(1) The identity card authorities designated by the Länder shall be responsible for matters related to identity cards in Germany.
(2) The Federal Foreign Office and its designated diplomatic missions abroad shall be responsible for matters related to identity cards outside Germany.
(3) The identity card authorities, diplomatic missions abroad and authorities entitled to make official checks of identification shall be responsible for withdrawal pursuant to Section 29 (1) and for confiscation pursuant to Section 29 (2).
(4) The authority responsible for issuing authorization certificates pursuant to Section 4 (3) shall be responsible for issuing and suspending certificates pursuant to Section 21. The administrator of revocation lists pursuant to Section 4 (3) shall be responsible for keeping a revocation list pursuant to Section 10 (4) first sentence.
(5) The bodies responsible for compliance with data protection regulations shall be responsible for service providers in Germany. If service providers have their place of residence, business or office outside Germany, the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information shall be the responsible data protection supervisory authority as referred to in Section 21 (5) third sentence.