Documentation

This page contains documentation on the revision of the Federal Act on the Swiss National Bank (1953/1978) and the legal environment of central bank activity prior to the entry into force of the totally revised Act on 1 May 2004. Moreover, it contains additional documents on the revision of the National Bank Act 1953/1978 (Message of the Federal Council on the National Bank Act, consultation papers on the National Bank Act and the National Bank Ordinance, etc.).

• National Bank Act of 1953 (in German)

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Consultation papers

• Report on the results of the consultation procedure on the revision of the National Bank Act (in German)

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• Message of the Federal Council on the revision of the National Bank Act of 26 June 2002 (in German)

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• National Bank Act of 3 October 2003

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• Consultation draft of the National Bank Ordinance (in German)

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• Explanations regarding the consultation draft of the National Bank Ordinance (in German)

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• Message of the Federal Council on the Financial Market Infrastructure Act (FMIA) of 3 September 2014 (in German)

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