Commentaries: Art. 110b

The CIR may be queried in order to identify:
1. third-country nationals if the conditions set out in Article 20 paragraph 1 of Regulations (EU) 2019/817¹and (EU) 2019/818²are met;
2. unidentified persons involved in accidents, natural disasters and acts of violence.
Queries in accordance with paragraph 1 letter a are only authorised for the purposes of preventing and combating illegal immigration, protecting public security and order, and safeguarding internal security.
The following authorities may make queries:
1. fedpol;
2. the police authorities of the cantons and communes;
3. the FOCBS within the scope of its customs and non-customs duties to protect the population and to safeguard internal security.
For persons in accordance with paragraph 1 letter a, the query is based on the biometric data taken from the person at the location of an identity check. If this person’s biometric data cannot be used or if the query using these data is not successful, the query is made using identity data or data on the travel documents
For the persons referred to in paragraph 1 letter b, the query is based on biometric data.

Art. 110b