Ordinance of the Federal Assembly of December 13, 2002, on the Register of Political Parties (Political) - Register of Political Parties
Table of Provisions (7)
Statutory Text (7 Provisions)
The Federal Chancellery maintains the register of political parties.
This register can be consulted online or at the headquarters of the Federal Chancellery. The Federal Chancellery also makes the registration documents available in paper form to individuals who wish to review them.
A political party within the meaning of Art. 76a LDP is any association whose primary purpose, according to its statutes, is political.
The political party that wishes to register shall submit the electronic or paper application form for registration (attached) to the Federal Chancellery, along with its current statutes.
The Federal Chancellery provides this form to political parties free of charge.
Every registered political party must immediately notify the Federal Chancellery of any changes to its statutes, its name, its headquarters, and the names and addresses of the party's national president and secretary.
The Federal Chancellery shall amend the registry data within 60 days.
A registered political party that has not announced the required changes before May 1 of the year of the National Council election shall lose the administrative facilities mentioned in Art. 24, para. 3 and 4, LDP.
The Federal Chancellery shall remove a political party from the register ex officio: a. that changes its name without notifying it; b. that no longer has the minimum parliamentary representation mentioned in Art. 76a, para. 1, of the Political Parties Act (LDP).
Before removing it, the Chancellery shall hear from the president or the secretary of the national party whose names have been communicated to it in accordance with this ordinance.
Political parties that meet the legal requirements and have submitted a request to the Federal Chancellery for registration by March 1, 2003, will be able to benefit from the administrative facilities mentioned in Art. 24, paragraphs 3 and 4, of the LDP during the full renewal of the National Council on October 19, 2003.
This ordinance of the Federal Assembly shall enter into force on January 1, 2003.