The Official Compilation of Federal Legislation (AS) (German: Amtliche Sammlung des Bundesrechts, AS; French: Recueil officiel du droit fédéral, RO; Italian: Raccolta ufficiale delle leggi federali, RU) is the federal government gazette of Switzerland.
It is published by the Federal Chancellery of Switzerland in the form of weekly supplements to loose leaf binders.
Exceptionally, publication may be waived for acts and international treaties that must be kept secret for reasons of national security (art.
For some years now, although not provided for by law, practice has also imposed this system of simple reference for texts of European law published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and which are binding on Switzerland by virtue of international treaties or following their incorporation into federal legislation.
The Official Compilation of Federal Laws and Ordinances of the Swiss Confederation (French: Recueil officiel des lois et ordonnances fédérales de la Confédération suisse) was published irregularly from 1848 to 1904, with a total of 30 volumes.
[4] From 1988 to 2005, it was published under the title Official Compilation of Federal Laws (French: Recueil des lois fédérales).