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1. The framework agreement applies to

a) municipalities of the contracting cantons that engage in cross-border cooperation,

b) forms of cross-border inter-municipal cooperation.

2. Forms of cross-border inter-municipal cooperation are

a) legal entities governed by public or private law in which municipalities of the contracting cantons participate for the fulfillment of common tasks (organizations),

b) permanent contracts between municipalities of the contracting cantons or their organizations pursuant to para. 2 lit. a, in which it is agreed that

1. a municipality or its organization performs one or more tasks for one or more other municipalities,

2. multiple municipalities or their organizations jointly fulfill one or more tasks.

1. The following inter-cantonal agreements, which regulate forms of cross-border inter-municipal cooperation, remain reserved

a) Agreement between the executive councils of the cantons of Aargau and Zurich concerning the civil status services of the municipality of Bergdietikon dated March 23, 2004 / May 26, 2004,

b) State treaty between the cantons of Aargau and Zurich regarding the fulfillment of municipal tasks for the Fahr Monastery dated November 7, 2007 / November 14, 2007.

1. Forms of cross-border inter-municipal cooperation are subject to the law of the contracting canton in which the focus of their task performance lies.

2. The focus of task performance is determined based on

a) the locations of the facilities or

b) the business activity.

3. The law determined according to paragraphs 1 and 2 is applicable insofar as it is directly necessary for cross-border inter-municipal cooperation.

1. The law of the contracting canton at the location of the property shall apply to real estate.

2. The law of the contracting canton to which a municipality belongs shall apply to the municipality's resolutions regarding

a) the enactment, amendment, or repeal of the legal foundations of a form of cross-border intermunicipal cooperation,

b) joining or withdrawing from a form of cross-border intermunicipal cooperation.

1. Each contracting canton’s law determines whether the establishment, modification, or revocation of the legal bases of a form of cross-border intermunicipal cooperation requires cantonal approval.

2. If, according to the law of a contracting canton, an approval requirement exists, that canton is responsible for the approval procedure.

3. If the law of both contracting cantons requires approval, the contracting cantons shall coordinate the procedure. Coordination is led by the canton whose law is applicable under Article 3.

1. Supervision of the forms of cross-border inter-municipal cooperation is exercised by the contracting canton whose law is applicable.

1. State liability is governed by the applicable cantonal law pursuant to Article 3.

1. In disputes arising from cross-border intermunicipal cooperation, an amicable solution should be sought.

2. If an agreement cannot be reached, the following will be decided by an arbitration tribunal

a) Disputes between an organization pursuant to Art. 1 para. 2 lit. a and one or more municipalities involved in the organization,

b) Disputes between municipalities participating in a form of cross-border intermunicipal cooperation.

3. The governments of the contracting cantons shall each appoint an arbitrator as a member of the arbitration tribunal within 30 days from the initiation of the arbitration process by a party involved in a form of cross-border intermunicipal cooperation. The two arbitrators shall jointly appoint a third member, who will preside over the tribunal, within an additional 15 days. If the two arbitrators cannot agree on a person within this period, the appointment shall be made by the president of the higher court of the contracting canton whose law is applicable as per Art. 3.

4. Otherwise, the procedure is determined by the provisions of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure of December 19, 2008, concerning arbitration.

5. The decisions of the arbitration tribunal are final, subject to any possible federal legal remedy. They are to be communicated to the governments of the contracting cantons.

1. The framework agreement can be terminated with a four-year notice period at the end of a calendar year.

1. The following inter-cantonal agreements are repealed

a) State treaty between the governments of the Cantons of Aargau and Zurich regarding the construction and operation of a joint sewage treatment plant and common inflow channels by the municipal communities of Ehrendingen and Schneisingen as well as by the political municipalities of Niederweningen, Oberweningen, Schleinikon, and Schöfflisdorf dated June 19, 1972 / September 13, 1972,

b) State treaty between the governments of the Cantons of Aargau and Zurich regarding the construction and operation of a joint shooting range by the municipal community of Spreitenbach and the political municipalities of Geroldswil and Oetwil a.d.L. dated January 30, 1985 / April 14, 1986,

c) State treaty between the Canton of Aargau and the Canton of Zurich regarding the sewage association Kelleramt dated September 4, 2013 / October 30, 2013.

1. The Framework Agreement shall enter into force on January 1, 2021, and shall be published in the official gazettes of the contracting cantons.