Commentaries: Art. 25a

Any person who wishes to bring firearms and their ammunition temporarily into Switzerland while travelling requires a permit in accordance with Article 25. The permit may be issued for a maximum of one year and for one or more journeys. It may be renewed for a maximum of one year at a time.¹
A permit for bringing firearms from a Schengen state is only issued if they are registered in a European Firearms Pass.²The permit must be recorded in the European Firearms Pass.
The Federal Council may make exceptions to the permit requirement for:
1. hunters and target shooters;
2. foreign personnel of diplomatic missions, permanent missions to international organisations, consular posts and special missions;
3. members of foreign armed forces on international missions or training;
4. government security officers on official visits;
5. ³ staff of foreign border control authorities on operational deployment with the Swiss border protection authorities at the Schengen external borders in Switzerland;
6. ⁴ members of foreign police forces on international deployment or training.⁵
The European Firearms Pass must be carried at all times while in Switzerland and presented to the authorities on request.

Amended by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 12 Dec. 2008 (AS 2008 54995405Art. 2 let. d;BBl 2006 2713). ↩
Amended by No I of the FA of 11 Dec. 2009 (Amendment to the Implementation of the Schengen acquis), in force since 28 July 2010 (AS 2010 2823;BBl 2009 3649). ↩
Inserted by No I of the FA of 23 Dec. 2011, in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2012 45516775;BBl 2011 4555). ↩
Inserted by No I 5 of the FA of 25 Sept. 2015 on Improving the Exchange of Information between Authorities in relation to Weapons, in force since 1 July 2016 (AS 2016 1831;BBl 2014 303). ↩
Amended by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 12 Dec. 2008 (AS 2008 54995405Art. 2 let. d;BBl 2006 2713). ↩

Art. 25a