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Directive (EU) 2021/555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2021 on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (codification) article 12 CELEX: 32021L0555 1. The handing over of a firearm classified in category A, B or C to a person who is not resident in the Member State in question shall be permitted, subject to compliance with the obligations laid down in Articles 9, 10 and 11, where: (a) the person acquiring it has been authorised in accordance with Article 16, to effect himself or herself a transfer to his or her country of residence; (b) the person acquiring it submits a written declaration testifying to and justifying his or her intention to be in possession of the firearm in the Member State of acquisition, provided that he or she fulfils the legal conditions for possession in that Member State. 2. Member States may authorise the temporary handing over of firearms in accordance with procedures which they shall lay down. |