Art. 31c Central office

¹ The Federal Council shall designate a central office to provide the enforcing authorities with support.

² Besides the mandate under Articles 9a paragraph 2, 22b, 24 paragraphs 3 and 4, 25 paragraphs 3 and 5, 31d, 32a, 32c and 32j paragraph 1, the central office also performs the following tasks in particular:

a.: it advises the enforcing authorities;
b.: it co-ordinates their activities;
b^bis.¹²³ it processes requests from Swiss or foreign authorities to trace firearms, their essential components or accessories, ammunition and ammunition components, and forwards to foreign authorities appropriate requests by Swiss authorities; it is the contact point for technical and operative matters concerning traceability;
c.: it is the central reception centre and reporting office for the exchange of information with other Schengen states;
d.: it forwards to the canton of residence reports on persons resident in Switzerland who have acquired a firearm in a Schengen state;
e.: it compiles recommendations for the uniform application of weapons legislation and for granting exemption permits;
f.: it may grant foreign airlines a general permit to perform security-related duties in accordance with Article 27a.

³ The Federal Council regulates the details of the central office’s activities.

¹²² Inserted by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 12 Dec. 2008 (AS 2008 5499 5405 Art. 2 let. d; BBl 2006 2713).

¹²³ Inserted by Art. 2 of the FD of 23 Dec. 2011 on the Adoption and Implementation of the UN Firearms Protocol, in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2012 6777; BBl 2011 4555).

Art. 31c Post central

¹ Il Cussegl federal designescha in post central che sustegna las autoritads executivas.

² Ultra da sia incarica tenor ils artitgels 9a alinea 2, 22b, 24 alineas 3 e 4, 25 alineas 3 e 5, 31d, 32a, 32c e 32j alinea 1 ademplescha il post central en spezial las suandantas incumbensas:

a.: el cusseglia las autoritads executivas;
b.: el coordinescha lur activitads;
b^bis.¹²³: el elavura dumondas d’autoritads svizras u d’autoritads estras da repersequitar armas da fieu, lur parts essenzialas u lur parts accessoricas sco er muniziun ed elements da muniziun e transferescha ad autoritads estras las dumondas correspundentas d’autoritads svizras; el è il post da contact per dumondas tecnicas ed operativas en il sectur da la repersequitabladad;
c.: el funghescha sco post da retschavida e d’annunzia central per il barat d’infurmaziuns cun ils ulteriurs stadis da Schengen;
d.: el transferescha als chantuns da domicil las communicaziuns sur da persunas che abitan en Svizra e che han acquistà in’arma da fieu en in stadi da Schengen;
e.: el elavura las recumandaziuns concernent in’applicaziun unitara da la legislaziun davart las armas e concernent la concessiun da permissiuns excepziunalas;
f.: el po conceder a societads aviaticas estras ina permissiun generala per exequir funcziuns da segirezza tenor l’artitgel 27a.

³ Il Cussegl federal regla ils detagls da l’activitad dal post central.

¹²² Integrà tras la cifra I da la LF dals 22 da zer. 2007, en vigur dapi ils 12 da dec. 2008 (AS 2008 5499 5405 art. 2 lit. d; BBl 2006 2713).

¹²³ Integrà tras l’art. 2 dal COF dals 23 da dec. 2011 davart l’approvaziun e la realisaziun dal Protocol da l’ONU davart las armas da fieu, en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2013 (AS 2012 6777; BBl 2011 4555).

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