Ordinance on the Publications Act (Vo PublG) - Subject Matter

1. This regulation governs the execution of the Publication Act of June 30, 2022, concerning the official gazette as well as the chronological and systematic collection of laws.

2. The Cadastre of Public-Law Restrictions on Landownership (PLR Cadastre) is regulated in the Cantonal Ordinance on the Cadastre of Public-Law Restrictions on Landownership (CO PLR Cadastre) of December 12, 2017.

1. The State Chancellery is responsible for the issuance of the Official Gazette, as well as the chronological and systematic collection of laws.

2. The State Chancellery ensures through a performance agreement that

a. a secure and data protection-compliant operation of the platforms for the publication of the Official Gazette, as well as the chronological and systematic collection of laws, is guaranteed;

b. the modalities for the fulfillment of tasks by the platform operator and the access rights to the platforms for the publication of official publications are regulated.

3. The State Chancellery sets the sections of the Official Gazette and the systematic collection of laws.

1. Public bodies according to the Law on Information and Data Protection are responsible for the registration of official announcements within their area of responsibility on the publication platform.

2. In exceptional cases, the State Chancellery may be commissioned with the registration of an official announcement.

1. For official announcements, a cost contribution of CHF 19.50 per publication is charged to the registration offices by the operator of the publication platform.

2. The registration offices may further charge the cost contribution to the natural and legal persons who caused the publication of the official announcement.

3. The further charging of the cost contribution requires a sufficient legal basis for the collection of fees for the underlying official act.

1. Official Announcements are generally published on the publication platform on Mondays and Thursdays.

1. Access to the Official Gazette and the chronological collection of laws on the internet is free of charge.

2. A summary of the decrees, decree amendments, and repeals published in the chronological collection of laws for the current month is available online at the end of each month at no cost.

3. The official announcements published during the current week can be obtained in printed form from the State Chancellery from Thursday for a fee of CHF 6, including postage.

4. The monthly summary of decrees, decree amendments, and repeals published in the chronological collection of laws can be obtained in printed form from the State Chancellery for a fee of CHF 6, including postage, at the end of each month.

1. The information in the Official Gazette is furnished with an electronic signature or electronic seal in accordance with Article 8 paragraph 2 of the Ordinance on the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (OSGC) dated February 15, 2006.

2. Access to announcements containing personal data is only possible for the public as long as the purpose of the publication is fulfilled.

3. The reporting office determines the duration of the publication for official texts containing personal data.

4. The duration of access to announcements published in both the Official Gazette and the SOGC is determined by Article 11 paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Ordinance on the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (OSGC).

1. The archiving of official announcements from the official gazette and the contents of the chronological collection of laws is conducted annually by the state archive.

2. All data necessary to restore the originally published texts ("completed data") from the texts published in the official gazette are preserved.

3. The completed data are stored separately from publicly accessible communication networks in the cantonal state archive.