1
This Act aims to simplify:
a.
the collection of data for statistics through the harmonisation of official registers of persons (the registers);
b.
the exchange of personal data between the registers provided for by the law.
2
For this purpose the Act determines:
a.
the identifiers and attributes that must be recorded in the registers;
b.
the responsibility of the Federal Statistical Office (Federal Office) for the harmonisation of definitions, attributes and attribute characteristics;
c.
the requirement of completeness and accuracy in the registers;
d.
the obligation to update the registers of residents.