Commentaries: Art. 190

In the course of import, export and transit controls, the customs offices shall check whether a licence has been obtained for the transport of radioactive material.
If so requested by the licensing authority, they shall check whether goods undergoing import, export and transit comply with the provisions of this Ordinance.
The FOPH shall organise the conduct of periodic targeted screening of goods undergoing import, export and transit and of persons entering the country; for this purpose, it shall consult in particular the Directorate General of Customs.
It shall coordinate, in particular with the Spiez Laboratory, requirements for, and the procurement and maintenance of, the necessary measuring equipment and shall prepare deployment in special situations.
It is responsible for approval of agreements concerning the possible take-back of exported radioactive waste as specified in Article 25 paragraph 3 letter d of the RPA.
The Directorate General of Customs, in consultation with the licensing authorities, shall issue internal directives for monitoring of the import, export and transit of radioactive material.
The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security¹may, on request, transfer data from customs declarations to the licensing and supervisory authorities.

The name of this administrative unit was changed on 1 Jan. 2022 pursuant to Art. 20 para. 2 of the Publications Ordinance of 7 Oct. 2015 (SR 170.512.1 ) (AS 2021 589). ↩

Art. 190