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Table of Provisions (10)
Statutory Text (10 Articles)
1. The governments of the cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel, Geneva, and Jura establish the Conference of Western Swiss Governments (WRK; the Conference).
1. The Conference
a) ensures the exchange of information and coordination among the member cantons of the WRK;
b) ensures the exchange of information and coordination with the Western Switzerland specialist conferences;
c) enables an overall view of inter-cantonal cooperation as a whole and establishes the framework conditions for inter-cantonal cooperation in Western Switzerland;
d) represents the interests of the Western Swiss cantons to the federal government, the Conference of Cantonal Governments (KdK), the other cantons, and the other regions of Switzerland and Europe.
1. The conference comprises a board, a president, and a permanent secretariat.
2. The board is composed of one government member per WRK canton. The procedure for designating its member is regulated by the individual cantons themselves.
3. The president is generally elected by the board for a two-year term on a rotational basis.
4. Additionally, the organization is governed by internal regulations.
1. The Board is supported by an administrative network consisting of one representative per canton and a permanent secretariat.
2. The details are regulated in the rules of procedure.
1. The board shall generally hold four meetings per year.
2. It may convene a plenary assembly of the Western Swiss cantonal governments.
3. Any government of a member canton of the WRK may request in writing to the president that the board be convened.
1. The Executive Board
a) ensures the exchange of information and coordination between the governments;
b) ensures the representation of the common interests of the cantons and the region of Western Switzerland through ongoing assessment of developments;
c) manages inter-cantonal cooperation.
1. The Executive Board
a ensures the management of the Secretariat;
b establishes the budget;
c adopts rules of procedure for the conference.
2. It may call in working groups for special tasks.
The resolutions are based on the cooperative solidarity between the Western Swiss cantons.
If a vote is taken, each canton has one vote.
The board makes its decisions unanimously after reaching a consensus. Abstention from voting is possible.
1. Each canton shall bear its own costs for the conference itself.
2. The costs of the secretariat and the expenditures of the WRK shall be borne by the cantons in accordance with the distribution key set forth in the rules of procedure.
1. The Guiding Principle shall come into effect upon adoption by all member governments.
2. Any amendment must be accepted by all member governments.
3. This Guiding Principle replaces the one from December 9, 1993.