¹ This ordinance regulates the tasks, organisation, training and establishment of the Federal Council (HQ) National Alarm Staff.

² Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, military law shall apply.

The General Staff is subordinate to the Federal Office for the Protection of Population (OFPP).

The General Staff supports the National Central Alarm (CENAL) in the performance of its tasks.

CENAL:

A.

Defines the mission of the staff in the event of a commitment after hearing the OFPP;

B.

Prepares the commitment of the state-mark;

C.

Put in its budget the financial means necessary for the commitment of the staff, to the extent that they are not charged to military appropriations;

D.

Maintains control of the body of the majority;

E.

Provides the commander of the staff, provided that a qualified person is available.

¹ The Commander of the General Staff is elected by the Federal Department of Defence, Population and Sports Protection (DDPS) on the proposal of the OFPP.

² It has the following tasks:

A.

Lead the state-mark;

B.

To provide command of the secure installation of the PC-CENAL.

³ With regard to changes in the rank and function of staff members, he has the same skills as a commander of a large unit.

⁴ As part of the support service and active service, the army is responsible for the protection of the PC-CENAL, as well as the health service and supply of the staff.

The RFSP establishes the regulatory staff of the General Staff.

¹ CENAL employees who are subject to military service and whose civil service corresponds to a special staff function (staff-specific function) are incorporated into this function. They may be required by contract to carry out the required training services within two years of their incorporation.

² May be incorporated into the staff at the request of the commander of the staff:

A.

Persons subject to military service who have the knowledge required to perform specific functions of the state-of-the-art;

B.

CENAL employees who are subject to military service, the civil service of which does not correspond to any function specific to the state-of-the-art;

C.

The number of persons required to serve the military service required to achieve the prescribed strength in non-specific duties of the General Staff.

³ In order to be incorporated in staff-specific functions, persons subject to military service must have performed the training services listed in the Appendix, in derogation from s. 46, para. 1, let. C, of the Order of 19 November 2003 concerning military obligations (OOMi) ¹ .

⁴ Staff members remain attached to their arms or auxiliary service.

⁵ The duration of incorporation of masters and senior staff officers who are not intended for further training depends on the needs of the staff, in derogation from art. 50, para. 1, let. B, OOMi.

The persons referred to in s. 6 of the Federal Act of 3 February 1995 on the military and military administration ¹ May be assigned or assigned to the staff as soon as they have reached the age of 18.

¹ The commanding officer of the General Staff shall determine the training services and their duration per year and shall communicate the dates on time to the members of the staff who are subject to military service.

² It organises training services.

¹ The staff commander calls the staff members:

A.

Instructing services;

B.

Interventions in the context of a mobilisation by an alert system and after consultation with the Director of OFPP.

² Staff members may be required by the staff commander to be reachable outside the service.

³ The call for alarm exercises or interventions can be carried out by any means of communication that is appropriate.

⁴ The Commander of the General Staff may order, if necessary, the performance of the service in civil suit.

Members of the General Staff who are subject to military service shall perform their duty of instruction in their duties:

A.

Within the mark-up;

B.

Within another staff of the Federal Council;

C.

In army formations, in the context of schools, courses or exercises, exercise preparations and in particular courses covered by national security cooperation.

In accordance with Art. 11, requests for the carry-forward of staff members are examined independently of the provision by the commanding officer of the staff who decides on them. The directives of the Chief of the Army concerning the procedures for granting service exemptions are applicable.

In order to obtain a promotion, members of the General Staff who are required to serve in the military service of the General Staff must have performed, in derogation from s. 57, para. 3, paragraph a, OOMi ¹ , the training services referred to in the Appendix.

Notwithstanding s. 22, para. 3, of the Order of 10 December 2004 on military controls ¹ , the following data concerning staff members must be identified:

A.

Special civil knowledge (p. Ex. Languages, special training courses);

B.

Telephone and fax numbers;

C.

The e-mail address;

D.

The mailing address, to the extent that it differs from the home address.

The DDPS is responsible for the enforcement of this order.

The Order of 27 November 2000 on the General Staff of the Federal Council National Central Alarm ¹ Is repealed.

This Order comes into force on June 15, 2008.