National Bank Act of Switzerland

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Federal Act on the Swiss National Bank	4
National Bank Act of Switzerland canonical	2
Federal Act on the Swiss National Bank (National Bank Act)	1
Swiss National Bank Act	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1298369 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Bank Act of Switzerland
Context triple: [Swiss National Bank, mandateDefinedBy, National Bank Act of Switzerland]

A. Swiss National Bank
The Swiss National Bank is Switzerland’s independent central bank responsible for the country’s monetary policy and the stability of the Swiss financial system.
B. Bundesbank Act
The Bundesbank Act is the German federal law that defines the mandate, structure, and powers of the Deutsche Bundesbank as Germany’s central bank.
C. Riksbank Act
The Riksbank Act is the Swedish law that defines the mandate, responsibilities, and governance framework of Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank.
D. Banking Act of Japan
The Banking Act of Japan is the primary law governing the regulation, supervision, and operation of banks and other deposit-taking institutions in Japan.
E. National Banking Act of 1863
The National Banking Act of 1863 was a U.S. Civil War–era law that created a system of nationally chartered banks and a uniform national currency, reshaping the American banking and monetary system.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Bank Act of Switzerland
Target entity description: The National Bank Act of Switzerland is the federal law that governs the structure, responsibilities, and operations of the Swiss National Bank and underpins Switzerland’s monetary policy framework.

A. Swiss National Bank
The Swiss National Bank is Switzerland’s independent central bank responsible for the country’s monetary policy and the stability of the Swiss financial system.
B. Bundesbank Act
The Bundesbank Act is the German federal law that defines the mandate, structure, and powers of the Deutsche Bundesbank as Germany’s central bank.
C. Riksbank Act
The Riksbank Act is the Swedish law that defines the mandate, responsibilities, and governance framework of Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank.
D. Banking Act of Japan
The Banking Act of Japan is the primary law governing the regulation, supervision, and operation of banks and other deposit-taking institutions in Japan.
E. National Banking Act of 1863
The National Banking Act of 1863 was a U.S. Civil War–era law that created a system of nationally chartered banks and a uniform national currency, reshaping the American banking and monetary system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Swiss federal law ⓘ central bank law ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure price stability in Switzerland through the Swiss National Bank ⓘ provide a secure and efficient cash and payment system in Switzerland ⓘ
appliesTo	Swiss National Bank ⓘ Swiss National Bank’s balance sheet management ⓘ monetary policy operations in Swiss francs ⓘ
bindingOn	Swiss National Bank ⓘ federal authorities in matters of monetary policy ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
defines	capital and profit distribution rules of the Swiss National Bank ⓘ governance of the Swiss National Bank ⓘ mandate of the Swiss National Bank ⓘ organizational structure of the Swiss National Bank ⓘ relationship between the Swiss National Bank and the Confederation ⓘ tasks of the Swiss National Bank ⓘ
governs	Swiss National Bank’s international monetary cooperation ⓘ Swiss National Bank’s reporting and accountability ⓘ Swiss National Bank’s transactions with financial institutions ⓘ appointment and duties of the Swiss National Bank’s governing bodies ⓘ conduct of monetary policy by the Swiss National Bank ⓘ
hasPart	provisions on banknote issuance ⓘ provisions on cooperation with federal authorities ⓘ provisions on data collection and statistics ⓘ provisions on financial reporting of the Swiss National Bank ⓘ provisions on governance of the Swiss National Bank ⓘ provisions on monetary policy instruments ⓘ provisions on profit allocation of the Swiss National Bank ⓘ
languageOfPublication	French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ
legalBasisFor	Swiss National Bank’s role in financial stability ⓘ Swiss National Bank’s role in payment systems ⓘ collection of statistical data by the Swiss National Bank ⓘ independence of the Swiss National Bank ⓘ issuance of banknotes in Switzerland ⓘ monetary policy instruments of the Swiss National Bank ⓘ
legalField	financial market law ⓘ public economic law ⓘ
regulates	operations of the Swiss National Bank ⓘ responsibilities of the Swiss National Bank ⓘ structure of the Swiss National Bank ⓘ
sector	banking regulation ⓘ monetary policy ⓘ
shortName	National Bank Act ⓘ
subjectOf	Swiss monetary policy legislation ⓘ
underpins	Switzerland’s monetary policy framework ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swiss National Bank → mandateDefinedBy → National Bank Act of Switzerland ⓘ

SNB → legalBasis → National Bank Act of Switzerland ⓘ

Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank → subjectTo → Swiss National Bank Act ⓘ