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**Compilation of Legislation of the Republic and Canton of Jura**

A systematic compilation of the legislation of the Republic and Canton of Jura is published.

The Systematic Collection, published in the form of a compilation, contains the Jura law in force, organized by subject matter.

1 The Systematic Collection contains

a) the Constitution;

b) the treaties, concordats, and other conventions of public law to which the Republic and Canton of Jura have adhered;

c) the international agreements to which Switzerland has adhered if they particularly concern the Republic and Canton of Jura;

d) the laws;

e) the decrees;

f) the ordinances;

g) the orders, regulations, and other public acts of general application emanating from the Parliament, the Government, or a department;

h) the regulations of the Cantonal Court.

2 The following are not included in the Systematic Collection of Jura law

a) the orders concerning the budget, additional credits, accounts, and orders granting subsidies;

b) the orders concerning the results of votes and elections;

c) the ordinances and orders of the Government that are internal measures or administrative decisions relating to particular cases;

d) the legislative acts that, in accordance with a decision of the Parliament or the Government, must be kept secret in the country's paramount interest.

3 The Parliament or the Government may order the inclusion of other acts due to the interest they present.

A legislative act not yet published in the Systematic Collection takes effect as long as it has not been repealed.

1 The Systematic Collection is published both in printed form and online.

2 The printed version is issued on loose-leaf pages.

3 Both versions are provided with a table of contents.

In case of discrepancies between the printed version and the online version of the Systematic Collection, the printed version shall prevail.

1 The online version of the Systematic Compendium is updated continuously.

2 The printed version of the Systematic Compendium is updated once a year. This update can be downloaded from the website dedicated to the online publication.

The publication and updating of the printed and online versions of the Systematic Collection are the responsibility of the Legal Service.

1 The online publication of the Systematic Collection and the download for print updates are available free of charge.

2 The printed version of the Systematic Collection can be consulted free of charge, especially at the State Chancellery and the Information and Communication Service.

3 The following can be obtained for a fee from the Legal Service

a) the complete edition of the printed version of the Systematic Collection;

b) the printed version of the updates;

c) the legislative texts published in the Systematic Collection, in the form of separate prints.

4 The Government may implement other means of accessing the legislation.

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1 An Official Gazette of the Republic and Canton of Jura is published.

1bis It is generally issued once a week.

2 All commercial advertising is prohibited therein.

1 Are published in the Official Journal

a) the acts mentioned in Article 3, paragraph 1, and in Article 3, paragraph 2, letters a and b;

b) the acts subject to a mandatory referendum according to Article 77 of the Constitution;

c) the acts subject to an optional referendum according to Article 78 of the Constitution, with an indication of the referendum period;

d) significant projects of the cantonal authorities according to Article 68 of the Constitution;

e) texts subject to publication under federal and cantonal legislation;

f) texts that the Parliament, the Government or its departments, and the Cantonal Court deem appropriate to publish.

2 The acts mentioned in Article 3, paragraph 2, letters c and d, are not published.

3 Government decrees may be published in a simplified form.

The publication of the Official Journal is the responsibility of the State Chancellery.

1 A Journal of the Debates of the Parliament of the Republic and Canton of Jura is published.

1bis The Journal of the Debates includes, in particular, the messages from the Government to the Parliament concerning the proposals for constitutional provisions, laws, decrees, and orders approving treaties, concordats, and other public law agreements.

2 All commercial advertising is prohibited therein.

The publication of the Journal of Debates is the responsibility of the Secretariat of the Parliament.

1 The Legislative Act contains the legislation enacted in accordance with Article 3 of the final and transitional provisions of the Constitution of the Republic and Canton of Jura.

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1 The Constitution bears the date of acceptance by the people.

2 Laws and decrees bear the date of adoption by Parliament in the final reading.

3 Other legislative acts bear the date of adoption by the authority from which they originate.

1 The Commencement of Legislative Acts is Indicated by a Date.

2 As a general rule, the commencement of legislative acts is not earlier than the fifteenth day following their publication in the Official Journal.

The Government enacts the implementing provisions.

The Government shall determine the date of entry into force of this law.