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Art. 30 Protection tasks
1 The Confederation is authorised to contract with companies that provide private security services for the performance of the following protection tasks abroad: a. the protection of persons; b. the guarding or surveillance of goods and properties. 2 The federal authority that contracts with a company (contracting authority) shall consult with the competent authority under Article 38 paragraph 2 and with the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection, and Sport.
Art. 31 Requirements with regard to the company
1 Prior to contracting with a company, the contracting authority shall ascertain that the company in question meets the following requirements: a. it is able to provide the required guarantees concerning the recruitment, training, and oversight of its personnel; b. its good reputation and irreproachable conduct in business are attested to both by its adherence to the Code of Conduct and compliance with the provisions therein and, in particular, by: 1. experience in the field, 2. references, or 3. membership of a professional association; c. it is solvent; d. it has an adequate internal control system which ensures that its personnel comply with established standards of conduct and that disciplinary measures are taken where misconduct occurs; e. it is authorised under the applicable law to carry out activities in the domain of private security; f. it has liability insurance coverage in an amount commensurate with the risk incurred. 2 The contracting authority may, by way of exception, c
Para. 1 let. b — The International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers may be consulted at the following Internet address: www.icoc-psp.org.
Art. 32 Training of personnel
1 The contracting authority shall ascertain that the security personnel of the company have received adequate training, commensurate with the protection task assigned to them and in accordance with applicable international and national law. 2 Training shall cover, in particular, the following issues: a. respect for fundamental rights, personal privacy rights, and procedural law; b. the use of physical force and weapons when acting in self-defence or in situations of necessity; c. dealing with persons offering resistance or prepared to resort to violence; d. providing first aid; e. assessing health risks entailed in the use of force; f. combating corruption. 3 The contracting authority may, by way of exception, contract with a company that does not fully meet the requirements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2, on condition that there is no other company that meets those requirements at the place at which the service is to be provided and that the protection task cannot otherwise be accompli
Art. 33 Identification of personnel
The contracting authority shall make certain that personnel are identifiable when acting in the exercise of their function.
Art. 34 Arming of personnel
1 All personnel shall, as a general rule, be unarmed. 2 Where the situation abroad requires that any personnel, by way of exception, carry a weapon so as to be able to react in self-defence or in a situation of necessity, the contracting authority shall specify this in the contract. 3 The contracting authority shall ascertain that the personnel are in possession of the permits required under the applicable law. 4 The weapons legislation of the place at which the protection task is to be performed applies.
Art. 35 Use of force and other police measures
1 Where it is possible to accomplish a protection task only through the use of force or other police measures as defined in the Use of Force Act of 20 March 2008, the Federal Council may grant permission to do so even in situations other than those of self-defence or of necessity. 2 The Federal Council shall make certain that the personnel have received the appropriate training. 3 The law at the place of deployment applies.
Para. 1 — SR 364
Art. 36 Subcontracting of protection tasks
The subcontracting of protection tasks is prohibited without the prior written consent of the contracting authority.