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Government & administration
Régie des Voies Aériennes → BPOL
RVA, Régie des voies aériennes
4 → 1 merged
In Germany
Several Congolese mandates converge in one German body: border control (DGM), railway policing (PNC) and airport security (RVA, PNC) all sit with the Bundespolizei. Customs is a separate authority, the Zoll.
4 → 1 merged
Main similarities
- Border and passport control at official entry points
- National-level competence
Main differences
- Customs is NOT part of the Bundespolizei — the separate Zoll handles it
- Railway policing in Germany is a federal police duty, not general policing
- Everyday policing is the Landespolizei's, not the Bundespolizei's
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Function by function
01 · Border controlDirection Générale de Migration → BundespolizeiClose
02 · Passport checks at entry pointsDirection Générale de Migration → BundespolizeiClose
03 · Railway policingPolice Nationale Congolaise → BundespolizeiPartial
Railway policing is a dedicated Bundespolizei duty in Germany; in DR Congo it falls under general PNC policing rather than a separate force.
04 · Aviation securityRégie des Voies Aériennes → BundespolizeiPartial
Split on the Congolese side: the RVA operates the airports, the PNC polices them and the DGM staffs passport control. In Germany all three sit with the Bundespolizei.
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