¹ The following authorities are obliged to provide the FIS with information in order to carry out its tasks:

a.

courts, prosecution authorities and authorities responsible for executing criminal sentences and measures;

b.

the border guard and customs authorities;

c.

authorities responsible for military security, the authorities of the Armed Forces Intelligence Service and the authorities responsible for the military service registration system;

d.

federal and cantonal authorities responsible for matters relating to the entry and residence of foreign nationals and for asylum matters;

e.

authorities that are involved in security policing tasks;

f.

residents’ register offices;

g.

authorities responsible for diplomatic and consular matters;

h.

authorities responsible for authorising dealings with certain goods;

i.

authorities responsible for the operation of computer systems;

j.

authorities that are responsible for the supervision of the financial markets and for accepting reports of suspicions of money laundering in cases of financing terrorism and ABC proliferation activities in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 10 October 1997¹¹.

² The authorities listed in paragraph 1 are required to preserve secrecy in relation to third parties with regard to the request and any information provided. They are permitted to inform their superiors and supervision bodies.

³ The authorities listed in paragraph 1 shall file a report without having to be requested to do so if they identify a specific and serious threat to internal or external security.¹²

⁴ The Federal Council shall specify in an unpublished list which activities and intelligence must be reported to the FIS without a request being required. It shall specify the extent of the obligation to report and the procedure for providing information.