Execution Agreement between the Canton of Bern and the Republic and Canton of Jura Regarding the Transfer of the Municipal Commune of Moutier to the Canton of Jura Concerning the Citizen Commune of Moutier

This agreement contains the provisions governing the effects of the transfer of the municipal commune of Moutier to the Republic and Canton of Jura (hereinafter referred to as "the Canton of Jura") on the bourgeois commune of Moutier.

From the date of the transfer of the municipal commune of Moutier to the canton of Jura (hereinafter referred to as "the date of the transfer"), the bourgeois commune of Moutier shall be governed by the legal system of the canton of Jura.

Upon the entry into force of this agreement, the civic commune of Moutier is entitled to adapt its organizational regulations and adopt its financial plan and budget according to Jura law, effective from the date of the transfer.

Jura law also governs the competencies, procedures, and legal remedies related to the implementation of this article.

Elected officials and authority members in office at the date of the transfer shall continue their mandate until the end of the current municipal legislature. Acts adopted by these authorities and individuals are deemed to have been adopted by bodies constituted regularly under Jura law.

This agreement enters into force on July 1, 2025.