this Act comes into force.

² If the incumbent is elected in the first vote of the United Federal Assembly to elect the Commissioner, the Commissioner’s new term of office begins on the day after the election.

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In brief

This transitional provision regulates the election and term of office of the Commissioner during the change from the old to the new law.

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