Internal Law 1 State - People - Authorities 14 Citizenship, residence, permanent residence
Dretg naziunal 1 Stadi - Pievel - Autoritads 14 Dretg da burgais. Domicil. Dimora

142.31 Asylum Act of 26 June 1998 (AsylA)

142.31 Lescha d'asil dals 26 da zercladur 1998 (LAsil)

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Art. 99 Taking and evaluating fingerprints

1 Fingerprints of all fingers as well as photographs shall be taken of asylum seekers and persons in need of protection. The Federal Council may provide for exceptions in the case of minors under the age of 14.294

2 The fingerprints and photographs shall be stored without the corresponding personal details in database managed by the Federal Office of Police and SEM.295

3 The new fingerprints shall be compared with the fingerprint database managed by the Federal Office of Police.296

4 If the Federal Office of Police determines a match with existing fingerprints, it shall inform SEM, the cantonal police authorities concerned and the Frontier Guards Corps and provide them with the personal details of the person concerned (name, first name, aliases, date of birth, sex, reference number, personal number, nationality, process control number and canton of allocation). Where there is a police report, the date, place and reason for taking the fingerprints contained therein shall also be provided in code form.297

5 SEM shall use this information to:

a.
check the identity the person concerned;
b.
check whether the person concerned has already applied for asylum before;
c.
check whether there is data that confirms or refutes the statements made by the person concerned;
d.
check whether there is data that call into question the eligibility of the person concerned to be granted asylum;
e.
facilitate administrative assistance between SEM and the police authorities.

6 The personal data transmitted in accordance with paragraph 4 may not be disclosed abroad without the consent of the owner of the data collection. Article 6 paragraph 1 of the FADP298 applies mutatis mutandis.

7 The data shall be erased:

a.
if asylum is granted;
b.
at the latest ten years after the legally binding rejection, withdrawal or abandonment of the application for asylum or after a decision to dismiss the application;
c.299
in the case of persons in need of protection, at the latest ten years after the lifting of the temporary protection.

294 Amended by Art. 3 No 2 of the FD of 17 Dec. 2004 on the Approval and the Implementation of the Bilateral Agreements between Switzerland and the EU on Association with Schengen and Dublin, in force since 12 Dec. 2008 (AS 2008 447 5405 Art. 1 let. a; BBl 2004 5965).

295 Amended by No I of the FA of 16 Dec. 2005, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2006 4745, 2007 5573; BBl 2002 6845).

296 Amended by No I of the FA of 16 Dec. 2005, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2006 4745, 2007 5573; BBl 2002 6845).

297 Amended by No I of the FA of 16 Dec. 2005, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2006 4745, 2007 5573; BBl 2002 6845).

298 SR 235.1

299 Amended by No I of the FA of 16 Dec. 2005, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2006 4745, 2007 5573; BBl 2002 6845).

Art. 99 Prender ed evaluar improntas dals dets

1 Da requirents d’asil e da persunas cun basegn da protecziun vegnan prendidas las improntas da tut ils dets e fatgas fotografias. Il Cussegl federal po prevair excepziuns per minorens sut 14 onns.294

2 Las improntas dals dets e las fotografias vegnan arcunadas senza las persunalias correspundentas en ina banca da datas che vegn manada da l’Uffizi federal da polizia e dal SEM.295

3 Novas improntas dals dets vegnan cumparegliadas cun la collecziun d’improntas dals dets da l’Uffizi federal da polizia.296

4 Sche l’Uffizi federal da polizia constatescha ina congruenza cun improntas dals dets ch’èn gia avant maun, communitgescha el quest fatg al SEM sco er a las autoritads chantunalas da polizia pertutgadas ed al Corp da guardias da cunfin ensemen cun las persunalias da la persuna pertutgada (num, prenum, pseudonims, data da naschientscha, schlattaina, numer da referenza, numer da persuna, naziunalitad, numer da controlla dal process e chantun, al qual ella è vegnida attribuida). Da las registraziuns da la polizia vegnan ultra da quai communitgads en furma da code la data, il lieu ed il motiv, per il qual ins ha prendì improntas dals dets.297

5 Il SEM dovra questas indicaziuns per:

a.
controllar l’identitad da la persuna pertutgada;
b.
controllar, sche la persuna pertutgada ha gia dumandà ina giada per asil;
c.
controllar, sche datas èn avant maun che conferman u cuntradin las decleraziuns da la persuna pertutgada;
d.
controllar, sche datas èn avant maun che mettan en dumonda la dignitad da la persuna pertutgada da survegnir asil;
e.
faciliteschan l’agid uffizial a las autoritads polizialas.

6 Las datas persunalas transferidas tenor l’alinea 4 na dastgan betg vegnir communitgadas a l’exteriur senza il consentiment dal possessur da la collecziun da datas. L’artitgel 6 alinea 1 da la LPD298 vala tenor il senn.

7 Las datas vegnan stizzadas:

a.
sche l’asil vegn concedì;
b.
il pli tard 10 onns suenter che la dumonda d’asil è vegnida refusada cun vigur legala, suenter ch’ella è vegnida retratga u annullada ubain suenter ina decisiun da betg entrar en chaussa;
c.299
tar persunas cun basegn da protecziun il pli tard 10 onns suenter l’aboliziun da la protecziun provisorica.

294 Versiun tenor l’art. 3 cifra 2 dal COF dals 17 da dec. 2004 davart l’approvaziun e la realisaziun da las cunvegnas bilateralas tranter la Svizra e la UE per l’associaziun a la reglamentaziun da Schengen e da Dublin, en vigur dapi ils 12 da dec. 2008 (AS 2008 447 5405 art. 1 lit. a; BBl 2004 5965).

295 Versiun tenor la cifra I da la LF dals 16 da dec. 2005, en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2008 (AS 2006 4745, 2007 5573; BBl 2002 6845).

296 Versiun tenor la cifra I da la LF dals 16 da dec. 2005, en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2008 (AS 2006 4745, 2007 5573; BBl 2002 6845).

297 Versiun tenor la cifra I da la LF dals 16 da dec. 2005, en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2008 (AS 2006 4745, 2007 5573; BBl 2002 6845).

298 SR 235.1

299 Versiun tenor la cifra I da la LF dals 16 da dec. 2005, en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2008 (AS 2006 4745, 2007 5573; BBl 2002 6845).

 

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