Ordinance of the Governing Council on the Act on Church Parity Relations and Treaties - Definition

1. Ecclesiastical Parity Relations between Protestant and Catholic Church Congregations exist within the meaning of the law when property serving a religious purpose is jointly owned or jointly used.

1. A parity maintenance commission is to be formed when there is joint ownership of a property.

2. In other parity relationships, the formation of a maintenance commission can be waived.

1. A parity care commission consists of five to eight members from both denominations.

2. The election of the members takes place following the complete renewal of the church administration of the respective denomination.

3. The electoral body is the church administration, unless the organizational regulations of the church community mandate election by the church community assembly.

1. The formation of the parity Administrative Commission is carried out by the Government Council as needed.

2. The church councils can apply for the formation with the Department of Interior and Economy and nominate two members each.

3. The department submits an application to the Government Council.

1. The members of the Administrative Commission appointed by the church councils are compensated by the two regional churches, the presidency, and the secretariat from the canton.

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2005.