Section 5: Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner
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Art. 261 Appointment and status
1 The Commissioner is appointed by the Federal Council for a term of office of four years. The appointment must be approved by the Federal Assembly.
2 The employment relationship is governed by the Federal Personnel Act of 24 March 20002, unless this Act provides otherwise.
2 The Commissioner fulfils his tasks independently without being subject to the directives of any authority. He is assigned to the Federal Chancellery for administrative purposes.
3 He has a permanent secretariat and his own budget. He appoints his own staff.
5 The Commissioner is not subject to the system of assessment under Article 4 paragraph 3 of the Federal Personnel Act of 24 March 2000.
1 Amended in accordance with No. 3 of the Federal Act of 19 March 2010 on the Implementation of Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, in force since 1 Dec. 2010 (AS 2010 3387 3418; BBl 2009 6749).
2 SR 172.220.1
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