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Art. 28 Mutual administrative assistance within Switzerland
1 The public authorities of the Confederation and of the cantons shall provide the competent authority with the information and personal data required for the enforcement of this Act. 2 The competent authority shall disclose information and personal data to the following public authorities for the performance of their legal tasks: a. the federal and cantonal public authorities responsible for the enforcement of this Act; b. the public authorities responsible for enforcing the War Material Act of 13 December 1996, the Control of Goods Act of 13 December 1996, and the Embargo Act of 22 March 2002; c. the criminal authorities, insofar as the prosecution of felonies or misdemeanours is at issue; d. the federal and cantonal authorities responsible for maintaining internal security; e. the federal authorities responsible for foreign affairs and for maintaining external security; f. the cantonal authorities responsible for the licensing and oversight of private security services.
Para. 2 let. b — SR 514.51 Para. 2 let. b — SR 946.202 Para. 2 let. b — SR 946.231
Art. 29 Mutual administrative assistance between Swiss and foreign authorities
1 The competent authority may request foreign authorities to provide information and personal data required for the enforcement of this Act. To this end, it may disclose to them, in particular, information concerning: a. the nature, provider, principal, recipient, and place of performance of the activity; b. the sectors in which the company offering private security services abroad is active, and the identity of all persons who are responsible for the company. 2 Where the foreign state grants reciprocity, the competent authority may disclose to it the information set out in paragraph 1, subject to the assurance from the foreign authority that the data: a. will be processed only for aims in conformity with this Act; and b. will be used in criminal proceedings only in accordance with the provisions on international mutual legal assistance.