Regulation 2025/41 - Import, export and transit measures for firearms, essential components and ammunition, implementing Article 10 of the UN Protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UN Firearms Protocol) (recast) - Main contents
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Regulation (EU) 2025/41 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on import, export and transit measures for firearms, essential components and ammunition, implementing Article 10 of the United Nations Protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UN Firearms Protocol) (recast)| Legal instrument | Regulation |
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| Number legal act | Regulation 2025/41 |
| Original proposal | COM(2022)480  |
| CELEX number i | 32025R0041 |
| Document | 19-12-2024; Date of signature |
|---|---|
| Signature | 19-12-2024 |
| Effect | 11-02-2025; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 46 11-02-2025; Application Partial application See Art 46 12-02-2029; Application See Art 46 |
| Deadline | 12-08-2025; See Art 40.2 12-08-2028; See Art 44.4 12-02-2029; See Art 44.1 12-02-2030; See Art 40.4 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
Official Journal of the European Union |
EN L series |
2025/41 |
22.1.2025 |
REGULATION (EU) 2025/41 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 19 December 2024
on import, export and transit measures for firearms, essential components and ammunition, implementing Article 10 of the United Nations Protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UN Firearms Protocol)
(recast)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 33 and 207 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1) |
A number of amendments are to be made to Regulation (EU) No 258/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) in order to lay down common rules for the import, export and transit of firearms, essential components, ammunition, alarm and signal weapons, deactivated firearms, semi-finished firearms, semi-finished essential components, and sound moderators. In the interests of clarity, that Regulation should be recast. |
(2) |
In accordance with Council Decision 2001/748/EC (3) the Commission signed the United Nations Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (4) (the ‘UN Firearms Protocol’) on behalf of the European Union on 16 January 2002. |
(3) |
The UN Firearms Protocol, the purpose of which is to promote, facilitate and strengthen cooperation among States Parties in order to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, entered into force on 3 July 2005. |
(4) |
In order to implement the UN Firearms Protocol, the Union adopted Regulation (EU) No 258/2012. The UN Firearms Protocol was ratified by the Union by Council Decision 2014/164/EU (5). |
(5) |
States Parties to the UN Firearms Protocol are required to put in place or improve administrative procedures or systems to exercise effective control over the manufacturing, marking, import and export of firearms. |
(6) |
Neither the UN Firearms Protocol nor this Regulation applies to state-to-state transactions or to state transfers in cases where such application would prejudice the right of a State Party to take action in the interest of national security consistent with the Charter of the United Nations. |
(7) |
This Regulation does not affect the application of Article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which refers to essential interests of the security of the Member States connected with the production of or trade in arms, munitions and war material. Nevertheless, in accordance with the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, that provision cannot be construed as conferring on Member States a power to depart from the provisions of the TFEU simply in reliance on those interests. Thus, Member States wishing to avail themselves of the derogation allowed under Article 346 TFEU, must show that such derogation is necessary in order to protect their essential security interests. This Regulation does not have any impact on Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6). |
(8) |
This Regulation should be consistent with the other relevant provisions on firearms, essential components, ammunition, alarm and signal weapons,... |
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