Creating a legal text
Process
The key steps in the process of creating a legal text are summarized in this process flowchart (PDF format).
Legal texts should follow this template (Word format).
Timing
If no consultation is required, this process takes two months from start to finish; with a consultation, the process takes four to five months. These figures are estimates – complex legal texts may require more time.
Amending a legal text
Process
The key steps in the process of amending a legal text are summarized in this process flowchart (PDF format).
Timing
If no consultation is required, this process takes two months from start to finish; with a consultation, the process takes four to five months. These figures are estimates – complex legal texts may require more time.
Revision schedule
Every six months, the Polylex administrator contacts the persons responsible for the legal texts to determine whether any of the texts under their responsibility need to be revised. This information is compiled in a revision schedule, which is shared with the EPFL Direction.
Contacts
- Director of Legal Affairs: Françoise Chardonnens, franç[email protected]
- Polylex administrator David Gozel,
- Persons responsible for the legal texts: the name of the person responsible for a given legal text can be found in the Polylex search index.