Regulation on the Organization and Functioning of the Thematic Commission for Occupational Pension Provision in the Public Service, as of September 30, 2015 - Office

The bureau is composed of the president or chairperson of the commission, the vice president or vice chairperson, and the general rapporteur member.

1 The commission generally meets

a) as needed, to perform its tasks of high oversight in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 2, letters a and b, of the decree establishing a thematic commission "Public Service Occupational Pensions", dated 5 November 2013 (hereinafter: the decree);

b) in June and September of each year

– for the review of the annual management report of the Public Service Pension Fund of the Canton of Neuchâtel (hereinafter: the Fund) in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 2, letter c, of the decree;

– for the establishment and adoption of its annual information report to the Grand Council concerning the financing of the public service occupational pension in Neuchâtel and the Fund, in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 2, letter d, of the decree, with this report being sent to the members of the Grand Council before the end of September to be included on the agenda for the November session;

c) whenever it is called upon to establish and adopt a report supporting an amendment of the law instituting a single Pension Fund for the public service of the Canton of Neuchâtel (LCPFPub), dated 26 June 2013 [2], in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 2, letters f and g, of the decree;

d) on the occasion of examining any other issue related to the public service occupational pension of Neuchâtel;

e) at the request of its bureau, a third of its members, the Council of State, or the Board of Directors of the Fund.

2. The commission may at any time decide to create a sub-commission responsible for examining a particular matter.

3. In this latter case, the commission generally sits after one or the other of the sub-commissions has conducted an initial review of the ongoing matters.

In addition to the information it may request under Article 67 OGC, the commission requests any information it is entitled to obtain through its office.

1. In the event of the creation of sub-committees, they must ensure that their meetings are scheduled so as to allow for the examination of the matters entrusted to them before the plenary committee sessions at which these matters are on the agenda.

2. The chairperson-rapporteur arranges the agenda for the meetings of the sub-committee that they preside over.

Sub-committees decide whether or not to keep minutes of their sessions; if minutes are established, they are binding.

1. The sub-committees shall submit to the committee, upon request, a written report on their work, particularly regarding high-level supervision and the review of the annual management report of the Fund.

2. The reports of the sub-committees are discussed in plenary session and incorporated into the committee's report to the Grand Council, if necessary, after having been amended.

The commission must review the annual management report of the Pension Fund by the end of June for the previous year.

1. The Fund submits to the commission, in the form of written documents, the necessary information to enable it

– to monitor the Fund's recapitalization process stemming from the Public Finance Law;

– to track the evolution of the coverage rate of the Fund's commitments and to evaluate compliance with the limits set by law.

2. The documents, the certifications from auditors, as well as any injunctions issued, if applicable, by the federal supervisory body are submitted by the Fund to the commission according to a timeline established in consultation between the two bodies.

1. This regulation shall enter into force immediately.

2. It shall be published in the Official Gazette and inserted into the Collection of Neuchâtel Legislation.