The Directorate

1. The Directorate of Economic Affairs and Health ("Directorate") exercises its core competencies in the following areas of action

a. Economy;

b. Landscape;

c. Health.

1. The Structure of the Directorate into Departments is governed by § 11 of the Ordinance on the Government and Administrative Organization Act of Basel-Landschaft dated December 19, 2017.

1. The Director leads the Directorate generally under mandates.

2. The Director or the Secretary-General, as the appointed representative, assigns the tasks falling within their remit to the departments.

3. Coordination meetings are held under the leadership of the Director for the purpose of coordinating the Directorate's tasks.

4. The Director stipulates the details in the regulations pertaining to the service order.

1. Appointing Authority for Department Heads is the Director.

2. Appointing Authority for all other employees is the Head of the Office.

3. The Director governs the signing authority for employment contracts, personnel-related orders and agreements, as well as employment certificates in the regulations on service order.

1. The Head of the Department shall manage the department in accordance with the performance mandate of the Director and is responsible for

a. the planning, execution, and control of matters within the department's area of responsibility;

b. the involvement of the relevant other administrative units in the operational execution of matters.

1. The head of the department appoints a deputy. The appointment requires the approval of the director.

2. The deputy assumes the responsibilities of the head of the department in their absence.

3. The director regulates further details regarding the deputy's role in the service order guidelines.

4. The head of the department organizes the internal distribution of tasks, authorities, and responsibilities of the staff through job descriptions.

5. The internal organizational structure (organizational chart) requires the approval of the director.

1. The authority of the offices to issue orders is determined by the law they enforce.

2. Employees assigned to sovereign functions issue and sign the corresponding orders in the name of the office, as well as with the legally prescribed job title, in the performance of these specific tasks.

3. The head of the directorate regulates further authorization for signing orders in the service regulations.

4. The office that issued the order provides the certificate of finality upon request according to the administrative procedural legislation.

1. The authority to award contracts is governed by the regulations concerning the competence for expenditure approvals within the Directorate of Economic Affairs and Health.

2. The authority to award contracts for consultancy services exceeding CHF 50,000.- lies with the Head of Directorate.

3. Service agreements and other contracts must be submitted to the General Secretariat for legal review before signing.

4. The Head of Directorate regulates the authority to sign service agreements and other contracts in the Directorate's rules of procedure.

1. The authority to submit proposals to the government council is vested in the head of the directorate.

1. The GS is divided, in addition to any possible staff services, into the following departments

a. Strategy and Controlling;

b. Support;

c. Arbitration Boards.

1. The GS (General Secretariat) serves as the staff office for the Director with the aim of providing comprehensive support to the other departments, aligning with overarching processes, developing, planning, and controlling strategy at the Directorate level, as well as managing the canton’s participations within the Directorate's area of responsibility.

2. The GS also carries out all tasks assigned to it and the conciliation bodies by federal or cantonal law, as well as by decisions of the government council.

1. The StaFö Baselland contributes to ensuring sustainable and qualitative economic growth. It initiates measures related to site development with the relevant departments and takes measures for site establishment and site promotion.

2. The StaFö Baselland executes all tasks in the fields of economic affairs, as well as economic and site promotion, that are assigned to the canton by federal or cantonal law and by government council resolution.

1. The KIGA Baselland is divided, besides any possible staff service, into the following departments

a. Labor Law/Employee Protection;

b. Working Conditions;

c. Public Unemployment Insurance Fund Basel-Landschaft;

d. Employment Services;

e. Supplementary Measures of Unemployment Insurance.

1. The KIGA Baselland executes in the specialized areas of industry, commerce, and labor all tasks assigned to it by federal or cantonal law and by decision of the governing council.

2. It provides the following specific services

a. legal advice on employment contracts;

b. the calibration center for measuring instruments;

c. the conformity assessment body for scales.

1. The AGI is divided, in addition to any potential staff service, into the following departments

a. Cadastre Supervision;

b. GIS Specialist Unit.

1. The AGI performs all tasks in the fields of surveying and geoinformation assigned to the canton by federal or cantonal law, as well as by decisions of the government council.

1. The Forest and Wildlife Office (AfWW) of both Basel regions is organized into the following departments, in addition to an optional staff service

a. * Forestry Services;

b. * Regional Services;

c. * Wildlife, Hunting, and Fishing.

1. The Office for Forests of both Basel regions executes all tasks in the areas of forestry, hunting, and fishing that are assigned to it by federal or cantonal law, as well as by decisions of the Council of Ministers.

1. Ebenrain is structured into the following departments, in addition to any staff service that may be present

a. Education and Advisory;

b. Nutrition and Conference Center;

c. Production, Market, and Direct Payments;

d. Rural Development and Resources;

e. Nature and Landscape.

1. Ebenrain executes all tasks in the specialist areas of agriculture and food economy, rural development and resources, nutrition, home economics and gardening, nature and landscape, as well as agricultural education and consulting, which are assigned to it by federal or cantonal law as well as by government council decision.

2. Ebenrain is responsible, in cooperation with the Building Department, for the administration of Ebenrain Castle and the maintenance of the park.

3. Ebenrain is the competent registration authority pursuant to Art. 7 of the Animal Epidemics Ordinance (TSV) dated June 27, 1995.

1. The ALV is divided, in addition to any potential staff services, into the following departments

a. Analytics;

b. Inspectorates for Food Safety;

c. Veterinary Services.

1. The ALV executes in the specialized fields of food and consumer goods, animal diseases, animal protection, veterinary medicines, canine affairs and dangerous animals, agriculture, as well as radiation protection and gastronomy, health and water supply all tasks assigned to it by federal or cantonal law, as well as by resolutions of the government council.

1. The AfG is divided, in addition to an advisory service, into the following departments

a. Health Promotion;

b. Health Care;

c. Remedies;

d. Medical Services.

1. The AfG executes all tasks within the Department of Health that are assigned to it by federal or cantonal law, as well as by the decision of the Council of Ministers.