#2026-415France-Switzerland Border Control Offices and Train Checks
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This decree puts into effect several France-Switzerland arrangements creating shared national control offices at key border points, including Col France, Delle-Boncourt, Thônex-Vallard, Annemasse station and Saint-Gingolph. These offices allow French and Swiss authorities to carry out checks on people and goods in coordinated border control zones. The measure mainly affects cross-border travelers, transport operators, customs agents, logistics businesses and rail passengers on the Geneva-Cornavin - Eaux-Vives - Annemasse route. In normal conditions it supports smoother joint controls; if internal border checks are restored under Schengen rules, targeted checks of people may also take place based on local risk assessments.
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Key Changes
- Creates joint France-Switzerland national control offices at several border locations
- Defines control zones where French and Swiss authorities may check people and goods
- Allows targeted person checks if internal border controls are restored under Schengen rules
Obligations
What this law requires
French and Swiss controls of persons and goods at Col France must be carried out at the jointly established national control office located in Villers-le-Lac, France.
If internal border controls are reintroduced under the Schengen Borders Code, designated authorities may carry out checks on persons only at the authorised crossing point and must base those checks on a local threat assessment derived from risk analysis.
Checks on persons following any reintroduction of internal border controls must be targeted and must not be systematic.