Expert Group for the Implementation of Directive (EU) 2021/555 (the Firearms Directive) (Expert Group on the Firearms Directive)
Expert Group for the Implementation of Directive (EU) 2021/555 (the Firearms Directive) (Expert Group on the Firearms Directive)
Details
Abbreviation: Expert Group on the Firearms Directive
Policy Area: Internal Market;Justice and Home Affairs
Lead DG: DG Migration and Home Affairs
Type: Informal
Scope: Limited
Mission: This group has been convened to consult Member States on the setting up of an exchange of information system as required by the Firearms Directive (Directive 91/477/EEC)
Task: Assist the Commission in the preparation of delegated acts
Contact: -
Publication in RegExp: 21/01/2009
Creating Act: -
Last updated: 07/03/2023
Additional Information
Activity report: Meeting on 21 March 2011. Discussions on the exchange of information on the implementation of Directive 2008/51/EC amending Directive 91/477/EEC of the control of the acquisition and possession of weapons.
Activity report: Meeting of 19 October 2012. Discussions on the exchange of information on the implementation of Directive 2008/51/EC amending Directive 91/477/EEC of the control of the acquisition and possession of weapons.
Activity report: There have been no meetings of this group in the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Selection procedure: The group members are Member States. Each Member State authority nominate their representative in this group.
Rules of procedure: The Rules of Procedure were unanimously agreed to by Member States during the Expert Group on the Firearms Directive meeting held on 24 June 2022.
HOME_rules-of-procedure expert-group firearms.pdf (approx. 219 kb)
Other: Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons amended by DIRECTIVE (EU) 2017/853
Subgroups
No Subgroups assigned to this group.
- 1.Dit type werkgroepen van de Europese Unie adviseert de Europese Commissie bij het opstellen van nieuwe wetgeving en nieuw beleid. Daarnaast houden ze zich bezig met controle, coördinatie en samenwerking met de lidstaten. Expertgroepen kunnen tijdelijk of permanent zijn ingesteld. De deskundigen worden niet betaald, maar krijgen een onkostenvergoeding. Expertgroepen zijn samengesteld uit deskundigen van nationale overheden, vertegenwoordigers van belangenorganisaties en/of experts uit het bedrijfsleven.
- 2.This Directorate-General is responsible for EU policies in matters regarding security, migration, border security and anti-terrorism measures.