Regulations establishing allowances and fees in the agricultural sector (RIHDA) - Purpose (REHBL)

1. This regulation establishes the compensations and fees that are to be paid by the organs responsible for the agricultural sector to the entitled recipients.

2. The amount of the payment is calculated and disbursed by the accounting department of the Agricultural Office.

1. Individual practical courses and lectures are compensated at a rate of 80 Swiss Francs gross per hour.

2. Individual courses conducted by the respective specialists are based on a performance agreement (signature with a performance contract). They are compensated on a case-by-case basis according to the usual prices for similar services.

3. The examiners of the Valais Agricultural School are compensated in accordance with relevant State Council decisions.

4. Payment according to the regulation concerning the personnel of mandatory schooling, general secondary schools, and vocational schools remains reserved.

1. The supervisors of the boarding schools of the Valais Agricultural School are entitled to a compensation of 150 Swiss Francs gross per night, which normally begins at 9 PM and ends at 7 AM.

1bis. Supervision in the boarding schools in the evening (during study and dinner time) is compensated at 20 Swiss Francs gross per hour.

2. Internal supervisors are not entitled to compensation.

1. External supervisors on sports days conducted by the Valais Agricultural School are entitled to a compensation of 150 Swiss francs gross per day.

2. Internal supervisors are not entitled to compensation.

1. The inspections of the health condition of the crops within the framework of pest prevention are compensated as follows

a) Per hour: CHF 30;

b) Half day: CHF 120;

c) Full day: CHF 240;

d) Lunch: CHF 26;

e) Travel expenses: 70 cents per kilometer.

1. The inspections of caterpillar spraying equipment, as stipulated in the directive for crop protection, will be compensated as follows

a) Per hour: CHF 30;

b) Half day: CHF 120;

c) Full day: CHF 240;

d) Lunch: CHF 26;

e) Travel expenses: 70 cents per kilometer.

1. **Work in Trap Monitoring**

The work involved in trap monitoring primarily consists of counting the trapped insects and restoring the traps. The purpose of these traps is to monitor the spread of parasites in viticulture and fruit farming.

2. **Compensation is as follows:**

a) Per hour: CHF 30;

b) Half-day: CHF 120;

c) Full day: CHF 240;

d) Lunch: CHF 26;

e) Travel expenses: 70 cents per kilometer.

1. The individuals concerned are responsible for recording the elements specified by the staff of the Office for Fruit and Vegetable Cultivation in the cultures.

2. They shall be compensated as follows

a) Hour: CHF 30;

b) Half day: CHF 120;

c) Full day: CHF 240;

d) Lunch: CHF 26;

e) Travel expenses: 70 cents per kilometer.

1. These are groups assembled by the Department of Agriculture to process dossiers that require consultation with agricultural experts.

2. Their members are compensated as follows

a) Per hour: CHF 30;

b) Half day: CHF 120;

c) Full day: CHF 240;

d) Lunch: CHF 26;

e) Travel expenses: CHF 0.70 per kilometer.

3. Officials and employees of professional agricultural organizations are not compensated if these meetings occur during their working hours.

1. The working time will be compensated with 10 Swiss Francs gross per retrieval (100 berries).

2. The cost reimbursement (harvest loss) amounts to a flat rate of 7 Swiss Francs per retrieval.

1. At receptions or other events organized by the Office for Agriculture, the staff is compensated at a rate of 25 francs gross per hour.

1. Specific tasks that do not fall under the categories mentioned in the preceding provisions shall be compensated in accordance with the decision of the Head of the Department of Agriculture.

1. Remuneration and compensation are calculated on an hourly basis, but not exceeding half a day or a whole day.

2. Lunches are not included when it pertains to a whole day.

3. Travel expenses from the place of residence to the workplace are not compensated, only trips made during working hours.

1. The present regulation does not include the work of cantonal commissions, nor the work arising from the implementation of the measures catalog of cantonal agricultural policy decided by the State Council.

1. This Regulation replaces the Regulation on the Employment Relationship and Remuneration of Auxiliary Employees Paid by the Hour in Agricultural Estates dated May 9, 2007.

2. This Regulation shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force on May 1, 2011.