Publication Ordinance (PublO) (OPUB)

**1 Publication of a resolution or agreement in the Official Gazette**

If a resolution or an agreement in the sense of Article 6, paragraph 3, of the Publication Act (PublG) is to be published in the Official Gazette (OS), the body that adopted the resolution or concluded the agreement shall inform the State Chancellery, explaining the public interest.

**2** The State Chancellery shall decide on the publication of a resolution or an agreement according to Article 6, paragraph 3, PublG.

**Enactments, legislative agreements and other texts pursuant to Section 6, Paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Publication Act shall be published in the Official Gazette as soon as the time of their full or partial entry into force is determined and they are legally binding or at least applicable.**

1 The State Chancellery publicises the website on which the collections of laws are published.

2 The electronic version of the OS is ordinarily updated monthly. For urgent publications, an additional update is carried out.

3 On 1 January, a printed version of the previous year's updates is produced.

Form of

publication

a. OS

1 The electronic version of the Loose-leaf Collection (LC) is

continuously updated b. LC.

2 The printed version is generally updated on January 1, April 1,

July 1, and October 1.

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Register

Separate prints

Reporting office

Delivery of

official texts

Sections

a. in

General

b. Section

"Legislation

and Political

Rights" in

Particular

1. The register accompanying the Collections of Laws contains a subject-matter register, a systematic register, and a list of enactments for which legal force has been established but which have not yet been brought into force, either wholly or in part.

2. It is published annually as of January 1st.

3. It is published on the Internet and forms part of the printed version of the OS.

The State Chancellery issues separate prints of decrees,

insofar as there is a demand for them.

B. Official Gazette

**1 Offices that may have official texts published in the Official Gazette in accordance with § 11 PublG (Reporting Offices) are the Swiss, cantonal and communal authorities and administrative offices, public law institutions and corporations, as well as third parties entrusted with the fulfillment of public tasks.**

**2 The Reporting Office is responsible for the substantive and formal correctness of the official texts.**

1 The reporting office submits the official texts electronically to the

office designated by the State Chancellery. For this purpose, it uses the

electronic forms provided by the State Chancellery.

2 The State Chancellery may establish interfaces between the electronic

systems with reporting offices that repeatedly supply larger data volumes.

The Official Gazette features the section «Legislation and Political Rights» for official texts, along with other sections determined by the State Chancellery in consultation with the operator of the publication platform.

1 Under the section "Legislation and Political Rights," the following are

published in particular

a. Motions to the Cantonal Council with accompanying explanatory reports from

the entitled proposing bodies, whereby motions from the committees of the

Cantonal Council are published only upon their special decision,

b. Decisions of the Cantonal Council and the ecclesiastical authorities that

are subject to an obligatory or optional referendum,

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c. Decisions and orders of the reporting bodies according to § 7 para. 1,

including the judicial organs, insofar as they concern legislation, political

rights, or the constitution of organs.

2 Decisions and orders intended for publication must be transmitted to the State Chancellery immediately after their enactment.

1 If the public interest in including a further official text in the Official Gazette is not obvious, the State Chancellery requests the office concerned to explain the public interest.

2 Non-official notices may be included in the Official Gazette if they are neither unlawful nor immoral and moreover do not contain political advertising.

3 The State Chancellery decides on their inclusion.

Further official texts and non-official notices

Publication method

3 1 The Official Gazette appears in electronic form.

2 It appears Monday to Friday and bears the date of publication. It does not appear on public holidays as defined by the Ordinance of 15 February 2006 on the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (SOGC)6.

3 For important reasons, the publication of the Official Gazette may be suspended on individual days.

4 Official texts that also appear in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (SOGC) shall be published in the Official Gazette on the same day.

5 Other official texts shall be published on the day determined by the reporting office.

6 Official texts in the section "Legislation and Political Rights" are generally published on Fridays. For urgent cases, an additional publication on another day is possible.

1 The official texts are made accessible with a search function that enables searching particularly by category, reporting office, and keywords.

2 Access to individual official texts via the search function is possible for an indefinite period, unless the reporting office limits the period.

3 The reporting office limits the period for official texts containing special personal data. Access via the search function is permissible until the purpose of publication is fulfilled.

4 If an official text is published both in the SHAB and in the Official Gazette, the period of access via the search function is governed by Art. 11 para. 2 VSHAB6.

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Automatic

Delivery

of Official

Texts

1 The State Chancellery enables the automatic delivery of official texts for specific categories (push service).

2 The use of this service is free of charge.

C. School Gazette

1 The Cantonal School Gazette is the official publication body for non-legislative resolutions of the Education Council.

2 It is published by the Department of Education.

3 The Department of Education determines the publication frequency and sets the subscription price for the printed version.

D. Extraordinary Publication

Forms

1 Extraordinary publication in accordance with § 13 PublG can take place in one or more of the following forms

a. on another internet page of the Canton other than that of the official collection of laws and the official gazette,

b. via radio and television of national and local licensed radio and television broadcasters,

c. through media releases,

d. through circulars and other forms of communication to those affected by the text, provided they are personally identifiable,

e. by public notice in the relevant areas, provided the text has only local validity,

f. by direct notification to the addressees of the text.

2 The extraordinary publication reproduces the entire text or its essential content.

Prerequisites

E. Publication by Reference

1. If an official text is unsuitable for publication in an official publication body due to technical reasons, particularly because of its format, or due to other special circumstances, the publication can be limited to the announcement of the location where this text can be found.

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2. The reference shall be made to a website of a public body. If publication in electronic form is not possible, it shall be indicated where the official text can be consulted.

**1 If an authority wishes to publish an official text by reference to competence, it shall submit it to the State Chancellery. The State Chancellery shall decide on publication by reference.**

**2 The competent authority shall ensure that:**

**a. the reference to the source is current,**

**b. the referred official text is always accessible,**

**c. data security is guaranteed.**

If a decree is addressed to a small group of persons, Printed

it may be published in the printed version of the LS only with the title, the citation of the LS

reference to the source in the OS, and the reference point for a separate

print.

2. Section: Directory of Authorities

1 The directory of authorities is issued by the State Chancellery. Competence

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Section 3: Operation of Official Publication Organs and the Authority Directory

The State Chancellery ensures the secure operation of the official publication organs and the directory of authorities.

1. The State Chancellery ensures that the published texts on data security

a. actually originate from the submitting bodies (authenticity)

and

b. have not been modified without authorization or unintentionally

after publication (integrity).

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Retention

and

Correction

2 It takes the technical and organizational measures necessary to ensure the secure operation of the official publication organs and the directory of authorities.

1 From the texts published in the official organs of publication, all data necessary to restore the texts as they were first published therein (finalized data) shall be preserved.

2 The finalized data shall be stored separately from the publication platforms of the official organs of publication in a secure location.

3 If the State Chancellery identifies a discrepancy between the finalized data and the published text, it shall correct the text immediately. The correction shall be marked.

**Reference**

**Fees**

**Section 4: Reference and Fees**

At the Cantonal Print and Material Center, the following can be subscribed to as an annual subscription

a. the OS as a bound annual edition,

b. the LS as a complete collection and its regular supplements,

c. separate prints according to § 6.

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1 The State Chancellery levies fees for

a. the publication of official texts in the Official Gazette,

b. the acquisition of a collection of laws in printed form,

c. the acquisition of separate prints,

d. the publication of non-official announcements in the Official Gazette.

2 No fees are levied for publications in the section "Legislation and political Rights" of the Official Gazette.

3 If a reporting agency simultaneously publishes several official texts in the Official Gazette, the fee is payable for each text relating to a specific subject or person.

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7 1 The fees are

a. Publication of an official announcement

or an official notice in the Official Gazette

b. Bound edition of the OS, per annual volume

c. Loose-leaf collection

d. Supplements to the loose-leaf collection

e. Separate prints, depending on scope

Fr.

30

200

680

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Fee according

to costs

5 to 20

2 If the service is subject to value-added tax, the value-added tax is

included in the fee according to para. 1 lit. a, while it is added to

those according to lit. b–e.

3 For non-official notices, the fee is determined by the

current market price for advertisements in other printed products.

Fee rates

Section 5: Exploitation by Third Parties

The utilisation of official texts from official publication bodies and the directory of authorities is permissible under the following conditions

a. The content of the texts may not be altered.

b. The texts must be presented in such a way that they are clearly distinguishable from comments or other additions.

c. The texts must be accompanied by the following notice: "This is not an official publication. Only the publication by the Cantonal Chancellery of the Canton of Zurich is authoritative."

d. Neither in advertising nor on packaging, data carriers, or electronic media may the impression be given that it is an official publication.

e. Texts containing special personal data may only be made accessible to the public during the search period according to § 13 paras. 3 and 4. Thereafter, they must be removed.

Utilisation

of official

publication

bodies and the

directory of

authorities

by third parties

6. Section: Inspection Office

The State Chancellery is the inspection body according to Art. 18 of the Federal Act of 18 June 2004 on the Collections of Federal Law and the Federal Gazette, and according to § 21 para. 2 PublG.

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7. Section: Transitional Provision

Publication Ordinance (PublV)

Until the new publication platform operated by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs goes live, the rhythm of the Official Gazette's publication will be governed by the Publication Ordinance of 2 December 1998.

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1 OS 72, 537; for reasons, see ABI 2017-11-03.

2 Entry into force: 1 January 2018 (ABI 2017-12-22).

3 Entry into force: 1 July 2019 (OS 74, 257).

4 LS 170.5.

5 SR 170.512.

6 SR 221.415.

7 Version according to Government Council Resolution of 23 October 2024 (OS 79, 441; ABI 2024-11-08). In force since 1 January 2025.

8 Repealed by Government Council Resolution of 23 October 2024 (OS 79, 441; ABI 2024-11-08). In force since 1 January 2025.