Act on Official Publications (Publications Act, PuG) (Publikationsgesetz, PuG) - Subject Matter (PuG)

1. This law regulates the official publications and the official publication organs.

2. Publications include

1. Official publications that are prescribed by legislation;

2. Publications of cantonal law in the Chronological and Systematic Collection of Laws.

1. This law applies to public law corporations and institutions, as well as organizations that perform public duties.

1. The official publication organs are

1. the Official Gazette (A);

2. the Chronological Collection of Laws (CNG);

3. the Systematic Collection of Laws (NG).

1. Publications pursuant to this law shall be made through publicly accessible online platforms, the operation of which shall be ensured by the canton.

2. The immutability of legally valid publications must be ensured through appropriate measures.

1. The entities obligated to publish are responsible for their publications in the Official Gazette.

2. The State Chancellery is responsible for the publication of the collections of laws.

1. Access to the official publications electronically is free of charge.

2. The official publications can be accessed electronically at the State Chancellery.

3. For a fee, individual enactments from the Chronological and Systematic Collection of Laws can be obtained in printed form from the State Chancellery.

1. The regular publications shall be made in the official publication organ prescribed by this law.

2. Publications in other publication organs in accordance with special legislation remain reserved.

1. In cases of emergency, with particular urgency, or similar situations, a publication may occur in an extraordinary manner.

2. The extraordinary publication is carried out particularly through

1. the press;

2. radio or television;

3. the internet;

4. public notices; or

5. circulars, newsletters, or other appropriate means.

3. The regular publication must be made up as soon as possible.

**1. Publications may, exceptionally, be made with only the title and source or reference location if they:**

1. are technical in nature and directed exclusively at professionals;

2. are not suitable for publication in the official publication organs for specific reasons; or

3. are published by the Confederation or an inter-cantonal organization in written or electronic form in an official publication organ that is freely accessible in Switzerland.

1. Should publication occur by reference, the parties obliged to publish must ensure the provision for inspection.

1. The legally mandated publications must be published in the Official Gazette, unless they appear in the Chronological Collection of Laws.

2. The publication of referendum proposals is governed by Art. 20 of the Voting and Referendum Law (VRL).

3. Public-law corporations and institutions, as well as organizations that fulfill public duties, may publish additional announcements in the Official Gazette.

1. The official gazette can be obtained from the canton for a fee as a printed version.

2. The publications published on the online platform are authoritative.

1. The official gazette is published once a week.

2. The government council establishes the publication day in an ordinance.

3. The issuance of the printed version may not occur before the publication on the online platform.

4. The state chancellery may order that publication be omitted for certain weeks.

1. The Official Gazette is publicly accessible.

2. The State Chancellery provides the Official Gazette with a search function that enables searches, particularly by category, publishing entities, and keywords, including personal data.

1. Publications may contain personal data, insofar as this is provided for by law.

1. Official publications in the official bulletin are to be protected against the automated retrieval of personal data by third parties throughout the duration of their publication by appropriate measures.

2. The government council shall set forth in a regulation the timeframes for each publication content containing personal data during which the search function is available to the public. Thereafter, the publications shall no longer be accessible to the public.

3. The parties responsible for publication shall decide on the access to publication content that is no longer available to the public. Exceptions pursuant to differing provisions in the archival legislation remain reserved.

1. The Chronological Legal Collection contains, in chronological order, the legally binding enactments of cantonal law.

2. The following are to be published therein

1. the cantonal constitution;

2. the cantonal laws;

3. the legislative agreements and the associated accession resolutions;

4. the cantonal ordinances;

5. the constitution of the state church, the Evangelical Reformed Church, as well as other publicly recognized churches;

6. all other provisions of a legislative nature.

3. The State Chancellery publishes the enactments immediately after determining their effective date in the Chronological Legal Collection.

1. Legislative provisions are generally only binding if they have been published in the Chronological Collection.

2. If they are published only after their entry into force, rights and obligations arise from them only from the time of their entry into force, unless retroactive entry into force is expressly provided for.

1. The Chronological Compilation of Laws is authoritative when its content does not correspond with the Systematic Compilation of Laws.

1. The Systematic Collection of Laws is the continuously updated, consolidated, and subject-matter-organized collection of cantonal law.

2. The State Chancellery publishes the legislative provisions in the Systematic Collection of Laws at the time of their entry into force. Retroactive entries into force are reserved.

1. The State Chancellery informally corrects insignificant errors related to grammar, spelling, presentation, or similar issues in the Systematic Collection of Laws, provided that such errors do not alter or distort the meaning of a provision.

2. It adjusts clearly incorrect information such as outdated or inaccurate names of administrative units, references, citations, abbreviations, or the like. Such adjustments must be marked.

1. The Official and Systematic Collection of Federal Law as well as the Federal Gazette can be inspected at the Federal Chancellery.

1. The Government Council issues the provisions necessary for implementation in an ordinance.

1. If a part of the Systematic Collection of Laws has no basis in the Chronological Collection of Laws, the version published in the Official Gazette shall prevail.

1. Official Journals that have been made electronically accessible prior to the entry into force of this law may be viewed online for a maximum of two years from the date of publication.