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1 The Official Journal is the official publication of the Republic and Canton of Jura.

2 It is published weekly, generally on Wednesdays, under the responsibility of the State Chancellery.

3 The Official Journal is the official publication organ of the Republic and Canton of Jura.

1 The Official Journal comprises two parts and an annex.

2 The following are published in the first part

1. the laws, decrees, ordinances, regulations, orders, and other public acts emanating from the Parliament and the Government or its departments;

2. treaties, concordats, and other public law conventions to which the Republic and Canton of Jura has adhered;

3. international agreements to which Switzerland has adhered if they particularly concern the Republic and Canton of Jura;

4. the regulations of the Cantonal Court;

5. the principle of a total revision of the Constitution and, simultaneously, the constitutional addendum that governs its modalities;

6. constitutional provisions;

7. initiatives that the Parliament does not follow up on;

8. any expenditure not determined by law, if it is a one-time expense exceeding five hundredths of the amount of the revenues carried in the last budget or a periodic expense exceeding five thousandths of the same amount;

9. any expenditure not determined by law, if it is a one-time expense exceeding five thousandths of the amount of the revenues carried in the last budget or a periodic expense exceeding five ten-thousandths of the same amount;

10. real estate transactions, guarantees, and participation in an economic enterprise, if the amounts involved exceed five thousandths of the amount of the revenues carried in the last budget;

11. plans in cases provided for by law;

12. initiatives submitted by the State in federal matters.

3 Acts subject to an optional referendum pursuant to Article 78 of the Constitution are published with an indication of the referendum deadline.

The following are published in the second part

1. Significant projects by cantonal authorities pursuant to Article 68 of the Constitution;

2. The publications provided for in Article 16 of the Act on the Introduction of the Swiss Civil Code

- declaration of absence (Art. 36 CC);

- withdrawal of the power to represent the marital union (Art. 174 CC);

- invitation to the beneficiaries to file their heir declaration within the year (Art. 555 CC);

- notification to beneficiaries of the opening of a will (Art. 558 CC);

- invitation to creditors and debtors of the deceased to submit their claims and declare their debts within a specified period (Art. 582 CC);

- registration in the land register to be ordered in case of extraordinary prescription (Art. 662 CC);

- publication of the standard employment contract (Art. 359a CO);

3. Other texts that must be published according to federal and cantonal legislation;

4. The texts that the Parliament, the Government or its departments, and the Cantonal Court consider appropriate to publish.

A record of the parliamentary sessions is published in the appendix.

The price of publications is set by the State Chancellery.

The subscription price is set by the State Chancellery.

The printing of the Official Journal is the responsibility of the Cantonal Economat, which is also responsible for its distribution.

Notices to appear in the Official Journal must reach the publisher no later than two days before their publication.

This ordinance shall come into force at the same time as the Act concerning official publications.