In view of article 2 of the Law on Embargoes of 22 March 2002,

Robert Fischer (Switzerland), Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, Basel

Christian Stamm (Switzerland), Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, Bern

Recueil systématique du droit federal suisse, RS 0.192.120.282.

He also expressed his gratitude to the authorities of the Swiss Federation and of the Republic and Canton of Geneva for all they had done in providing the Convention secretariat with a supportive working environment in the city of Geneva.

Summary by the Chairperson, Ms. Ruth Dreifuss, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of the Interior of Switzerland

Switzerland explained that the Federal Court (the Supreme Court of Switzerland) oversaw the constitutionality of cantonal law and of orders (regulations of a general nature or based on objective standards) issued by the Federal Council (the Government of Switzerland).

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Decides to admit the Swiss Confederation to membership in the United Nations.

The research is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation as well as by the Cantonal and Federal Governments.

In addition, China added that, according to the police authorities of Switzerland, the device was prohibited under federal law.

On 27 April 1998, the Swiss Federal Council decided that

Ms. Claudia SOM, Programme Manager, Colombian Project, Federal Laboratories for Material Testing and Research, St. Gallen, Switzerland

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This would ensure continuous updating and modernizing of the headquarters agreements following, for example, the current practice of the Swiss Federal Government (Special Rapporteur's italics).

Mr. Samuel Schmid, the President of the Confederation, will be signing the Convention at the summit of heads of State and government to be held in New York in September 2005.

His Excellency Mr. Samuel Schmid, President of the Swiss Confederation

Her delegation was also pleased to announce that the Swiss federal and cantonal authorities had, in cooperation with UNHCR, drawn up a plan to improve security at UNHCR headquarters in Geneva, the cost of which would be borne by Switzerland.

According to the version of the Constitution then in force, under article 95 the supreme executive and governing authority of the Confederation is a Federal Council composed of seven members .

The informal round table to be convened by the President would be chaired by Ms. Ruth Dreifuss, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of the Interior of Switzerland.

There was a Transitional Federal Parliament, and a President, Prime Minister and Government had been selected.

Under the Federal Law on War Materiel, the manufacture, brokering, export and transit of war materiel are subject to authorization by the Swiss Government.

Having considered the application for membership of the Swiss Confederation,A 56 1009 S 2002 801, annex.

Having received the recommendation of the Security Council of 24 July 2002 that the Swiss Confederation should be admitted to membership in the United Nations,A 57 259.

Nine years later, the Swiss Federal Council, in its message to the Federal Assembly on 28 July 1955, again referred to the legal status in Switzerland of the United Nations, its specialized agencies and other international organizations (FF 1955 II 389, 393).

The programme was organized jointly with the Offices of the President and the Prime Minister of the newly established Transitional Federal Government.

He goes to the Federal Polytech in Zurich.

Meeting with the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government, Ali Mohamed Gedi

76. In 1997, the Government of Switzerland contributed 2,700,000 Swiss francs (Sw F).

14.30 Meeting with Ms. Cornelia Schmalz Jacobsen, Member of the German Bundestag and Federal Government Commissioner for Foreigners

This little fellow was developed by a group of 10 undergraduate students at the Autonomous Systems Laboratory at ETH Zurich.

Offer of the Government of Switzerland

He nevertheless stressed that the Moscow Treaty, concluded between the United States of America and the Russian Federation, was a positive development.

TFG Transitional Federal Government

In addition, it has advised various national agencies and non governmental organizations which regularly organize human rights education and public information campaigns, such as the Federal Commission against Racism, the Swiss Foundation Education and Development and the Swiss League for Human Rights.

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Lastly, on 28 July 1955, nine years later, the latter statement was reiterated by the Swiss Federal Council in its message to the Federal Assembly.

Deputy Director, Swiss Federal Tax Administration head, Division for International Fiscal Law and Double Taxation Matters.

A concluding statement was made by the representative of Switzerland.

The Federal Office for Migration may grant waivers in accordance with the decisions of the competent United Nations Security Council committee or if the protection of Swiss interests so requires.

On 25 May 2005 the Swiss Federal Council adopted an ordinance instituting measures against the Sudan (hereinafter the ordinance , a copy of which is attached).

A donation by the Government of Switzerland and a Swiss non governmental organization are funding some of the operations.

Its Council has representatives from all over the world, and it has offices in all regions, as well as a headquarters in Gland, Switzerland.

In 2002, the Swiss Parliament enacted the Federal Act on the Implementation of International Sanctions, which explicitly authorizes the Government to enact compulsory measures in order to implement sanctions that have been imposed by the United Nations, by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe or by Switzerland's most significant trading partners.

Expression of gratitude to the Government of Switzerland