The ''Official Compilation of Federal Legislation'' (german: Amtliche Sammlung des Bundesrechts, AS; french: Recueil officiel du droit fédéral, RO; it, Raccolta ufficiale delle leggi federali, RU) is the federal
government gazette
A government gazette (also known as an official gazette, official journal, official newspaper, official monitor or official bulletin) is a periodical publication that has been authorised to publish public or legal notices. It is usually establis ...
of
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. All Swiss federal laws and ordinances, as well as amendments to them, enter into force by chronological publication in the AS/RO/RU.
It is issued in the three official languages of Switzerland: German, French and
Italian. All three language editions are equally valid. It is published by the
Federal Chancellery of Switzerland in the form of weekly supplements to
loose leaf
A loose leaf is a piece of paper of any kind that is not bound in place, or available on a continuous roll, and may be punched so as to be organized in a ring binder. Loose leaf paper may be sold as free sheets, or made up into notepads, where p ...
binders. Since 1999, they have been also made available on the Internet in
PDF
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format.
See also
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Law of Switzerland
Swiss law is a set of rules which constitutes the law in Switzerland.
Structure and Sources
There is a hierarchy of political levels which reflects the legal and constitutional character of Switzerland.
The Federal law (german: Bundesrecht, f ...
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Systematic Compilation of Federal Legislation
The ''Systematic Compilation of Federal Legislation'' (german: Systematische Sammlung des Bundesrechts, SR; french: Recueil systématique du droit fédéral, RS; it, Raccolta sistematica, RS) is the official compilation of all Swiss federal laws, ...
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Federal Gazette''
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United States Statutes at Large
The ''United States Statutes at Large'', commonly referred to as the ''Statutes at Large'' and abbreviated Stat., are an official record of Acts of Congress and concurrent resolutions passed by the United States Congress. Each act and resolutio ...
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Federal Register
The ''Federal Register'' (FR or sometimes Fed. Reg.) is the official journal of the federal government of the United States that contains government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices. It is published every weekday, except on feder ...
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Official Journal of the European Union''
References
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External links
Amtliche Sammlung
Law of Switzerland
Switzerland Official Collection of Federal Law
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