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RS 518.01 DDPS Order of 29 November 2013 on military identification

Original Language Title: RS 518.01 Ordonnance du DDPS du 29 novembre 2013 sur l’identification militaire

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518.01

DDPS Military Identification Order

November 29, 2013 (State 1 Er January 2014)

The Federal Department of Defence, Population and Sports Protection (DDPS), in agreement with the Federal Department of Finance,

See art. 1 of the Order of the Federal Council of 29 August 1952 concerning the application of the Geneva Conventions in the army 1 ,

Stops:

Section 1 General provisions

Art. 1 Purpose

This Order sets out the establishment and delivery of the grey and blue military identity cards (ID cards) and the military identity plate.

Art. 2 Bases

The identification cards and the identification plate are applied:

A.
Of the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949 to improve the lot of the wounded and sick in the armed forces in the field 1 ;
B.
Of the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949 to improve the fate of the wounded, sick and shipwrecked of the armed forces on the sea 2 ;
C.
The Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949 on the treatment of prisoners of war 3 ;
D.
Of the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949 on the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War 4 ;
E.
Additional Protocol of 8 June 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 on the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts 5 ;
F.
The Additional Protocol of 8 June 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 on the protection of victims of non-international armed conflicts 6 ;
G.
The Additional Protocol of 8 December 2005 to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 concerning the adoption of an additional distinctive sign 7 .

1 RS 0.518.12
2 RS 0.518.23
3 RS 0.518.42
4 RS 0.518.51
5 RS 0.518.521
6 RS 0.518.522
7 RS 0.518.523

Art. 3 Content and Form

The content and form of the cards and the identification plate must meet the requirements of the four Geneva Conventions and the three additional protocols.

Art. 4 Usage

1 Maps and identification plates are used for the protection of their holder in armed conflict and, in accordance with the Geneva Conventions, as proof of their identity and nationality.

2 Identity cards are valid only during active service when the person is wearing the uniform, the federal brewing or the Red Cross arm.

3 It is not permissible to use the identity card in civilian life.

4 The identity plate is valid at the moment of its delivery.

5 It can also be brought into civilian life.

6 The cards and the identification badge are part of the personal equipment.

Section 2 Data on maps and identification plate

Art. 5 Data on identity cards

1 The gray identity card contains the following information:

A.
The insured number as the service number;
B.
The name;
C.
The first name or, if there are several given names, the common name;
D.
Date of birth with the day, month, year;
E.
The military rank or, where applicable, the official duty;
F.
Signature;
G.
The stamp of the army's leadership staff.

2 The blue identity card contains in addition the following information:

A.
Size, colour of eyes and hair;
B.
Specific signs;
C.
A recent passport photo;
D.
The military function, to the extent that it qualifies for the acquisition of the Blue Card.
Art. 6 Data on identity plate

The identity plate contains the following information:

A.
On the front:
1.
The insured number as the service number,
2.
The name,
3.
The first name or, if there are several given names, the common name,
4.
Date of birth with the day, month, year;
B.
On the back:
1.
The designation "CH",
2.
The Swiss cross.
Art. 7 Match Service Booklet

The card and identity plate data must be identical to those shown on the military document attesting to the fulfilment of the military obligations (service record).

Art. 8 Data Provenance

1 The data needed to establish the identification cards and the identification badge are drawn from the Army Personnel Information System (SIPA).

2 Data from persons who are not registered in SIPA are collected from military operations.

Section 3 Remittance and withdrawal

Art. Discount

1 ID cards are issued only during active service or on the orders of the army chief.

2 Receive the grey ID card:

A.
Members and all other persons engaged in the boarding process;
B.
The personnel of private companies and military operations and establishments for which the Federal Council has ordered the military operation, in accordance with Art. 81 of the Army Act of 3 February 1995 (LAAM) 1 ;
C.
Persons who are assigned or assigned to the military in accordance with s. 6 LAAM;
D.
The members of the Frontier Corps for which the Federal Council has settled the handing over of personal equipment, in accordance with art. 110, para. 4 LAAM.

3 Receive Blue ID Card:

A.
Health personnel;
B.
Voluntary health aides;
C.
Other military personnel who are incorporated into health training or formations of the Red Cross;
D.
Religious personnel.

4 Receive identity plate:

A.
After recruitment:
1.
The military,
2.
Voluntary health aides,
3.
Members of the Border Guard Corps;
4.
Persons performing a peace promotion service;
B.
During active service or on the orders of the chief of the army:
1.
All other persons engaged in the military,
2.
The personnel of private companies and military operations and establishments for which the Federal Council has ordered the military operation, in accordance with Art. 81 LAAM,
3.
Persons who are assigned or assigned to the military in accordance with s. 6 LAAM.

5 In the case of a national defence service, the persons referred to in para. 4 receive a second identity plate similar to the one they have previously received.

6 The logistics centre or designated recovery store of the Army Logistics Base (BLA) is responsible for handing the cards and identification plate.

7 The identification cards and nameplate are provided to private companies and military operations and establishments only at the time the military operation is ordered. Private companies, as well as operations and military establishments, are competent to ensure their surrender.


Art. 10 Register in Service Booklet

1 The BLA logistics centre or recovery store reports the identification of the identity plate in the service record.

2 The entries in the service record are not kept up to date or replaced.

Art. 11 Issuing new maps and identification plate in case of changes in personal data

1 In the event of a change in personal data, the army's general staff will issue new cards and a new identity card free of charge.

2 The district commander or the competent administrative department who makes the changes to the personal data in the service record transmits the modifications as well as the old maps and the former identity plate to the staff Of conduct of the army.

3 Changes in the rank or function of officers on identity cards shall be effected by the competent body in the field of supervisory tasks, in accordance with Art. 3 to 6 of the order of 10 December 2004 on military controls 1 .


Art. 12 Loss

Lost or damaged identification cards and plates are replaced. The replacement shall be requested from the General Staff of the Armed Forces by means of Form 36.3:

A.
Service: by the commander under whose authority the service is performed;
B.
Outside the service: by the district commander, the section head, the logistics centre, the BLA recovery store or the person concerned.
Art. 13 Withdrawing

1 In the event of withdrawal of the personal equipment, the following shall be carried out.

A.
When the military service is released, identity cards are destroyed;
B.
After an active service, identification cards are kept with the personal equipment.

2 If the person concerned does not have any other piece of equipment, the administrative service which carries out the removal of the equipment shall send the identity cards to the army's leadership staff, indicating the reason for the withdrawal.

3 The identity plate is not removed.

Section 4 Establishment

Art. 14

1 The military leadership of the army, on the orders of the Federal Assembly in the event of an active service or on the orders of the head of the army for any other reason, orders the establishment of identity cards.

2 The ability to establish identity cards and nameplate is as follows:

A.
For identity cards, the Federal Office for Construction and Logistics;
B.
For the identity plate, armasuisse.

3 When a change in the military function, a transfer or a new incorporation requires the surrender of the identity cards, the administrative department that must make the transfer address the service record to the Army's Conduct Staff For the establishment of such maps.

Section 5 Final provisions

Art. 15 Executing

The General Staff of Conduct of the armed forces shall be responsible for the execution of this order.

Art. 16 Repeal of another act

The Order of November 28, 1996 on Military Identification Cards and Plaque 1 Is repealed.


1 [RO 1997 177]

Art. 17 Entry into force

This order shall enter into force on 1 Er January 2014.



RO 2013 4469


1 RS 518.0


State 1 Er January 2014