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This decree constitutes the implementation regulations of the law concerning the organization of the Government and cantonal administration.

The terms used in this decree to designate persons apply equally to women and men.

1 Apart from the holidays it defines, the Government meets once a week. It is convened by the president through the chancellor.

2 It also meets

a) when the president deems it necessary;

b) by decision of the Government itself;

c) upon the request of two of its members.

The sessions of the Government are not public.

1 The President prepares the sessions of the Government; he sets the agenda in collaboration with the department heads and the chancellor.

2 He directs the deliberations of the Government.

1 The chancellor participates, with an advisory vote, in the sessions of the Government. He may make proposals concerning matters of the State Chancellery.

2 Employees of the cantonal administration and experts may, if necessary, be invited to attend the sessions.

The presence of three members is required for the validity of the Government's deliberations.

1 During its sessions, the Government shall vote in writing only to the extent that its regulations prescribe it or if the majority of its present members decide so.

2 Each member of the Government may demand a written vote for appointments and the hiring of personnel.

3 Absent members cannot vote.

1 Subject to paragraph 3, the Government makes its decisions by a majority of votes, with abstentions not being counted. However, to be valid, a decision must garner at least two votes.

2 The president votes; in the event of a tie, he/she casts the deciding vote.

3 Appointments and the engagement of staff take place by an absolute majority of the members present.

1 If circumstances justify it, the Government may handle certain matters by way of circulation or following another procedure.

2 The right of the president to make decisions in accordance with Article 19 of the law on the organization of the Government and cantonal administration is reserved.

1 The deliberations of the Government are recorded in minutes, maintained by the chancellor or their deputy.

2 Each member of the Government may have a dissenting opinion noted in the minutes.

1. Ordinances issued by the Government are signed in the name of this authority by the President of the Government and the Chancellor, or by their deputies. The same rule generally applies to Government decisions.

2. Acts emanating from the departments and the State Chancellery are signed by the heads of department, the Chancellor, or their deputies.

3. The Government specifies the modalities under which the right of signature may be exercised or delegated in lower administrative units.

The Government may clarify and supplement the provisions of this chapter by issuing a regulation.

The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Code are reserved.

1 The five departments are as follows

a) the Department of Economy and Health;

b) the Department of the Environment;

c) the Department of Finance;

d) the Department of Education, Culture, and Sports;

e) the Department of the Interior.

2 They comprise the administrative units that perform tasks within their respective domains. Furthermore, the Government allocates the administrative units in accordance with Article 30, paragraph 2, of the Law on the Organization of the Government and Cantonal Administration.

Article: The State Chancellery

The State Chancellery notably includes the Chancellery proper and the Secretariat of the Parliament.

Subject to special legislation and the specific provisions of this decree, the administrative units are headquartered in Delémont.

1 Administrative units have a secretariat.

2 The Government may decide to merge the secretariat and financial management of certain administrative units.

**The Social Action Service has the following attributions:**

a) development, in collaboration with the Legal Service, of the legislation that falls within its attributions;

b) social security and social assistance to the extent it is the responsibility of the State;

c) education and training of people with disabilities, in collaboration with the Education Service;

d) oversight, from the perspective of social assistance, of homes and other residences;

e) oversight of the functioning of social assistance and the activities of municipal social institutions;

f) supervision of foster children;

g) advances and recoveries of alimony;

h) special allowances to individuals and families of modest means;

i) authorizations for charitable collections and sales;

j) social assistance in favor of adult detainees and released persons;

k) encouragement of public and private assistance in favor of minors, in collaboration with the Juvenile Court;

l) organization and oversight of the fight against alcoholism and drugs, in collaboration with the Public Health Service;

m) coordination of the activities of public, semi-public, and private social welfare institutions;

mbis) integration of foreigners and the fight against racism;

n) any other attribution conferred by the legislation.

The Social Assistance Commission is attached to the Social Action Service.

The Social Insurance Office has the following responsibilities

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, legislation that falls under its responsibilities;

b) implementation of legislation on health and maternity insurance;

c) implementation of legislation on social security (OASI/DI/APG);

d) secretariat of the disability insurance commission;

e) implementation of legislation on unemployment and organization of the public unemployment fund; monitoring of communal OASI agencies;

f) management of the Cantonal Compensation Fund;

g) accounting of the Social Insurance Office;

h) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

The Office of Social Insurance is headquartered in Saignelégier.

Attached to the Social Insurance Office are

a) the Disability Insurance Commission;

b) the Family Allowance Fund Commission.

The Chancellery Proper has the following responsibilities

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, legislation that falls within its purview;

b) assisting in the planning and coordination of governmental and departmental activities;

c) assisting in the development of the general policy program and the report on the implementation of this program, as well as in the preparation of the annual management reports;

d) protocol;

e) communication between the Government and the departments, particularly the transmission of files;

f) secretariat of the Government;

g) tasks related to the organization of elections and popular votes;

h) publication of the Official Journal;

i) tasks related to federal and confederal matters;

j) accounting for the Chancellery and the Government;

k) state's telephone exchange;

l) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

The Advisory Council of Jurassiens Abroad is attached to the Chancellery proper.

1 The Consumer and Veterinary Affairs Service has the following responsibilities

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, the legislation within its purview;

b) inspection of foodstuffs;

c) enforcement of foodstuffs legislation;

d) handling veterinary matters entrusted by legislation;

e) handling matters related to epizootics, livestock disease control, meat hygiene, and livestock trade;

f) management of the Epizootic Fund;

g) collaboration with the Interjurassian Rural Foundation;

h) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

2 The Cantonal Chemist and the Cantonal Veterinarian report to the Consumer and Veterinary Affairs Service and independently exercise the responsibilities conferred on them by legislation.

The Tax Service includes

a) the Directorate;

b) the Natural Persons Section;

c) the Legal Entities and Other Taxes Office;

d) the Management and Coordination Section;

e) the Revenue and District Administrations.

The Tax Service has the following responsibilities

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Department, of legislation within its remit;

b) preparation, organization, and supervision of tax assessments;

c) development and management of the IT tools related to the service;

d) study of all matters related to taxation;

e) implementation of measures and structures to combat tax fraud;

f) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

The Tax Assessment Commission is attached to the Taxation Department.

The Directorate has the following responsibilities

a) directing, organizing, and supervising administrative units;

b) combating tax fraud through the tax fraud unit (auditing and tax reassessment);

c) representing the State in contentious tax proceedings;

d) developing, managing IT tools, and data extraction through the project unit;

e) handling tax remissions;

f) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

The Section of Natural Persons has the following powers

a) taxation of natural persons for income and wealth taxation;

b) representation of the State in procedures of taxation, complaint, and opposition;

c) determination and enforcement of the right to refund of withholding tax;

d) any other powers conferred by legislation.

The Office of Legal Entities and Other Taxes has the following responsibilities

a) taxation of legal entities for the imposition of profit and capital;

b) representation of the State in taxation, claim, and opposition procedures;

c) taxation for the collection of other taxes: inheritance and gift tax, real estate gains tax, withholding tax, municipal taxes (apportionments);

d) official assessments;

e) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

The Office of Legal Entities and Other Taxes is headquartered in Les Breuleux.

**The Management and Coordination Section has the following responsibilities:**

a) contact, coordination, and planning between the Tax Services and the municipalities, parishes, and District Revenue and Administration regarding the computerized processing of taxes;

b) monitoring the collection and redistribution of taxes;

c) centralized control and entry of changes (taxpayer registry), registration, and scanning of taxation data;

d) utilization of the existing IT environment in collaboration with the IT Services and the project unit;

e) planning, operation, and monitoring of data processing;

f) design and analysis of the department's statistics and coordination of data extraction;

g) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

1 A District Treasury and Administration is organized in each district, with its headquarters located in the district capital.

2 It has the following duties

a) collection and recovery of State debts, subject to specific legal provisions;

b) issuance of fishing licenses;

c) oversight of sealing procedures and conduct of inventory procedures;

d) execution of measures to ensure the transfer of inheritance;

e) visits to notary offices;

f) granting of gaming permits;

g) receipt of applications, preparation, and forwarding of requests for tax remission;

h) deposit of rents;

i) administrative management of the Legal Information Service;

j) any other duties conferred by legislation.

3 The Government enacts the necessary implementing provisions.

4 The Legal Information Service is primarily responsible for providing the inhabitants of the Canton with legal or administrative information. A convention assigns the responsibility and management to the Order of Jura Lawyers, and the head of the department to which the Tax Service is attached assumes its oversight.

1 The Financial Oversight is an autonomous and independent service, administratively attached to the Department of Finance.

2 It is accountable to Parliament and reports its work to the parliamentary committee on management and finance.

3 The organization, duties, and functioning of the Financial Oversight are established by the Financial Oversight Act.

The Financial Control is headquartered in Moutier.

The Office of Culture has the following responsibilities

a) development, in collaboration with the Legal Service, of legislation that falls within its purview;

b) conservation and enhancement of administrative and historical archives;

c) protection of historical monuments;

d) protection of archaeological and paleontological heritage;

e) protection of cultural property and rural heritage;

f) management of the Jura Cantonal Library, coordination of activities of libraries subsidized by the State, and promotion of public reading;

g) encouragement of cultural activities undertaken by associations, groups, and individuals;

h) support for artistic creation, research, and animation;

i) contribution to the dissemination of Jura cultural heritage;

j) creation of documentation related to artistic creation in Jura;

k) collaboration and inter-Jura cultural exchanges with the aim of realizing a common cultural promotion and promoting the creation of a common inter-Jura institution;

l) contribution to cultural exchanges;

m) conservation, acquisition, and enhancement of natural science collections for purposes of education, research, and animation;

n) relations with Jura museums;

o) collaboration with any other relevant service or office;

p) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

The Office of Culture is headquartered in Porrentruy.

Attached to the Office of Culture are

a) the Commission for Cultural Affairs;

b) the Commission for Archives;

c) the Commission for Visual Arts;

d) the Commission for Libraries;

e) the Commission for Culture;

f) the Commission for Museums;

g) the Commission for Archaeological and Palaeontological Heritage;

h) the Commission for Historical Heritage.

The Territorial Development Service has the following functions

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, of legislation that falls within its competences;

b) execution of tasks arising from federal and cantonal legislation;

c) coordination of public policies with spatial impacts;

d) coordination and oversight of the activities and actions of the sections;

e) formulation of objectives, monitoring of implementation, and promotion of sustainable development, in collaboration with the relevant services;

f) formulation of the objectives of the cantonal energy policy;

g) any other functions conferred by legislation.

The Department of Territorial Development comprises the following subdivisions

a) the Land Use Planning Section;

b) the Building Permits Section;

c) the Cadastre and Geoinformation Section;

d) the Mobility and Transport Section;

e) the Energy Section.

The Section of Land-Use Planning has the following responsibilities

a) responsibility for and coordination of cantonal planning;

b) examination and decisions regarding regional and local planning;

c) ...

d) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

The Building Permit Section has the following responsibilities

a) processing building permit applications within the jurisdiction of the Canton;

b) ratification of exceptions to municipal regulations;

c) oversight of construction policing;

d) monitoring compliance with federal and cantonal energy legislation in the area of building permits, in collaboration with the Energy Section;

e) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

The Cadastre and Geoinformation Section has the following responsibilities

a) organization, supervision, and verification of official surveying and its updates;

b) organization and operation of the cantonal geographical data infrastructure and dissemination of these data;

c) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

Section on Mobility and Transportation has the following duties

a) strategic planning of public and individual transportation, as well as soft mobility;

b) negotiation of services and schedules of public transport;

c) promotion of public transport and intermodality instruments;

d) management of cantonal concessions and authorizations;

e) any other duty conferred by the legislation.

The Energy Section has the following responsibilities

a) monitoring the implementation of the objectives of the cantonal energy policy;

b) collaboration with all stakeholders in the energy policy;

c) support for indigenous energy production projects;

d) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

Attached to the Department of Territorial Development are

a) the advisory commission for territorial planning;

b) the commission for landscapes and sites;

c) the technical commission for transportation;

d) the transportation conference.

The Cantonal Economat has the following duties

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, the legislation within its jurisdiction;

b) centralizing orders and purchases of various supplies;

c) responsibility for the printing of official publications;

d) multigraphing;

e) distribution and sale of state-printed materials;

f) school bookstore;

g) sending voting materials to municipalities during elections and popular votes;

h) any other duty conferred by legislation.

The Department of Economics and Employment has the following responsibilities

a) development, in collaboration with the Legal Service, of legislation within its purview;

b) studies and proposals for the development of the economic development program;

c) development and implementation of execution programs (businesses, tourism, and regional policy);

d) enforcement of legislation concerning regional policy;

e) measures to support the development of existing businesses in accordance with federal and cantonal legislation;

f) measures to seek and encourage the establishment of new businesses;

g) measures to support tourism development and handling related matters;

h) in collaboration with the department to which it is attached, conciliation and arbitration in social conflicts;

i) implementation of labor laws (inspection, occupational medicine and hygiene), economic activity-related laws (inspection), weights and measures laws (inspection), and unemployment insurance laws;

j) ensuring, in collaboration with the municipalities, the equipment and organization of activity zones;

k) consultation on collective labor agreements;

l) compilation of statistics concerning the employment sector;

m) price control and other measures aimed at consumer protection;

n) control within the meaning of the legislation on undeclared work;

o) handling of work permit applications for foreign labor;

p) studies and proposals towards defining a housing policy and dealing with related matters;

q) inter-cantonal and international collaboration on economic matters;

r) informing Swiss and foreign industrial and commercial circles;

s) collaboration with the Office of the Environment in the framework of timber marketing;

t) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

Attached to the Department of Economy and Employment are

a) the advisory commission for economic development;

b) the tripartite commission responsible for advising regional offices and placement agencies;

c) the tripartite commission as defined in Article 360b of the Code of Obligations.

**The Rural Economy Service has the following responsibilities:**

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, the legislation that falls within its purview;

b) development of plant production;

c) payment of cultivation bonuses;

d) management and administration of agricultural credits;

e) protection of crops against pests and diseases;

f) promotion of fruit tree cultivation;

g) monitoring of farm leases;

h) land improvements;

i) safeguarding the interests of livestock farming;

j) collaboration with the Environmental Office;

k) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

Attached to the Rural Economy Service are

a) the Agricultural Credit Commission;

b) the Expert Commissions.

The Department of Education has the following responsibilities

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Department, legislation pertaining to its responsibilities;

b) administration, management, and coordination of all material and pedagogical activities of primary and secondary schools;

c) development, in collaboration with the General Treasury, of financial plans and the budget for compulsory education, and handling related financial matters;

d) resolution of administrative issues concerning the teaching staff, including monitoring of its size;

e) supervision and pedagogical guidance of teachers;

f) supervision, advice, and administrative assistance to school principals and local school authorities;

g) processing of subsidies for private schools, except for those at secondary level II and tertiary level;

h) coordination with various services, including the Secondary II and Tertiary Education Service, the Jura Center for Education and Training, the School and Vocational Guidance and School Psychology Center, the Public Health Service, the Delegate for Gender Equality, and the Sports Office;

i) education and training of the disabled;

j) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

Attached to the Department of Education are

a) the School Council;

b) the Education Commission;

c) the Commission for the Coordination of Compensatory Education Measures;

d) ...;

e) the Advisory Commission for the Education of Migrant Children;

f) the Conferences of Directors of Primary and Secondary School Areas.

The Office of the Environment has the following duties

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, legislation that falls within its remit;

b) execution of tasks arising from federal and cantonal legislation;

c) reviewing projects and subsidy applications in the aforementioned areas;

d) exercise and supervision of police powers in areas within its jurisdiction;

e) implementation of measures for the protection of natural reserves and objects of national or regional importance;

f) management and surveillance of state forests, subject to Article 28a of the Forestry Law;

g) technical and financial supervision of the management of forests belonging to other public entities and high supervision of private forests;

h) oversight of gravel and quarry operations;

i) administration of the mining monopoly;

j) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

Attached to the Office of the Environment are

a) the Commission for the Protection of Nature and Landscape;

b) the Wildlife Commission;

c) the Fisheries Commission.

1. The Office of the Environment includes a forestry district.

2. The latter has the following responsibilities

a) guidance in silviculture and monitoring of forestry operations;

b) technical and management advice to public forest owners;

c) collaboration in the planning and supervision of forestry works;

d) collaboration in the monitoring of subsidized measures;

e) participation in forest management;

f) collaboration in the exercise of forest policing;

g) supervision of sorting operations and coordination of their activities;

h) technical supervision of sorting forest guards;

i) implementation and control of phytosanitary measures;

j) forest outreach;

k) control and monitoring of forest and wooded pasture management in compliance with the principles of sustainable development;

l) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

The Office of the Environment and the Forestry District have their headquarters in Saint-Ursanne.

**The Service for Post-Compulsory Education has the following responsibilities:**

a) Implementation of the education policy for upper secondary and tertiary levels;

b) Drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, of legislation that falls within its responsibilities;

c) Development, in collaboration with the General Treasury, of financial plans and the budget for post-school education and training, and the management of related financial matters;

d) Supervision of apprenticeships and oversight of apprenticeship contracts;

e) Organization and administration of final apprenticeship exams;

f) Management of subsidies to be allocated to private schools at the upper secondary and tertiary levels;

g) Coordination with the Education Service, the School and Career Guidance and School Psychology Center, the Public Health Service, the Gender Equality Delegate, and the Sports Office;

h) Handling matters concerning higher education institutions;

i) Monitoring the educational paths of individuals from the Jura region;

j) Organization of preparatory measures for general and initial vocational education;

k) Steering of training provided in the divisions as per Article 64a, letters b to f;

l) Establishing and maintaining relations with public and private entities and institutions active in the fields of tertiary and continuing education;

m) Ensuring the monitoring and development of continuing education;

n) Any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

1 The Post-Compulsory Education Service comprises the following subdivisions

a) the Scholarships and Study Loans Section;

b) the Technical Division;

c) the Commercial Division;

d) the Artisan Division;

e) the Health-Social-Arts Division;

f) the High School Division;

g) the Continuing Education Unit.

2 The divisions provide training within their respective domains.

3 The Continuing Education Unit offers continuing education services.

4 The Department determines the designation of the Continuing Education Unit.

The Scholarships and Student Loans Section has the following responsibilities

a) implementation of the legislation concerning training subsidies;

b) any other responsibility conferred by the legislation.

Attached to the Post-Compulsory Education Service are

a) the Education Council;

b) the Commission for Final Apprenticeship Professional Examinations;

c) the Equivalency Commission for Pedagogical Aptitude Certificates;

d) the Commission for Gymnasium Maturity;

e) the Division Commissions;

f) the Commission for Transition Regulation.

The Information and Communication Service has the following attributions

a) development, in collaboration with the Legal Service, of legislation that falls under its attributions;

b) design, drafting, and dissemination of information related to governmental and administrative activities;

c) organization of press conferences concerning the activities of the Government and its departments, the Parliament, and the administration;

d) regular relations with the media;

e) design and implementation of a policy to enhance the image of the Republic and Canton of Jura outside the territory;

f) design and implementation of an internal communication policy within the administration;

g) information and documentation for the Government, the Parliament, the administration, and individuals;

h) establishment and updating of statistics for the use of State administration and individuals; the Government may, by means of an agreement, entrust the execution of this task to a public or private body;

i) execution of any other task entrusted by the Government or by the head of a department;

j) any other attribution conferred by legislation.

**The Information Technology Service has the following attributions:**

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, the legislation that falls within its attributions;

b) proposing and implementing the State's IT policy;

c) responsibility for electronic data processing;

d) advising administrative bodies on process automation and information technology;

e) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

The Infrastructure Service has the following responsibilities

a) preparation, in collaboration with the Legal Service, of legislation related to its responsibilities;

b) negotiation and execution of service contracts in the field of national roads;

c) exercise of road policing;

d) coordination and supervision of activities and actions of the sections.

The Infrastructure Service comprises the following subdivisions

a) the Buildings and Estates Section;

b) the Road Construction Section;

c) the Road Maintenance Section;

d) the Territorial Unit IX Section.

The Buildings and Domains Section has the following responsibilities

a) management of the State's real estate assets, excluding forests;

b) planning the location of the cantonal public service entities (administration, schools, judicial authorities);

c) overseeing construction and maintenance work on State buildings;

d) any other duties conferred by legislation.

The Road Construction Section has the following responsibilities

a) construction of cantonal roads;

b) execution of tasks assigned by the Confederation in the field of national road construction;

c) supervision of the construction of municipal roads subsidized by the State;

d) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

The Road Maintenance Section has the following responsibilities

a) maintenance of cantonal roads;

b) ...

c) monitoring the maintenance of communal roads;

d) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

Section of Territorial Unit IX has the following duties

a) implementation of operational and safety equipment;

b) operation and maintenance of these equipments;

c) execution of tasks assigned by the Confederation or any other entity in the field of national road maintenance;

d) any other duties conferred by legislation.

The Legal Service has the following responsibilities

a) drafting legislation in collaboration with the concerned authorities and bodies;

b) preparing the publication of laws, decrees, ordinances, orders, regulations, instructions, directives, and other public acts issued by the Parliament, Government, and cantonal administration;

c) providing legal advice intended for the cantonal administration;

d) non-contentious jurisdiction particularly concerning successions originating from abroad and requests for judicial assistance from abroad, subject to specific legal provisions;

e) preparing decisions of the Parliament in the area of impeachment;

f) upon request from the department to which the Land and Commercial Register Service is attached, performing administrative supervision of the latter;

g) …;

h) overseeing notaries;

i) executing sentences;

j) performing tasks related to probation assistance;

k) maintaining relations with the federal criminal record;

l) managing detention facilities;

m) authorizing the acquisition of real estate by persons domiciled abroad;

n) processing appeals to the Government;

o) presiding over the rural land commission;

p) making LAVI compensation decisions;

q) providing the secretariat for the Bar Association;

r) executing tasks related to arbitration commissions in leasing matters and approving official forms in this domain;

s) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

The Cantonal Real Estate Valuation Commission is attached to the Legal Service.

The School and Vocational Guidance and School Psychology Center has the following attributions

a) development, in collaboration with the Legal Service, of legislation that falls within its attributions;

b) school psychology;

c) educational guidance at all levels of training;

d) vocational guidance serving students, youth, and adults;

e) any other attribution conferred by legislation.

The Center for School and Career Guidance and School Psychology is headquartered in Porrentruy; it also offers its services in Delémont and Saignelégier.

The School and Professional Guidance Commission is attached to the School and Professional Guidance and School Psychology Center.

**The Secretariat of Parliament has the following responsibilities:**

a) Secretariat of the plenary sessions of Parliament, the President, the Bureau, and parliamentary committees;

b) Provision of documentation services to Parliament, in collaboration with the Information and Communication Service;

c) Transmission to Parliament of documents provided by the Government and the administration;

d) Drafting of the record of parliamentary deliberations;

e) Accounting of Parliament;

f) Any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

Exceptional and serious police measures fall under the jurisdiction of the Government.

The cantonal police have the following responsibilities

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, the legislation that falls under its responsibilities;

b) maintenance of public safety and order;

c) execution of the mandates of judicial and administrative authorities;

d) training of members of the cantonal police;

e) response to urgent calls through an emergency police service;

f) maintaining continuous contact with the population through a community police service;

g) traffic police;

h) criminal investigation police;

i) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

1 The cantonal police have a staff, the composition of which is determined by the Government.

2 The staff have the following responsibilities

a) advise and assist the commander of the cantonal police;

b) coordinate activities within the cantonal police;

c) make proposals on matters concerning the police force;

d) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

The commander of the cantonal police leads the service.

1 The Section for Population Protection and Safety is administratively attached to the cantonal police.

2 It has the following duties

1. Population Protection

a) Maintaining the state of alarm readiness;

b) Disaster relief.

2. Civil Protection

a) Incorporation and training of individuals required to serve;

b) Decisions on cases of service exemption;

c) Supervision of civil protection resources of regional organizations;

d) Acquisition of necessary equipment and materials for the Canton, maintaining inventory, oversight of storage and maintenance, distribution to municipalities as needed;

e) Supervision of storage, management, maintenance, and distribution of federal materials entrusted to the Canton;

f) Decisions regarding the obligation or release from the obligation to construct shelters; management of the construction of civil protection structures, supervising their maintenance and appropriate use;

g) Maintaining replacement contribution accounts.

3. Military Affairs

a) Handling matters concerning the military status of individuals required to serve: convocations and exemptions, recruitment, tasks related to the prosecution of offenses;

b) District command;

c) Administration of the exemption tax from mandatory service;

d) Any other duty conferred by legislation.

3 Its headquarters is located in Alle.

The Population Service has the following attributions, among others

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, of legislation within its competence;

b) lower supervisory authority in matters of civil status;

c) administrative supervision of the Civil Status Office;

d) tasks entrusted by the Confederation in connection with the computerized civil status system;

e) handling of civil status matters in accordance with federal and cantonal legal provisions;

f) preparation of decisions regarding name change requests;

g) preparation of decisions regarding naturalization applications and release from civic rights;

h) supervision of the population control of municipalities and bourgeoisies;

i) control of foreigners (foreign police and asylum);

j) ...;

k) maintenance of the cantonal residents' register;

l) issuance of passports and identity cards;

m) legalization of official documents;

n) any other attribution conferred by legislation.

1 The Civil Status Office is administratively attached to the Population Service.

2 It records civil status data in the central database Infostar and performs any other tasks assigned to it by civil status legislation or required by the cantonal supervisory authority in matters of civil status.

1 An Office of Debt Collection and Bankruptcy is maintained for the entire cantonal territory.

2 The Office is headed by an officer.

3 It is headquartered in Porrentruy.

4 Legislation defines the responsibilities and operation of the Office of Debt Collection and Bankruptcy.

1 Registers of Livestock Mortgages and Retention of Title Agreements are maintained by the Official of the Office of Debt Collection and Bankruptcy.

2 The legislation defines the responsibilities of the Official and the operation of the registers.

1 The Child and Adult Protection Authority has the following responsibilities

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, the legislation that falls under its jurisdiction;

b) executing the tasks assigned to the Adult Protection Authority and the Child Protection Authority pursuant to federal legislation;

c) measures concerning the preservation of securities, valuable objects, important documents, and other similar items of protected persons;

d) overseeing the placement of cash belonging to protected persons;

e) maintaining the registry of guardianships, curatorships, and placement measures for assistance purposes, as well as the registry of guardianship and curatorship accounts;

f) filing the petition for a declaration of absence in accordance with Article 550 of the Swiss Civil Code;

g) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

2 Its composition and operation are regulated by a special law.

1 The Land Registry and Commercial Registry Office is responsible for maintaining the land registry and the commercial registry. It is headed by the land registrar, who also serves as the official in charge of the commercial registry.

2 The cantonal territory constitutes a single district for the maintenance of the land registry and the commercial registry.

3 Legislation determines the duties and operation of the land registry and the commercial registry.

The Human Resources Service has the following responsibilities

a) preparation, in collaboration with the Legal Service, of legislation within its purview;

b) implementation of the State's personnel policy;

c) advising and monitoring employees;

d) management of human resources: strategic personnel management, inventory of positions, staff recruitment, performance management, skills development, career progression management, compensation and job evaluation, customization of working conditions, health and safety measures at work, management of the internal network;

e) processing and payment of salaries, management of social insurance and collective insurance contracts in case of illness and accidents, exercise of the State's right to recourse concerning the payment of salaries in case of accidents;

f) coordination of legal procedures, including handling appeals and dismissals;

g) analyses and proposals regarding the organization of all administrative units of the cantonal administration, particularly during reorganizations, studies of mergers or collaborations;

h) relations with social partners;

i) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

The Public Health Service has the following responsibilities

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, legislation within its purview;

b) organization and coordination of the health system;

c) oversight of hospitals and other care institutions;

d) development and updating of planning in the field of public health;

e) review of construction and development projects for hospitals and other care institutions;

f) secretariat of the cantonal doctor and the cantonal pharmacist;

g) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

The cantonal physician has the following duties

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, the legislation that falls within their responsibilities;

b) prevention of diseases and control of communicable diseases;

c) regulation of medical issues related to hospital establishments and other healthcare institutions;

d) oversight of medical and paramedical professions;

e) school medicine and school dental services;

f) any other duties conferred by legislation.

The Cantonal Pharmacist has the following responsibilities

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Service, of legislation pertaining to their responsibilities;

b) enforcement of legislative provisions related to the use of medications and narcotics;

c) oversight of pharmaceutical and auxiliary professions;

d) supervision of pharmacies, drugstores, and other establishments that manufacture or trade in medications and narcotics;

e) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

1 The Administrator of Psychiatric Care Units is attached to the Public Health Service.

2 They have the following responsibilities

a) administrative management of the psychiatric care units in alignment with medical direction;

b) financial and accounting management of these units;

c) preparation of statistics and activity reports;

d) maintenance of administrative relations with authorities;

e) any other responsibilities conferred by legislation.

The Public Health Council is attached to the Public Health Service.

The Office of Sports has the following responsibilities

a) drafting, in collaboration with the Legal Department, the legislation that falls within its remit;

b) direction and information regarding sports;

c) inspection of physical education facilities and promotion of optional school sports;

d) collaboration with sports organizations and associations;

e) review of financial aid applications;

f) organization of training, education, and skill development courses;

g) management of sports equipment;

h) monitoring and overseeing medical-sporting inspections, as well as cases related to insurance;

i) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

The Sports Office is headquartered in Porrentruy.

At the Sports Office are attached

a) the Sports Commission;

b) the "Youth and Sport" Commission.

The General Treasury has the following responsibilities

a) preparation, in collaboration with the Legal Service, of legislation within its remit;

b) management of public finances;

c) preparation of the budget, state accounts, and multi-annual financial plans;

d) examination of legislative projects, agreements, and contracts from a financial perspective;

e) organization of the state's financial and analytical accounting;

f) management of liquidity, debtors, and suppliers;

g) budgetary control;

h) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

The Vehicle Office has the following responsibilities

a) development, in collaboration with the Legal Service, of legislation within its purview;

b) inspection of companies authorized to conduct motor vehicle appraisals;

c) issuance and revocation of vehicle registration certificates;

d) collection of motor vehicle and bicycle taxes;

e) supervision of vehicle driver and driving instructor examinations;

f) licensing of driving instructors;

g) oversight of the activities of driving instructors and examiners;

h) issuance and revocation of driving licenses;

i) any other responsibility conferred by legislation.

1 A position of delegate is created in the following areas

a) municipal affairs;

b) equality between women and men;

c) …

2 Subject to special legislation and paragraph 3, the Government determines the affiliation of the delegate position to a department, the State Chancellery, a service, or an office, as well as the tasks assigned to it under cantonal legislation and the provision of personnel.

3 The person delegated for equality between women and men is affiliated with a department or the State Chancellery.

4 The affiliation of delegate positions is established in the decree provided for in article 30, paragraph 2, of the law on the organization of the Government and cantonal administration.

1 If the designation of the departments as provided in the legislation does not correspond with that set forth in Article 15, paragraph 1, of this decree, the said designation of the departments shall automatically be replaced by the terms "department to which is attached," followed by the name of the administrative unit competent by matter.

2 In the legislation concerning justice, the terms "Department of Justice" are replaced with "department responsible for relations with judicial authorities."

The tasks assigned to a department by the legislation are performed by the department that includes the administrative unit competent in the subject matter or, failing that, by the one defined by the Government, in accordance with Article 32, paragraph 1, of the Law on the Organization of the Government and Cantonal Administration.

Decree on the organization of the Government and the cantonal administration of October 25, 1990 is repealed.

The Government establishes the commencement of this decree.