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Art. 14 Obligations of PSPs
1 Each PSP must be able to provide the information specified in Article 20 SPTA and conduct the types of surveillance specified in Article 16 insofar as the information and surveillance activities relate to services that the PSP provides. 2 Each PSP must ensure that it can accept and execute the requests for information and surveillance orders during normal working hours.
Art. 15 Order to conduct surveillance of postal deliveries
The surveillance order submitted to the PTSS shall contain the following information: a. contact details for the ordering authority; b. contact details for the persons authorised to be the recipients of the surveillance data; c. if known, the surname, first name, date of birth, address and occupation of the person to be placed under surveillance; d. reference numbers and case names for the surveillance activities; e. the reason for surveillance, in particular the criminal offence to be investigated by means of surveillance; f. the name of the PSP; g. the types of surveillance ordered; h. if necessary, additional information on a person’s postal traffic; i. the start and duration of surveillance; j. in the case of persons bound by professional secrecy in accordance with Article 271 CrimPC or Article 70b MCPC: a note on this aspect; k. if need be, the measures to protect persons holding professional secrets and further protection measures that the authorities, the PSP and the PTSS must t
Art. 16 Types of surveillance
The following types of surveillance may be ordered: a. the interception of postal deliveries (real time-surveillance; Surveillance Type PO_1_RT_INTERCEPTION); b. the provision of the following secondary telecommunications data (real-time surveillance; Surveillance Type PO_2_RT_DELIVERY), insofar as they are available: 1. the addressee, 2. the sender, 3. the type, 4. the mailing location, 5. the delivery status, 6. the recipient’s signature; c. the provision of the following secondary telecommunications data (retroactive surveillance; Surveillance Type PO_3_HD): 1. for postal deliveries with proof of delivery: the recipient and the sender as well as the type, the mailing location and the delivery status of the postal delivery, if available, 2. if the PSP has recorded any additional secondary telecommunications data: all available data.