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The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) (German Bundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit (BAZG); French Office fédéral de la douane et de la sécurité des frontières (OFDF); Italian Ufficio Federale della dogana e della sicurezza dei confini (UDSC); Rhaeto-Romanic Uffizi federal de la duana e de la segirezza dals cunfins (UDSC)) is a federal agency of the Swiss Confederation.
SR 631.0 – Customs Act 2005 2007 Regulates Swiss customs (incl. movement of goods and people) 63 Finance -Customs Zollgesetz, ZG Loi sur les douanes, LD Legge sulle dogane, LD SR 632.10 – Customs Tariff Act, CTA 1986 1988 Regulates Customs Tariffs: 63 Finance -Customs Zolltarifgesetz, ZTG Loi sur le tarif des douanes, LTaD
The Swiss Border Guard, [1] known as the Swiss Border Guard Command, [2] [a] was a federal law enforcement agency, which acted as both the border guard and customs service for Switzerland. It was a uniformed and armed section of the Federal Customs Administration , which is attached to the Federal Department of Finance . [ 6 ]
The Swiss Customs Museum, or Museo doganale svizzero, is a museum located in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The museum is sited near Cantine di Gandria, directly across the Lake Lugano from the village of Gandria, and adjacent to the border with Italy. The museum was formerly a border post on that border, but now forms part of the Swiss National ...
In 2010, Swiss customs officers discovered a Roman sarcophagus in the Geneva Freeport that had been looted from a site in Southern Turkey. [2] In 2013, nine antiquities looted from Palmyra in Syria and ancient sites in Libya and Yemen were seized by Swiss authorities when they were found during a customs inspection at the Freeport.
There are two airports near the border which have both Swiss and French passport and customs controls; passengers are free to choose one. These are: EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg which is located in France, but passengers can go to Switzerland without going through French border controls; and Geneva Airport which is located in Switzerland ...
Therefore, Swiss culture is characterized by diversity, which is reflected in a wide range of traditional customs. The 26 cantons also account for the large cultural diversity. [1] Not withstanding the regional disparities, the Alps have played an essential role in shaping the history and culture of Switzerland.
The Swiss Customs Employees' Union (German: Verbandes des Schweizerischen Zollpersonals, VSZP) was a trade union representing customs officials in Switzerland. The union was founded in 1906, as the Union of Swiss Customs Workers , and it affiliated to the Swiss Trade Union Federation .