Goods Control Act (GCA)
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Art. 9 Duty to provide information
1 Any person who applies for or has received a licence is obliged to provide all the information and submit the documents to the control authorities that are required for a comprehensive assessment or control. 2 Any person who is subject in any other way to the control measures under this Act is also subject to the same requirements.
Art. 10 Powers of the control authorities
1 The control authorities have the right to enter and inspect the business premises of persons required to provide information during normal working hours without prior notice as well as to inspect the relevant documents. They may confiscate incriminating material. If there is a suspicion that offences have been committed, further provisions of procedural law may apply. 2 The control authorities may request the assistance of the police of the cantons and communes as well as the investigative authorities of the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security. If there is evidence of violations of this Act, the control authorities may request the assistance of the Federal Intelligence Service and the relevant federal police authorities. 3 The control authorities may process personal data for the purposes of this Act. In the case of particularly sensitive data, only such data relating to administrative or criminal prosecutions or penalties may be processed. Other particularly sensitive per
Para. 2 — Amended by No I 38 of the O of 12 June 2020 on the Amendment of Legislation as a consequence of the Change to the Name of the Federal Customs Administration as part of its further Development, in force since 1 Jan. 2022 (AS 2020 2743).