¹ All Switzerland is bound by military service.

² The civil protection service, the alternative civilian service and the duty to serve exemption are regulated by specific federal legislation.

¹ All Suissesse may volunteer to perform military service.

² If his application is accepted, she is enrolled. If, at the time of recruitment, she is declared fit for service and is committed to the military service assigned to her, she is subject to military service. ¹

³ It has the same rights and duties as male soldiers. The Federal Council may provide for exceptions, particularly with regard to the release of military service, length of service, assignment and promotion.

¹ In peacetime, the Swiss abroad are exempt from recruitment and military service. The Federal Council may provide for exceptions, in particular for Swiss nationals domiciled in the neighbouring states of Switzerland.

² The Swiss abroad can volunteer to perform military service. If their application is accepted, they are enrolled. If, at the time of recruitment, they are declared suitable for service and are committed to the military service assigned to them, they are subject to military service. ¹

³ Any Switzerland from abroad may be convened for the national defence service (art. 76). ²

⁴ Any person who stays abroad for more than six years without interruption and whose army does not need it shall be incorporated into the army upon his return, only if he so requests.

⁵ The Federal Council sets out the details, including:

A.

Duties outside the service;

B.

The obligation to enter into service and the assignment in case of active service.

¹ Swiss nationals who possess the nationality of another State and in which they have fulfilled their military or alternative service obligations are not required to serve in Switzerland. The Federal Council may provide for exceptions.

² They reserved the obligation to announce themselves and the obligation to pay the exemption fee.

³ The Federal Council sets out the details. It may conclude conventions with other States concerning the mutual recognition of the performance of military service by national doubles.

¹ The Federal Council may order that the army be allocated or assigned:

A.

Swiss and Swiss nationals who are not subject to civil protection and who voluntarily make themselves available to the army;

B.

In the case of active service, persons excluded from military service in accordance with s. 21-23.

² People assigned or assigned to the army have the same rights and duties as other military personnel. The Federal Council may provide for exceptions.

¹ Persons subject to military service receive a document in which the fulfilment of their military obligations is attested.

² This document is updated regularly.

¹ In periods of military service, military members enjoy the same constitutional and legal rights as in civilian life.

² Restrictions are permissible only to the extent that the specific instruction or undertaking so requires.

³ The Federal Council lays down the provisions laying down the rights and duties of the military. ¹

¹ Members serving in service receive pay and subsistence from the State. The state provides for their accommodation and takes care of their movements of service.

² The Federal Assembly enacts the provisions relating to pay, sustenance, housing and service travel (art. 149).

¹ The member in service is entitled to compensation for loss of gain.

² Compensation for loss of gain is regulated by law.

¹ Services are available to the military to provide advice and assistance in the medical, spiritual, psychological or social fields related to military service.

² The various services are covered by the Confederation. They are empowered to process personal data, including sensitive data and personality profiles, on condition and as long as their tasks so require.

¹ The superiors and the command helpers which they have authorised shall have the right to give orders to their subordinates in the affairs of the service.

² The military must obey their superiors in the affairs of the service.

³ The military does not have to execute an order when it imposes a conduct that is punishable under the law or the law of the people.

¹ Members are required to keep the secrecy with regard to the matters of which they are aware in the course of their service activities, to the extent that such cases are to be kept secret due to their importance or Specific requirements.

² The duty to keep secrecy remains after the end of military duties.

The insurance of conscripts and soldiers against the disease and the accident is regulated by a special federal law. The responsibility of the Confederation for damages to persons is based exclusively on this special law.

In order to combat communicable and serious diseases, the Federal Council may order compulsory medical measures for the military.

¹ Every member of the military has the right to file a service complaint if he or she is satisfied that a superior, another member or a military authority has been harmed.

² The decision on the service complaint may be referred to the immediate superior court. The decision of the latter may be referred to the competent federal department, which shall decide definitively.

³ The decisions of the cantonal military directorates can be referred directly to the DDPS, provided that the cantonal law does not provide for the possibility of using the cantonal government.

⁴ Service complaints and appeals are handled in a simple, expeditious and free way. They have no suspensive effect. An authority may exceptionally admit a suspensive effect for special reasons.

⁵ The Federal Council sets out the details.

¹ All orders from military superiors are considered to be matters of military command power within the meaning of s. 3, let. D, of the Federal Act of 20 December 1968 on administrative procedure ¹ In addition, the Federal Council determines which orders of the federal and cantonal military authorities relating to the posting of the member must also be considered as matters within the authority of command.

² The service complaint is also admissible in cases of military command authority.

Members may file a request for re-determination with respect to layoffs, as well as decisions on service permutations, in advance of service, on voluntary service and in support or service exemptions. Active service. The service complaint is not admissible in these cases.

Members may make use of the decisions of the health inspection committees concerning the assessment of the aptitude for military service to another health inspection committee. The decision is then final.

¹ In other non-pecuniary legal cases, in particular with respect to decisions made under s. 21 to 24 and similar administrative law remedies, the legal remedies are governed by the Federal Act of 20 December 1968 on the administrative procedure ¹ And by cantonal law when they are the responsibility of the cantonal authorities.

² Decisions of the authorities responsible for granting authorisations for admission to military service without a weapon (art. 16, para. 2) may be appealed to the DDPS; the decision of the DDPS may be appealed to the Federal Administrative Tribunal. ²

¹ Members of the military are prohibited from accepting titles or decorations granted by foreign authorities.

² Members who were in possession of titles or decorations before being incorporated into the Swiss army may not make use of such titles or wear such decorations in Switzerland or abroad until they have been released from the Military service.

¹ When a member creates a work within the meaning of the Copyright Act of October 9, 1992 ¹ In the performance of his or her duties, the right of use shall be the exclusive right of the Confederation.

² If the work is of great use to the Confederacy, appropriate compensation may be awarded to the member.

¹ Training services include schools, courses, exercises and reports.

² As a general rule, officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers who hold managerial positions are summoned to executive courses prior to the training services.

³ The Federal Council establishes the training services, defines their duration and their subordination, and designates the participants.

⁴ During recruitment and during training, investigations may be conducted for scientific purposes. In this respect, the protection of personality and the protection of data must be respected.

¹ The troops of the troupe perform up to 330 days of training service. ²

² The Federal Council fixes the maximum number of days of instruction: ³

A.

Officers and sub-officers;

B.

Members of the military who are employed in the military flight service;

C. ⁴

Of the members referred to in s. 13, para. 3 and 5;

D.

New citizens.

³ In general, services that are not performed or deemed to be unaccomplished must be overtaken.

¹ Training and preparatory services for commitments in the country and abroad are eligible for the balance and are charged on the total duration of appraisal services.

² Training services provided and paid under a contract of employment are not eligible for the balance and are not charged.

¹ If necessary, members may be authorized to carry out voluntary services. This type of service is treated as a training service.

² The RFSP rules the charge against the total duration of the training services ¹ .

In the event of reorganisation or re-equipping of training, the Federal Council may order additional training services and fix the duration thereof.

¹ Training is organized at all levels depending on the mission of the army.

² The DDPS sets the goals and rules the conduct of the training according to the commitment of the army.

¹ Military personnel include members of the military and contract members.

² The members of the trades are career officers, career sub-officers and professional soldiers. As a general rule, they are engaged by contract of indefinite duration in accordance with the legislation on the personnel of the Confederation.

³ Contract members are contract officers, contract officers and contract soldiers. They are hired by a fixed-term contract in accordance with the law on the personnel of the Confederation.

⁴ Military personnel are employed in the fields of military training, conduct and engagement. It can be hired at home or abroad. Anyone who is a member of military personnel is considered military.

⁵ Military personnel are specially trained for their commitment. The training can be conducted in collaboration with high schools and specialized high schools, with specialists and with foreign armed forces.

¹ Troop commanders are responsible for the training and commitment of the troops who are subordinate to them.

² The Federal Council regulates the training of troops.

¹ Within the framework of Switzerland's foreign policy and security policy, the Federal Council may conclude international agreements concerning:

A.

Foreign training of Swiss troops;

B.

Training of foreign troops in Switzerland;

C.

Foreign training of foreign troops;

D.

Exercises with foreign troops.

² The Federal Council may provide military facilities and equipment for training purposes in an international context.

¹ The training and development of military medical personnel is a matter for the Confederation to the extent that they do not take place in a high school.

² The Confederation guarantees and coordinates the training and development of military physicians and other health professions in the field of military medicine and disaster.

³ To this end, the Confederation has a competence centre for military medicine and disaster. This centre is an administrative unit of the DDPS. It can assign mandates to third parties to implement training and development measures.

¹ Persons subject to military service perform the recruit school as a general rule during the year in which they reach 20 years of age.

² The conscripts, who did not complete the recruit school at the end of the year in which they reached the age of 26, are no longer required to serve in the military service. The Federal Council may provide for the subsequent completion of the recruit school. The parties must have given their consent. ¹

³ The Federal Assembly determines the duration of the recruit school (art. 149). ²

After the recruit school, specialists can receive additional training in technical courses.

¹ Persons subject to military service perform rehearsal courses. As a general rule, these must be carried out in the form of incorporation.

² The duration and frequency of these courses are fixed by the Federal Assembly (art. 149). In this respect, it takes into account, in particular, the needs of education and the ability to engage. ¹

¹ Members may be summoned for the preparation of training services and for termination of employment.

² The Federal Council determines the duration of these services.

The Federal Council may order special training services outside the incorporation training for members of the military who perform certain duties.

¹ A person who is required to comply with military obligations may, if he so wishes, complete the total duration of compulsory education services at one time. The number of persons required to be taken into account is determined by the needs of the army.

² Every person who performs the total duration of his or her compulsory training at one time (long service member) shall pay the balance of his or her service days immediately after his or her recruit school. ¹

³ The proportion of members serving in long-term service to a recruitment class must not exceed 15 %. ²

¹ The sergeants and lieutenants follow an executive training adapted to their missions.

² Newly appointed sergeants and lieutenants perform a training service at a recruit school. They take responsibility for training and conduct at their own level.

³ The Federal Council determines:

A.

Other training services to obtain a higher rank, to perform a new function or to reconvert;

B.

The specific services that officers and non-commissioned officers must perform;

C.

The maximum duration of training for managers and training services.

⁴ It can empower the RFSP to regulate the terms and conditions of training services, such as their distribution in modules, participants and admission requirements.

¹ If necessary, military authorities may summon military personnel to ensure the conduct of schools and courses.

² In the event of an urgent need, military authorities may summon military personnel to military administration and operations.

³ There is a requirement when:

A.

The military administration or its operations must cope with an extraordinary overload;

B.

The work requires specialized knowledge.

¹ Members, except recruits, who are not included in training, are available to the DDPS. ² As a general rule, this situation also applies to members of the active service or support service.

² They may be summoned to services in schools, courses and military administration; the Swiss abroad are an exception.

³ The Federal Council refers to military personnel who are not included in training.

¹ In the event of necessity and to the extent that the needs of the army permit, military personnel may be placed at the disposal of civil protection, civilian bodies for the conduct of national security cooperation or bases of Firefighters, as managers or specialists.

² During the period of the making available, they are not required to perform military service.

¹ Within the limits of the appropriations granted, the Confederation shall support the activities of associations and military societies which promote training and development outside the service, provided that these activities are in the interests of the National defence and comply with the relevant requirements.

² It supports recognized marksmanship companies in the organization of weapons fire drills and ordnance.

³ The Federal Council refers to other activities that are supported by the Confederation.

⁴ The Confederation organizes training courses.

¹ Every year shall be required to carry out shooting exercises out of service for as long as they are required for military service:

A.

Non-commissioned officers, appointed officers and soldiers equipped with the rifle;

B.

Junior officers in a weapon or auxiliary service equipped with the assault rifle.

² Shooting exercises are organized by shooting companies and are free for shooters.

³ The Federal Council may provide that junior officers carry out the mandatory firing with the pistol instead of the assault rifle.

⁴ It may vary the duration of the obligation to fire and provide for exceptions to this obligation.

⁵ Any person who does not perform the mandatory firing shall be present at a fire course that is not soldered for latecomers. If she does not get the minimum required result, she must complete a soldered shooting course.

⁶ The Confederation compensates recognized associations and societies for the organization and execution of federal exercises.

¹ The Confederation supports, within the limits of the appropriations granted, the associations and the societies which organise pre-military training.

² The DDPS may organize pre-military training courses or charge other organizations for this task. Participation in these courses is voluntary. The incorporation into certain weapons or certain functions may depend on the success of such a course.

The army is engaged in the peace promotion service, the support service and the active service.

¹ Commitments in the peace promotion service and in the support service are eligible for the balance and are charged to the total duration of the training services.

² Commitments made and paid under a contract of employment are not eligible for the balance and are not charged.

³ In the event of a significant deployment of troops or long-term commitments, the Federal Council may order that the support service not be charged over the total duration of the training services or that it is in part only.

¹ Commitments for the promotion of peace can be ordered on the basis of a mandate from the UN or the OSCE. They must be in accordance with the principles of Switzerland's foreign and security policy.

² The peace promotion service is carried out by specially trained Swiss people or troops.

³ Registration for participation in a peace promotion commitment is voluntary. ²

¹ The Federal Council shall, in each case, determine the armaments necessary for the protection of persons and troops engaged by Switzerland and for the performance of their tasks.

² Participation in combat actions to impose peace is excluded.

¹ The Federal Council has the power to order a commitment.

² It may conclude the international conventions necessary for the implementation of the undertaking.

³ In the event of an armed commitment, it shall consult the External Policy Commissions and the Security Policy Committees of the two Councils before ordering it. ²

⁴ When the strength of an armed engagement exceeds 100 or more than three weeks, the commitment is subject to approval by the Federal Assembly. In case of emergency, the Federal Council may seek the approval of the Federal Assembly at a later date.

¹ Troops can provide assistance to the civilian authorities who request it:

A.

In order to safeguard air sovereignty;

B.

To protect people and assets that are particularly worthy of protection;

C.

To intervene in the context of coordinated services;

D.

In case of disaster;

E.

To accomplish other tasks of national importance.

² Assistance will only be provided if the task is in the public interest and the civil authorities are no longer able to carry out their tasks due to a lack of personnel, equipment or time.

³ If necessary, the staff of the Confederation or other institutions may be asked to assist.

Military or military staffs can be set up to strengthen the army's state of readiness.

¹ Troops can be sent at the request of states or international organisations to support humanitarian aid; equipment and supplies can also be made available to them.

² As long as Swiss interests are to be safeguarded, troops can be engaged to ensure the protection of people or objects that are particularly worthy of protection abroad. The Federal Council determines the type of armaments.

³ The foreign support service is voluntary. It can be declared compulsory to support humanitarian aid in border areas.

¹ The following shall be responsible for setting up and assigning to civil authorities:

A.

The Federal Council;

B.

The DDPS in case of a disaster in Switzerland.

² The Federal Assembly must approve the undertaking at the next session, provided that the establishment includes more than 2000 military personnel or lasts for more than three weeks. If the commitment ends before the session, the Federal Council sends a report to the Federal Assembly.

¹ The civil authority establishes the mission for the engagement in Switzerland after agreement with the DDPS.

² The Federal Council or DDPS determines the command structure.

³ The troop commander drives the troop during the engagement.

The troupe can provide spontaneous assistance during the training service.

¹ During the support service, the military has in principle the same rights and obligations as in the case of a training service.

² ... ¹

³ The contribution of the staff of the Confederation is governed by the law governing service reports; that of the staff of institutions that are not part of the federal government is governed by contract.

The Federal Council may declare the right of requisition as defined in Art. 80 applicable to the support service.

¹ The support service will be provided as much as possible by troops in service.

² Members may be summoned for preparation and dismissal.

³ The Federal Council defines the measures necessary to guarantee the state of preparedness.

⁴ In preparation for a support service, it may:

A.

Provide training;

B.

Provision of voluntary training services which are not charged over the total duration of compulsory services;

C.

Acquire equipment and equipment.

¹ During the training service and during the engagement, the force has the necessary police powers to carry out its mission.

² Due to its police powers, the force is authorized:

A.

To arrest persons and to control their identity, to keep them away or to keep them away from specified places, to question them, to search them and to hold them provisionally in the state of arrest until the arrival of the competent police forces;

B.

Control objects and confiscate them as required;

C.

To exercise directly a constraint proportional to the circumstances in cases where less important means prove ineffective.

³ Because of its police powers, it can make use of its weapons:

A.

In the case of self-defence and in a state of necessity;

B.

As a last resort, to carry out a protection or surveillance mission, to the extent that the interests to be protected justify it.

^3bis When the force intervenes in Switzerland for the benefit of the civil authorities of the confederation as a support service, the law of 20 March 2008 on the use of the constraint ¹ Is applicable. ²

⁴ The Federal Council regulates in detail the exercise of police powers and the use of arms for the training service and for the commitment of the army. In this regard, it takes into account the type of mission and the level of instruction of the troop.

¹ The Federal Assembly lays down the principles of the organisation of the army, establishes the structure of the army and determines arms, vocational training and ancillary services (art. 149).

² It may delegate its powers to the Federal Council and the DDPS.

³ The subordination of elements of the army to other departments requires the approval of the Federal Assembly (art. 149).

Repealed

¹ The task of the Army Intelligence Service (Intelligence Service) is to search for and assess information abroad important to the military, including from the point of view of national defence, the peace promotion service, and Support service abroad. ¹

^1bis In order to accomplish its mission, it may use the means of radio exploration within the meaning of s. 4 A Federal Law of 3 October 2008 on Civil Intelligence (LFRC) ² The Federal Council sets out the areas for exploration by way of a prescription. The independent supervisory authority within the meaning of s. 4 B LFRC ensures the legality of radio exploration. ³

^1ter The intelligence service can record and analyze electromagnetic waves emanating from telecommunications systems for the following purposes:

A.

Monitor the frequencies used by the Swiss army and guarantee this use;

B.

Collect information on the situation of air traffic in Switzerland and abroad. ⁴

² It is entitled to deal, if necessary without the knowledge of the persons concerned, with personal data, including sensitive data and personality profiles, on condition and as long as its tasks so require. It may, in case of case, disclose personal data abroad in derogation from the provisions of data protection.

^2bis It may disclose to the criminal prosecution authorities of the Confederation information on persons in Switzerland that it has obtained in the course of the activities mentioned in para. 1, and which may be important for criminal prosecution. The Federal Council regulates the modalities. ⁵

³ The Federal Council regulates:

A.

Details of the tasks of the information service, its organisation and data protection;

B. ⁶

The activity of the information service during the period of peace promotion, support service and active service;

C. ⁷

The cooperation of the intelligence service with other cantonal and federal services as well as foreign services; it approves international administrative agreements entered into by the intelligence service and ensures that these Agreements are binding only after approval has been obtained;

D.

Exceptions to the provisions on file registration where, by default, the search for information would be compromised.

⁴ The Federal Council regulates the protection of sources according to their protection needs. Those who are in danger because of their foreign intelligence activities must be protected in all cases. ⁸

⁵ The Federal Council regulates the subordination of the information service. It ensures that the legality, timeliness and effectiveness of information service activities are monitored. The competent department shall draw up an annual monitoring plan which it coordinates with parliamentary controls. ⁹

¹ The following tasks are the responsibility of the Military Security Service:

A.

It appreciates the military security situation;

B. ¹

It ensures the protection of military information and objects, as well as computer security;

C.

Carries out criminal police and security police duties in the field of the army;

D. ²

It takes, when the military is established for a peace promotion service, a support service or active service, preventive measures to ensure the security of the army against espionage, sabotage and other illegal activities, and Conducts searches for information;

E.

When its members are summoned for a support service or active service, it shall ensure the protection of persons carrying out the duties of Federal Councillor, Chancellor of the Confederation and other persons.

² It is empowered to process personal data, including sensitive data and personality profiles, on condition and as long as its tasks so require. If the data subjects give their consent, they may disclose personal data abroad in derogation from the data protection provisions.

³ The Federal Council regulates:

A.

Details of the tasks of the military security service and its organisation;

B.

The cooperation of the service with the civilian security bodies, taking into account in particular the legal provisions on the protection of the state and data protection;

C.

In case of active support or service, data protection and the possibility of processing personal data without the knowledge of the persons concerned;

D.

In the case of an active support or service service, exceptions to the provisions on file registration where, in the absence of such service, the search for information would be compromised;

E.

... ³

¹ Vocational training may be established to carry out the following tasks, provided that the establishment of militia groups does not allow them to be completed:

A.

Safeguarding sovereignty over airspace and transport and rescue using military aircraft;

B.

Preparation of operational readiness for civilian driving facilities and military installations;

C.

Criminal police and security police duties in the area of the art;

D.

Rescue, exploration, combat and protection missions that require immediate availability or special training.

² Members of such training may also be involved in the field of education.

³ They are hired as military personnel.

The ranks of the army are as follows:

A.

Troop: recruit, soldier, appointed, appointerested

B.

Non-commissioned officers: corporal, sergeant, sergeant

C.

Senior Non-Commissioned Officers: Sergeant Major, Chief Sergeant Major, Fodder, Warrant Officer, Staff Warrant Officer, Major Warrant Officer, Master Warrant Officer;

D.

Officers:

1.

Junior officers: lieutenant, first-lieutenant,

2.

Captain,

3.

Senior Officers: Major, Lieutenant-Colonel, Colonel,

4.

General Officers: Brigadier, Divisional, corps commander,

5.

Commander-in-chief of the army: general.

¹ Promotions and appointments depend on needs and abilities. The Federal Council sets the conditions and competences.

² ... ¹

³ The competent authorities may, in determining the suitability of a candidate:

A.

Requesting police reports and military conduct reports;

B.

Consult criminal records, criminal records and enforcement records;

C.

Request extracts from the register of lawsuits and bankruptcies and consult the files concerned;

D.

Request the execution of a person's security check. ²

⁴ Promotions and appointments that contravene this Act or its implementing provisions may be declared invalid.

¹ Where necessary, officer duties may be assigned to non-commissioned officers, officers and soldiers with special knowledge. They must perform the services related to these functions, with the exception of the training services required for a higher rank or a new function.

² They are appointed as specialist officers and have the same rights and duties as officers performing the same duties.

³ The Federal Council shall lay down the functions which may be entrusted to them and shall lay down the conditions for appointment.

⁴ If the officer function is no longer performed, the appointment to the rank of specialist officer remains generally acquired. The Federal Council sets the exceptions.

Army equipment includes:

A.

Personal equipment;

B.

The rest of the army's equipment.

The Confederation acquired the equipment of the army.

¹ The Confederation provided for the operation and maintenance of military equipment.

² It may entrust the cantons with the operation and maintenance, against compensation.

The Confederation stands ready a sufficient reserve of support assets to enable the military to carry out its mission.

¹ The Federal Council can facilitate the private acquisition and detention of army animals, as well as the private acquisition of vehicles suitable for use.

² The Federal Assembly shall fix in the budget the maximum amount to which the payment of compensation may be guaranteed during the year to the holders of animals and vehicles.

¹ The SPPD is responsible for the decommissioning of military equipment.

² It concludes the contracts necessary for the decommissioning.

³ It provides security for the military cultural property that is deemed worthy of preservation. It may entrust, in whole or in part, the conservation and management of these assets to third parties.

¹ The Federal Council may, within the framework of Switzerland's foreign policy and security policy, conclude international agreements in the field of armaments cooperation.

² Such agreements may include:

A.

Acquisition of armor;

B.

Weapons research and development, quality assurance and maintenance;

C.

Exchange of information and data;

D.

The conditions of cooperation linked to an agreed project with industry in the field of armaments;

E.

Identification of joint projects in this area.

¹ The Confederacy team was free of charge.

² ... ¹

³ The Federal Council regulates the rehabilitation, replacement and storage of personal equipment. It defines the extent to which members should be involved in the costs.

⁴ It rules the handing over of personal equipment to members of the Frontier Corps. Art. 112, 114 and 139, para. 2, shall apply mutatis mutandis. ²

¹ Military personnel ensure that personal equipment is maintained and maintained in good condition; they replace the effects that have become unusable.

² If the member neglects these duties or makes improper use of their equipment, the equipment may be removed.

¹ The armed forces' general staff may, in order to examine any ground preventing the surrender of personal weapons:

A.

Requesting police reports and military conduct reports;

B.

Consult criminal records, criminal records and enforcement records;

C.

Request extracts from the register of proceedings and bankruptcies and consult the files concerned;

D.

Request, without the approval of the person concerned, the execution of a security check relating to persons in order to assess its potential for violence; this control is limited to:

1.

Consultation of the automated criminal record, the data processing system relating to the protection of the State and the national police index, as well as the request for information from the competent criminal prosecution bodies Concerning criminal proceedings in progress, closed or suspended,

2.

The individual hearing of the person concerned when the data subject is registered in one of the registers referred to in c. 1 and that, for this reason, the specialised service responsible for carrying out the security checks intends not to issue the security declaration.

² Federal, cantonal and municipal authorities, doctors and psychologists are released from the secrecy of function and of medical confidentiality when it comes to communicating to the relevant services of the DDPS any signs or serious signs giving rise to the That a member may, with his or her personal weapon, pose a danger to himself or herself or to third parties, or that he or she threatens to misuse it.

¹ Personal equipment remains the property of Confederation. The military cannot alienate or pledge it.

² ... ¹

³ The Federal Council refers to the effects of personal equipment that becomes the property of the member.

⁴ Members may not use personal equipment for private purposes; the SPB rules exceptions.

¹ The Federal Council is the Supreme Council for Military Affairs. When it does not accept it, it is exercised by the DDPS.

² The Federal Council refers to the command of the army and defines its tasks. Art. 84 to 91 are reserved.

Military affairs shall be the responsibility of the Confederation and the cantons, provided that they have been delegated to the latter. The Confederation exercises high surveillance.

¹ The Federal Council shall ensure the establishment of general and flexible cooperation between the military and the civilian authorities responsible for security in the country.

² It coordinates civil and military measures in the areas of prevention and combating threats of strategic importance and in anticipation of disaster control and other large-scale emergencies.

³ It provides training and information, as well as ongoing monitoring of the effectiveness of the measures in cooperation with the cooperation partners.

¹ The Federal Council regulates the organisation of recruitment.

² It shall consult the cantons in advance.

¹ The cantons appoint the district commanders responsible for the processing of the data of the control and relations with the persons required to serve.

² According to the needs, the cantons subdivide the districts into sections and appoint the section heads.

The cantons are responsible for the administrative procedure for the release of military obligations, as well as for the return of personal equipment in cooperation with the Confederation.

For activities under national defence, no cantonal authorisations or cantonal plans are required.

¹ The cantons and municipalities shall not charge taxes on:

A.

Food and beverages for the company;

B.

Vehicles to the extent that they are used for military purposes.

² They cannot levy taxes on:

A. ¹

Military establishments and workshops, with the exception of the Confederation arms companies, which are private companies of private law;

B.

The properties of Confederation for military purposes.

³ They may not levy taxes on the performance of work for the national defence.

¹ The Confederation and the cantons operate 40 more places of arms.

² The Federal Council designates the places of arms. It regulates the use and administration of arms, marksplaces and exercise spaces.

¹ The cantons call the cantonal shooting committees and recognise the shooting companies.

² The cantons shall decide on the operation of the facilities for shooting out of the service and allocate them to the shooting companies. They ensure the compatibility of fire installations with the protection of the environment and encourage collective or regional facilities.

³ The Federal Council regulates the competences and obligations of the cantons.

⁴ The cantonal decisions of the last instance in the field of shooting out of service may be appealed to the Federal Administrative Court. The RFSP is also authorized to use. The cantonal authorities of the last instance send him without delay and without charge their decisions. ¹

¹ The communes and the inhabitants are obliged to provide accommodation to the troop and the animals of the army.

² They receive fair compensation from the Confederation.

The communes shall make available free of charge:

A. ¹

Facilities and facilities for information sessions;

B.

Custody and arrest facilities;

C.

Space and space for mobilization;

D.

The staging and parking spaces reserved for the troupe;

E.

Signs for posting signs and other communications from military authorities.

¹ For shooting exercises in the context of non-service shooting, as well as for the corresponding activities of shooting companies, the municipalities shall ensure the free use of the facilities. For troop-firing exercises, the facilities are available against the payment of compensation.

² For the construction of shooting facilities, the DDPS may grant the municipalities the right of expropriation according to the LEx ¹ , to the extent that this possibility is not provided for in cantonal legislation.

³ The DDPS shall lay down requirements for the location, construction and operation of facilities for shooting out of service, as well as on the facilities for the shooting companies. In this respect, it takes into account the requirements of security, the protection of the environment and nature and the landscape.

¹ Landowners cannot oppose the use of their land for military exercises.

² The Confederation is liable for damages in accordance with art. 135 to 143. ... ¹ .

¹ Without regard to the fault, the Confederation shall respond to the damage caused without the right to a third party by the military or by the troops when it results:

A.

A particularly dangerous military activity; or

B.

Of another service activity.

² The Confederation does not respond to the damage when it proves that it is the result of a case of force majeure, the fault of the injured person or that of a third party.

³ Where liability for specific facts is provided for in other provisions, the latter shall govern the responsibility of the Confederation.

⁴ The aggrieved person cannot claim any claim to the member who caused the injury.

In so far as they cannot be covered by insurance, the Confederation responds to the inevitable damage caused to the land and to things, when they are a direct result of the activity outside the service of the company or associations and Military companies.

¹ The member himself shall bear the damage resulting from the loss or deterioration of his personal objects. A fair compensation shall be paid by the Confederation where the damage is caused by an accident resulting from the service or as a direct consequence of the execution of an order.

² In the event of a member's fault, the allowance may be reduced appropriately. In this respect, it is also necessary to consider whether, from the point of view of the service, it was appropriate to bring or use personal objects.

When the Confederacy is repairing damage, it may resort to the member who caused it intentionally or through gross negligence.

¹ Members respond to the damage they cause directly to the Confederacy by violating their duty of service intentionally or by gross negligence.

² They are responsible for their personal equipment, as well as equipment that has been assigned to the service and is responsible for loss and damage. They do not reply if they prove that they have caused the damage either intentionally or by a serious breach of their duty of service. The same shall be responsible for the members responsible for the organisation of the equipment service or for the control of the equipment.

³ The accountants and the bodies that control them are responsible for the service of the police station, the funds entrusted to them and their regulatory use, and they are liable for damage in these areas. They do not reply if they prove that they have caused it neither intentionally nor by a serious breach of their duty of service.

¹ The formations are responsible for the equipment of the army entrusted to them. They respond to any loss or damage when those responsible cannot be identified. They do not respond when they prove that there was no fault on the part of their military. ¹

² A balance of pay may be made to cover the damage.

¹ Art. 42, 43, para. 1, 44, para. 1, 45 to 47, 49, 50, para. 1, 51 to 53 of the Code of Obligations ¹ Apply by analogy.

² In determining the member's allowance, the nature of the service, the military conduct and the financial position of the person responsible must also be taken into account in an equitable manner.

³ In determining the allowance for training, the nature of the service and the circumstances of the case must also be taken into account fairly.

¹ The procedure is governed by the Federal Act of 20 December 1968 on the administrative procedure ² The Confederation shall bear the costs of the first instance proceedings; disbursements may, however, be borne by the unsuccessful party.

² The responsibility for training (art. 140) is established in a simplified procedure.

³ The Federal Council shall designate the competent authorities within the meaning of this Law to deal, at first instance, with the contested pecuniary and administrative requests, formed by or against the Confederation.

⁴ The decisions of these authorities may be appealed to the Federal Administrative Court. ³

¹ The action for compensation for damage directed against the Confederation shall be prescribed in one year from the day on which the injured person became aware of the damage, and in any case within five years of the harmful act.

² The Confederation's claim in respect of military personnel or training shall be limited to one year from the day on which the Confederation became aware of the damage and the person required to repair it, and in any case within five years from the date of the act Harmful.

³ Where claims arise from criminal behaviour for which the criminal law provides for a longer limitation period, it is also applicable to them.

⁴ Art. 135 to 138 and 142 of the Code of Obligations ¹ Shall apply mutatis mutandis when it is a matter of interrupting and invoking the requirement. Making a written submission of the right to repair with the RFSP must also be considered an interruptive act of the prescription.

¹ The Federal Council shall lay down requirements regulating the establishment and movement of training services.

² It designates, after consultation with the cantons, the administrative units of the Confederation and the cantons which decide on the requests for movement of the recruit school and the training services. ¹

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Persons subject to military service may be provided with the support service and active service or on leave, in order to carry out important tasks in the civilian areas of national security cooperation. The Federal Council sets out the details.

The processing of sensitive data and personality profiles in the information systems and in the commitment of military and military administration surveillance assets is regulated by the Federal Law of 3 October 2008 on the Military information systems ¹ .

Repealed

¹ The DDPS administrative units may only provide commercial benefits to third parties if they meet the following conditions:

A.

They are closely linked to the main tasks;

B.

They do not interfere with the performance of the main tasks;

C.

They do not require significant additional material and human resources.

² Commercial benefits are provided at prices which at least cover the costs calculated on the basis of cost accounting. The RFSP may authorize exemptions for certain benefits as long as this does not involve competition with the private sector.