Legal mandate & reform

Ensuring that the country is provided with essential goods and services (National Economic Supply) is primarily the responsibility of the private sector. However, Article 102 of the Federal Constitution assigns a supply mandate to the Confederation in certain circumstances, including serious shortages that the private sector cannot remedy on its own. This mandate is implemented through the National Economic Supply Act (NESA), which confers wide-ranging powers on the Federal Council. The National Economic Supply (NES), a partnership between the state and the private sector, is responsible for preparing and implementing measures to combat shortages. To introduce improvements to the NES, the law, rules of procedure and strategy are being revised as part of a reform.