Federal Act
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Art. 68a Alert in the Schengen Information System 153
1 The competent authority shall enter in the Schengen Information System (SIS) the data on third-country citizens subject to any of the following return decisions:
2 Data on third-country citizens against whom bans on entry in accordance with Articles 67 and 68 paragraph 3 and an order for expulsion from Switzerland have been issued shall entered by the competent authority in the SIS provided the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2018/1861157 have been met. 3 SEM may supply biometric data to the SIS that is already available in the automated fingerprint identification system under Article 354 SCC (AFIS) or in ZEMIS. The supply of data may be automated. 4 The competent authorities for issuing an alert on decisions in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 shall record in ZEMIS the personal data of the person to whom the alert relates. If the facial image and the fingerprints are not already available, they shall record these data in AFIS for delivery to the SIS or have the data recorded there by the authorities entitled to do so. 5 In connection with its alerts, fedpol may supply biometric data to the SIS that is already available in the AFIS. The supply of data may be automated. If no biometric data are available, fedpol may order the retroactive recording of the data from the authorities that detect a hit on these alerts. 6 The Federal Council shall regulate the procedure and responsibilities for recording and transmitting the data in accordance with paragraphs 1–5 for the purpose of alerts in the SIS. It may provide for exceptions to the requirement to record and deliver data with regard to biometric data. 153 Inserted by Annex 1 No 1 of the FedD of 18 Dec. 2020 on the Approval and Implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism and its Additional Protocol and the Strengthening of Criminal Justice Instruments for combating Terrorism and Organised Crime (SIS), para. 3 and 5 in force since 1 July 2021 and para. 1, 24 and 6 in force since 22 Nov. 2022 (AS 2021 365; 2022 636; BBl 2020 3465). 157 Regulation (EU) 2018/1861 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, and amending and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006, last amended by OJ. L 312 of 7.12.2018, p. 14. |