The Federal Authorities
of the Swiss Confederation

Section 1: Organisation of official bodies
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Art. 19

b. Verification

1 The Assay Offices shall provide the Central Office with a monthly and quarterly summary of the checks they have conducted and their books, using the official form.

2 The Central Office shall conduct regular checks of the Assay Offices’ facilities, controls and books.

3 Cantonal Assay Offices must submit, before 1 December of each year, a budget for the income and expenses expected for the following year and the procurement of working capital, using the official form (three copies) by way of the appropriate cantonal authority. The budget must be presented to the Central Office for approval. Observations made by the Central Office shall be brought to the attention of the relevant cantonal authority, which shall take charge of remedying the deficiencies identified.

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