Agreement on intercantonal cooperation and burden sharing in the field of cultural institutions of supraregional importance - Scope

1. This agreement governs the inter-cantonal cooperation related to the cooperative Concert and Theater St.Gallen and structured as a performance purchase in the area of cultural institutions of supra-regional significance.

2. The agreeing cantons waive any burden sharing for the utilization of services from other cultural institutions of supra-regional significance.

1. In this Agreement, the following terms mean

a) Agreement Canton: the canton that has acceded to this Agreement;

b) Paying Canton: the Agreement Canton that provides compensation for the use of the services of the cooperative Concert and Theater St.Gallen;

c) Host Canton: the Canton of St.Gallen.

1. The liable cantons shall annually provide compensation to the host canton for the costs eligible for reimbursement in accordance with this agreement.

1. The host canton shall ensure that individuals residing in the cantons responsible for payment have the same access to the offerings of the Cooperative Concert and Theater St. Gallen and pay the same subscription and single entry prices as those residing in the host canton.

1. The financially obligated cantons waive any say related to the operation of the cooperative Concert and Theater St. Gallen.

2. The government of the host canton consults the governments of the financially obligated cantons when measures are planned that significantly impact the services of the cooperative Concert and Theater St. Gallen.

1. The regulation of the relationship between the host canton and the Cooperative Concert and Theater St.Gallen, as well as between it and the City of St.Gallen, is the responsibility of the host canton.

2. The host canton collects the compensations from the liable cantons and uses them to relieve the current account.

3. The host canton ensures that the Cooperative Concert and Theater St.Gallen adequately informs the public of the liable cantons about their compensation contributions.

1. The contracting cantons establish a Coordination Commission. They each designate one representative.

2. The Coordination Commission performs the following duties, in particular

a) Designation of the enforcement authority;

b) Assurance and monitoring of the enforcement of this agreement;

c) Informing the governments of the contracting cantons;

d) Regulation of administrative procedural questions;

e) Inspection and control of the basis for the calculation of compensations;

f) Co-determination of the method for collecting audience distribution, in particular the determination of sample surveys.

3. The Coordination Commission may involve experts from the administrations of the contracting cantons.

1. The Enforcement Authority executes this agreement in accordance with the instructions of the Coordination Commission.

1. The eligible costs in the year of this agreement's entry into force amount to CHF 18,983,160. They will be adjusted for inflation for each subsequent year.

2. The annual inflation-based adjustment is determined according to the national consumer price index. The relevant index value is that of June each year.

3. The eligible costs in the year this agreement comes into force correspond to the index value of January 2011.

1. The audience distribution reflects the origin of concert and theater visitors in St.Gallen, divided according to the agreement cantons (audience shares). Visitors from abroad and from cantons that have not joined the agreement are attributed to the host canton.

2. The audience distribution is determined by the residential addresses of

a) all holders of concert and theater subscriptions;

b) visitors with single tickets.

3. The residential addresses of visitors with single tickets are collected through representative sampling at at least six events, which include concerts as well as drama, music theater, and dance performances.

1. The distribution of the audience is determined every third year.

2. At least two contracting cantons may request a new survey of the audience distribution before the expiration of the three-year period.

1. The host canton ensures the implementation of the allocation to the public.

1. A location advantage of 20 percent is deducted from the eligible costs.

2. The liable cantons contribute to the remaining eligible costs in proportion to their share of the audience relative to the total number of visitors to Concert and Theater St. Gallen. The relevant basis is the average of the two most recent surveys on audience distribution.

1. The canton where the site is located shall provide an invoice to the liable cantons annually by no later than August 31.

2. The liable cantons shall transfer the payment by no later than September 30.

1. This agreement is concluded for an indefinite period.

1. This agreement shall enter into force when at least two cantons, including the host canton, have declared their accession.

2. It shall be applied from January 1, 2011.

1. If a canton joins this agreement during the year, it owes the full annual contribution for the year of accession, at the earliest for the year 2011.

1. Each contracting canton may terminate this agreement with a notice period of 18 months, effective at the end of a calendar year.

1. Insofar as this agreement does not contain any provision, the Framework Agreement for Intercantonal Cooperation with Burden Sharing (Framework Agreement, IRV) of June 25, 2005, shall be applied accordingly.