This order shall govern the working reports and the treatment of the Attorney General of the Confederation and of the Deputy Prosecutors General.

¹ The working reports of the Attorney General of the Confederation and his alternates are based on their election by the Federal Assembly, which they must have accepted.

² The details of the working reports (start, initial treatment, occupational foresight) are generally pre-determined by the Judicial Commission, subject to the election by the Federal Assembly.

¹ Before taking office, the Attorney General and his alternates undertake by oath or solemn promise to fulfil in conscience the duties of their office.

² They take the oath or solemn promise before the supervisory authority of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Confederation (Supervisory Authority).

¹ The period of office is governed by s. 20, para. 3, of the LOAP.

² When the Attorney General and his alternates reach the ordinary age of retirement provided for in the provisions of the Staff Reports of the Confederation Staff, their period of office shall end at the end of the calendar year.

³ Vacancies are vacant for the remainder of the period.

¹ The Prosecutor General and his alternates may terminate their working reports for the end of each month for a period of six months' leave.

² The Judicial Commission may, in special cases, grant them a shorter period of leave when no essential interest is opposed.

¹ The treatment of the attorney general corresponds to class 36, that of deputy general prosecutors in class 33, provided for in art. 36 of the Order of 3 July 2001 on the personnel of the Confederation (OPers) ¹ .

² The Judicial Commission fixes the initial treatment. It takes into account the age, training and professional and extra-professional experience of the person to be elected, as well as the labour market.

³ To 1 ^Er January of each year, the salary increases by 3 % of the maximum amount of the evaluation step until this amount is reached.

⁴ No benefit premium within the meaning of s. 49 OPers are not paid.

The residence allowance, the compensation of the increase, the family allowances and the allowance for assistance to the close relatives are allocated in accordance with the provisions on the working relations of the staff of the Confederation.

¹ The benefits payable by the employer in the event of incapacity to work due to sickness, accident, invalidity, military service, civil protection or civil service and maternity as well as the employer's benefits to be paid to the Survivors in the event of death are granted in accordance with the provisions of the Staff Working Reports of the Confederation.

² The Attorney General and his substitutes are insured with the pension fund PUBLICA, namely the Provident Fund of the Confederation, against the economic consequences of old age, disability and death.

The Attorney General and his alternates shall carry out their activities on a full-time basis.

¹ By calendar year, the Attorney General and his alternates shall be entitled to the following holidays:

A.

5 weeks up to the calendar year in which they reach the age of 49;

B.

6 weeks from the calendar year in which they reach the age of 50;

C.

7 weeks from the calendar year in which they reach the age of 60.

² In principle, the holiday must be taken during the calendar year in which the right to vacation begins. If this is not possible, they should be taken the following year.

¹ The Supervisory Authority may, upon request, grant leave to the Attorney General and his alternates.

² In its assessment of the application, it takes into account the leave provisions applicable to the staff of the Confederation.

¹ The Attorney General and his alternates shall be compensated for the excess of expenses resulting from their professional activity.

² The rates set by the Federal Department of Finance for the staff of the Confederation shall be applied by analogy to the following:

A.

Meals, accommodation and transportation costs;

B.

Foreign service travel;

C.

Participation in international conferences;

D.

Moving for service reasons;

E.

Hospitality expenses.

The Attorney General and his alternates must be domiciled in Switzerland.

¹ The Attorney General and his alternates are required to keep the function secret on the facts which come to their knowledge in the course of their official activity.

² The Supervisory Authority shall act as a superior authority having the power to waive the secrecy of function (Art. 320, c. 2, of the Penal Code ¹ ).

¹ The supervisory authority may grant to the Attorney General of the Confederation whose working reports are dissolved, or to his alternates, an allowance corresponding to one year's salary at the most if the situation warrants. It takes into account, in particular, the age, the professional and personal situation, the duration of the function and the circumstances of the dissolution of the working reports.

² The granting of compensation must be approved by the Federal Chambers' Delegation of Finance.

³ The grant of compensation shall be excluded when the prosecutor or his deputy:

A.

Leaves office because he has reached the ordinary age of retirement;

B.

Is revoked or is no longer re-elected for a serious breach of his/her duties as a function; or

C.

On his own initiative, has terminated the working relationship or is not a candidate for re-election.

⁴ The allowance is allocated in the form of a capital benefit.

⁵ The beneficiary must return all or part of the allowance:

A.

A return of employment reports within one year of the dissolution of the working relationship; and

B.

If the supervisory authority requires it to take into account the amount of the allowance, the number of months without work reports, and the amount of the new salary.

This order shall enter into force on 1 ^Er January 2011.