Ordinance on the Reference Database for Enterprises and Establishments (OBDR-EE) - Purpose and Scope (VRDB-BU)

1. This regulation contains the implementing provisions for the Reference Database of Businesses and Enterprises (hereinafter: RDB-BE) according to the Law on Reference Databases and the Harmonization of the Personal Register, the Business and Enterprise Register, as well as the Building and Housing Register (LRDB).

2. This regulation applies to

a) the RDB-BE and the data contained therein;

b) the source databases of the RDB-BE;

c) the links between the RDB-BE and the other RDBs.

3. Federal provisions are reserved.

1. The RDB-BU contains the following elements, which are listed in detail in Annex 1

a) the uniform Company Identification Number (UID);

b) the information for company identification;

c) the legal information about the company registered in the commercial register;

d) the contact information of the company;

e) the information that enables identification of the members of the company's governing bodies;

f) the information regarding the locations of the company;

g) the information regarding the source registers;

h) the contact details of the source address.

1. The data of businesses and enterprises recorded in the RDB-BU shall be retained according to their status

a) Data with the status “active” are available in the RDB-BU;

b) Data with the status “inactive” are retained due to the public effect of a source database, but may be destroyed upon the decision of the Competence Center RDB (KRDB) after 10 years, whereby a protocol must be created for such destruction.

2. The change history of the data of businesses and enterprises is retained due to the public effect of a source database, but may be destroyed without a time limit upon the decision of the KRDB.

3. Logging data are retained for 6 months; after this period, their destruction is recorded in a protocol.

4. The data protection regulations concerning individuals' rights to their own data remain reserved.

1. The RDB-BU is composed of the following active source databases

a) the Swiss Register of Company Identification Numbers (UID Register);

b) the Valais Commercial Registers;

c) the Federal Business and Enterprise Register (BUR), which is maintained by the Federal Office responsible for statistics;

d) the cantonal Notary Register;

e) the cantonal Lawyer Register;

f) the cantonal Register of Health Partners;

g) the municipal registers of taxable legal entities and self-employed natural persons;

h) the source database for natural persons who are debtors or creditors with respect to the cantonal administration;

i) the federal IT portal of the commercial registry offices ZEFIX.

2. Annex 2 lists the active source databases as well as the responsible parties or holders of the linked registers.

1. Users must treat the data of the RDB-BU confidentially and in compliance with official secrecy, unless the data has been made public through a source database.