Execution Order of the Introductory Law to the Federal Law on Agricultural Lease, of December 8, 1986 - Department of Economic Affairs

[2] The Department of Territorial Development and the Environment is the competent administrative authority within the meaning of Article 10 of the law.

1. The commission provided for in Article 11 of the law is composed of nine members.

2. The Council of State appoints the president.

3. The commission selects the vice-president from among its members.

4. The commission may establish within itself one or more sub-commissions, composed of at least three members, whether permanent or temporary, to examine certain matters.

5. The president or the vice-president shall be part of them ex officio.

6. The sub-commissions have the authority of the opposition authority.

7. The commission is provided with a secretariat, which is assigned to the Neuchâtel Chamber of Agriculture and Viticulture.

1. The president, or if applicable, the vice-president, takes all measures he deems necessary to ensure that the tasks assigned by law to the opposition authority are executed.

2. In particular, he convenes the commission at least once a year, the sub-commissions, manages the review of cases, circulates the files among the members, and orders that a decision be made, if necessary, by circulation.

1. The deliberations are conducted by the chairperson or the vice-chairperson.

2. At least five members must be present for the commission to validly deliberate and make decisions.

3. The quorum is at least three members for the subcommittees.

4. The commission and the subcommittees decide on the advisability of making an objection by a majority of the members present.

5. The chairperson or the vice-chairperson does not vote, but they cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie.

[3] 1 Members shall receive attendance and travel allowances as provided by the decree concerning attendance and travel allowances for members of administrative, advisory, examination, or expert commissions, dated December 26, 1972.

2. For decisions made through circulation, the allowance shall be equal to one-third of the attendance allowance.

1. The administrative fees shall be borne by the State and paid in the form of an annual flat-rate allowance of five thousand francs.

2. This allowance is adjusted according to the Swiss consumer price index established by the Federal Department of Public Economy on January 1st of the year following the year in which this index has varied by five points or more after December 31, 1988.

3. The resulting amount is rounded to the nearest franc, whether higher or lower.

[4]

The Implementing Decree of the Ordinance concerning the Control of Agricultural Rents, dated January 12, 1954 [5], is repealed.

1. This order shall enter into force on January 1, 1987.

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