362.2•Federal Act on the Exchange of Information between the Swiss Law Enforcement Authorities and those of the Other Schengen States
362.2SIEAFederal ActJul 17, 2025
(Schengen Information Exchange Act, SIEA)
of 21 March 2025 (Last amended on 17 July 2025)
The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation,
based on Articles 54 paragraph 1 and 123 paragraph 1 of the Federal Constitution1,
in implementation of Directive (EU) 2023/9772,
after consulting the Federal Council Dispatch of 4 September 20243,
decrees:
In this Act:
1. are stored in information systems to which the National Point of Contact has direct access (directly accessible), or
2. can be obtained by the National Point of Contact or a law enforcement authority without using coercive measures from law enforcement authorities, other authorities or private parties (indirectly accessible).
The OAC fedpol and the competent law enforcement authorities shall ensure that, when processing classified information from other Schengen States for the purpose of preventing, detecting and prosecuting criminal offences, the classifications under Swiss law that correspond or are equivalent to the respective classification level of the request are observed.
In order to fulfil its duties under this Act, the OAC fedpol may process personal data in accordance with Annex 2, including the sensitive data of natural and legal persons.
The Schengen Information Exchange Act of 12 June 20099is repealed.
Irrespective of whether this Schengen Information Exchange Act or the amendment of 29 September 202310to the Transplantation Act of 8 October 200411comes into force first, the following provision shall read as follows when the act that comes into force later comes into force or if both acts come into force at the same time:
Annex 3 No 30
| 30. Illegal trade in organs and human tissue | Misdemeanours (Art. 24 para. 1–3 StRA 12 ) Misuse of reproductive material and acting without consent or a licence (Art. 32 and 34 RMA 13 ) Felonies and misdemeanours (Art. 69 para. 1, 2 and 4 Transplantation Act 14 ) |
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Commencement date: 17 July 202515
(Art. 2 let. a)
The Schengen Association Agreements comprise:
Personal information about a person may only be provided if:
The following personal information may be transmitted, if available:
| Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA | Offences under Swiss law |
|---|---|
| 1. Murder, grievous bodily injury | Homicide (intentional homicide, murder, manslaughter, homicide at the victim’s request, infanticide), serious assault, female genital mutilation, acts preparatory to committing an offence (Arts 111–114, 116, 122, 124 and 260bispara. 1 let. a–cbisSCC22) |
| 2. Organised or armed robbery | Theft, robbery, acts preparatory to committing an offence (Arts 139 no. 3, 140 and 260bispara. 1 let. d SCC) |
| 3. Computer-related crime | Data theft, obtaining personal data without authorisation, hacking, damaging data, computer fraud, obtaining a service by fraud (Art. 143, 143bis, 144bis, 147 paras 1 and 2, 150 and 179noviesSCC). |
| 4. Sabotage | Criminal damage, arson, acts preparatory to committing an offence, causing an explosion, endangering with explosives and toxic gases with criminal intent, manufacturing, concealing, transporting explosives and toxic gases, causing a flood, collapse or landslide, criminal damage to electrical installations, hydraulic and protective structures (Arts 144, 221, 223, 224, 226, 227, 228 and 260bispara. 1 let. g SCC, Arts 16 and 34 PESA23) |
| 5. Swindling | Fraud (Art 146 paras 1 and 2 SCC) |
| 6. Fraud, including that affecting the financial interests of the European Communities within the meaning of the Convention of 26 July 199524on the protection of the European Communities’ financial interests | Computer fraud, cheque and credit card misuse, making off from a hotel, restaurant or bar without payment, obtaining a service without payment, maliciously causing financial loss to another, false statements about commercial business, making false statements to commercial register authorities, counterfeiting of goods, fraudulent bankruptcy and fraud against seizure, obtaining of a judicial composition agreement by fraud (Arts 147, 148, 149 and 150, 151–155, 163 and 170 SCC) Fraud in relation to administrative services and charges, forgery of documents, obtaining a false certificate by fraud, suppression of documents (Art. 14 para. 1 and 4, 15, 16 paras 1 and 3 ACLA 25 ) Tax fraud, misappropriation of withholding tax (Arts 186 para. 1, 187 para. 1 DFTA 26 ) Tax fraud (Art. 59 para. 1 DTHA 27 ) Felonies and misdemeanours (Art. 148 para. 1 CISA 28 ) Forgery, false certifications, obtaining a false certificate by fraud, using false or untrue certificates, fraud in relation to foreign certificates, unauthorised issuing of declarations of conformity, unauthorised affixing and use of conformity marks (Arts 23–28 TBA 29 ) Insider information and price manipulation (Art. 154 paras 1 and 2 and Art. 155 FinMIA 30 ) |
| 7. Counterfeiting and piracy of products | Counterfeiting of goods (Art. 155 SCC) Infringement of trade mark rights, fraudulent use of trade marks, use of a guarantee or collective mark contrary to the regulations, use of incorrect indications of source (Arts 61 para. 3, 62 paras 1 and 2, 63 para. 4 and 64 para. 2 TmPA 31 ) Design rights infringements (Art. 41 para. 2 DesA 32 ) Infringements of copyright, infringement of neighbouring rights (Arts 67 para. 2 and 69 para. 2 CopA 33 ) Patent infringements (Art. 81 para. 3 PatA 34 ) |
| 8. Racketeering and extortion | Extortion (Art. 156 SCC) |
| 9. Unlawful seizure of aircraft/ships | Extortion, coercion, unlawful deprivation of liberty and kidnapping, aggravating circumstances, hostage-taking (Arts 156, 181 and 183–185 SCC) |
| 10. Trafficking in stolen vehicles | Handling stolen goods (Art. 160 SCC) |
| 11. Trafficking in human beings | Forced marriage, forced registered partnership, human trafficking (Arts 181a and 182 paras 1, 2 and 4 SCC) |
| 12. Kidnapping, illegal restraint and hostage-taking | Unlawful deprivation of liberty and kidnapping, aggravating circumstances, hostage-taking, enforced disappearance, acts preparatory to committing an offence (Arts 183–185 bis and 260 bis para. 1 lets e–f bis SCC) Unlawful activities on behalf of a foreign state (Art. 271 no 2 SCC) |
| 13. Sexual exploitation of children and child pornography | Sexual acts with children, pornography (Arts 187, 195 let. a, 196, 197 paras 1, 3, 4 and 5 SCC) |
| 14. Rape | Sexual acts with dependent persons, sexual duress, rape,Abuse of persons incapable of proper judgement or resistance(Arts 188–191 SCC) |
| 15. Arson | Arson, acts preparatory to committing an offence (Arts 221 and260bispara. 1 let. g SCC) |
| 16. Illicit trafficking in nuclear or radioactive materials | Causing danger by means of nuclear energy, radioactivity or ionising radiation, acts preparatory to committing an offence (Arts 226 bis and 226 ter SCC) Failure to observe safety and security measures (Arts 88–91 NEA 35 ) |
| 17. Counterfeiting currency, including of the euro | Counterfeiting and falsification of currency (Arts 240 and 241 SCC) |
| 18. Forgery of means of payment | Counterfeiting money, falsifying money, passing or tendering counterfeit money, imitating bank notes, coins or official stamps without intent to commit forgery, importing, acquiring and storing counterfeit money (Arts 240–244 SCC) |
| 19. Forgery of administrative documents and trafficking therein | Forgery of official stamps, forgery of official marks, forgery of weights and measures, forgery of documents, forgery of identity documents, obtaining a false certification, forgery of a document by a public official (Arts 245, 246, 248, 251–253 and Art. 317 no 1 SCC) |
| 20. Participation in a criminal organisation | Criminal and terrorist organisations (Art. 260terSCC) |
| 21. Illicit trafficking in weapons, munitions and explosives | Endangering public safety with weapons (Art. 260 quater SCC) Misdemeanours (Art. 33 paras 1 and 3 WA 36 ) |
| 22. Terrorism | Causing fear and alarm among the general public, public incitement to commit a felony or act of violence, rioting, acts preparatory to committing an offence, participation in or support for a criminal or terrorist organisation, endangering public safety with weapons, financing terrorism, recruiting, training and travelling with a view to committing a terrorist offence, attacks on the constitutional order, violent crime that is intended to intimidate the public or to coerce a state or international organisation into carrying out or not carrying out an act (Arts 258–260 sexies , 275 SCC) Organisation ban (Art. 74 IntelSA 37 ) |
| 23. Racism and xenophobia | Discrimination and incitement to hatred (Art. 261bisSCC) |
| 24. Crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court | Genocide, crimes against humanity, serious violations of the Geneva Conventions, other war crimes, attacks on civilian persons and objects, unjustified medical treatment, violation of sexual rights and human dignity, recruiting and using child soldiers, prohibited methods of warfare, using prohibited weapons, violation of a ceasefire or peace agreement, offences against a peace negotiator, delayed repatriation of prisoners of war, other violations of international humanitarian law, acts preparatory to committing an offence (Arts 260bispara. 1 lets h–j, 264, 264a and 264c –264j SCC) |
| 25. Laundering of the proceeds of crime | Money laundering (Art. 305bisSCC) |
| 26. Corruption | Bribery of Swiss public officials (bribing, accepting bribes, granting advantages, accepting advantages), bribery of foreign public officials (Arts 322ter–322septiesSCC) |
| 27. Facilitation of unauthorised entry and residence | Encouraging unlawful entry, exit or an unlawful period of stay (Arts 116 para. 1 lets abisand c in conjunction with para. 3 FNIA38) |
| 28. Illicit trafficking in hormonal substances and other growth promoters | Criminal provision (Art. 22 SpoPA 39 ) Misdemeanours and felonies (Art. 63 FoodA 40 ) Misdemeanours (Art. 86 paras 1, 2 and 3 TPA 41 ) |
| 29. Illicit trafficking in cultural goods, including antiques and works of art | Criminal provisions (Art. 24 CPTA42) |
| 30. Illicit trade in human organs and tissue | Misdemeanours (Art. 24 paras 1–3 StRA 43 ) Misuse of reproductive material and acting without consent or a licence (Arts 32 and 34, RMA 44 ), Misdemeanours (Art. 69, paras 1 and 2 Transplantation Act 45 ) |
| 31. Illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances | Criminal provisions (Arts 19 paras 1 and 2, 19bis, 20 and 21 NarcA46) |
| 32. Environmental crime, including illicit trafficking in endangered animal species and in endangered plant species and varieties | Misdemeanours (Art. 60 para. 1 EPA 47 ) Misdemeanours (Art. 70 para. 1 WPA 48 ) Criminal provisions (Arts 43 and 43 a para. 1 RPA 49 ) Criminal provisions (Art. 35 para. 1 GTA 50 ) Criminal provisions (Art. 26 para. 2 FA-CITES 51 ) |
SR 101 ↩
Directive (EU) 2023/977 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 on the exchange of information between law enforcement authorities of the Member States and repealing Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA, last amended by OJ L 134, 22.5.2023, p. 1. ↩
BBl 2024 2359 ↩
SR 351.1 ↩
SR 311.0 ↩
SR 311.0 ↩
SR 312.0 ↩
SR 312.0 ↩
[AS 2009 6583; 2019 625No II 9; 2025 348Annex No 4] ↩
AS 2025 421 ↩
SR 810.21 ↩
Stem Cell Research Act of 19 Dec. 2003 (SR 810.31 ). ↩
Reproductive Medicine Act of 18 Dec. 1998 (SR 810.11 ). ↩
Transplantation Act of 8 Oct. 2004 (SR 810.21 ). ↩
FCD of 25 June 2025 (AS 2025 459). ↩
SR 0.362.31 ↩
SR 0.362.1 ↩
SR 0.362.11 ↩
SR 0.362.32 ↩
SR 0.362.33 ↩
SR 0.362.311 ↩
SR 311.0 ↩
Precursors Act of 25 Sept. 2020 (SR 941.42 ). ↩
OJ. C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 49. ↩
Federal Act of 22 March 1974 on Administrative Criminal Law (SR 313.0 ). ↩
Federal Act of 14 Dec. 1990 on Direct Federal Taxation (SR 642.11 ). ↩
Direct Taxation Harmonisation Act of 14 Dec. 1990 (SR 642.14 ). ↩
Collective Investment Schemes Act of 23 June 2006 (SR 951.31 ). ↩
Federal Act of 6 Oct. 1995 on Technical Barriers to Trade (SR 946.51 ). ↩
Financial Market Infrastructure Act of 19 June 2015 (SR 958.1 ). ↩
Trademark Protection Act of 28 August 1992 (SR 232.11 ). ↩
Design Act of 5 Oct. 2001 (SR 232.12 ). ↩
Copyright Act of 9 Oct. 1992 (SR 231.1 ). ↩
Patent Act of 25 June 1954 (SR 232.14 ). ↩
Nuclear Energy Act of 21 March 2003 (SR 732.1 ). ↩
Weapons Act of 20 June 1997 (SR 514.54 ). ↩
Intelligence Service Act of 25 Sept. 2015 (SR 121 ). ↩
Federal Act of 16 Dec. 2005 on Foreign Nationals and Integration(SR 142.20 ). ↩
Sports Promotion Act 17 June 2011 (SR 415.0 ). ↩
Federal Act of 20 June 2014 on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles (SR 817.0 ). ↩
Therapeutic Products Act of 15 Dec. 2000 (SR 812.21 ). ↩
Cultural Property Transfer Act of 20 June 2003 (SR 444.1 ). ↩
Stem Cell Research Act of 19 Dec. 2003 (SR 810.31 ). ↩
Reproductive Medicine Act of 18 December 1998 (SR 810.11 ). ↩
Transplantation Act of 8 Oct. 2004 (SR 810.21 ). ↩
Narcotics Act of 3 Oct. 1951 (SR 812.121 ). ↩
Environmental Protection Act of 7 Oct. 1983 (SR 814.01 ). ↩
Waters Protection Act of 24 Jan. 1991 (SR 814.20 ). ↩
Radiation Protection Act of 22 March 1991 (SR 814.50 ). ↩
Gene Technology Act of 21 March 2003 (SR 814.91 ). ↩
Federal Act of 16 March 2012 on the Trade in Protected Animal and Plant Species (SR 453 ). ↩
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