SLIDE 7 Federal structure
Areas of responsibility
1 Confederation
constitution, civil code, federal legislation, federal parliament, Foreign affairs, security, customs, monetary system, Areas of responsibility
26 Cantons
legislation, federal parliament, government, and administra- tion customs, monetary system, law giving, defence, trans- portation
26 Cantons
cantonal legislations, cantonal parliaments, governments and administrations Health care, education, culture, taxation
~2350 Municipalities
administrations Register of residents, civil protection, school, social communal regulations, muni- cipal board, administration and staff protection, school, social services, energy, land-use planning, taxation
7 Federal Office of Topography swisstopo GWF 2014, Geneva, 8 May 2014
Principle of Subsidiarity