Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Austria. 2014 ‘International Transfers.’ National Report of Austria on its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA); Section 3, p. 2. New York NY: Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations. 1 January
Relevant contents
Section 3: International Transfers
Laws, regulations and administrative procedures
6. Does your country have laws, regulations or administrative procedures to exercise effective control over the export, import, transit or retransfer of SALW? YES
6.1. List laws, regulations or administrative procedures to exercise effective control over the export, import, transit or retransfer of SALW.
War Material Act (Kriegsmaterialgesetz) and Weapons Act (Waffengesetz)
Licensing and authorisation
6.2. Does a person or an entity who transfers SALW require a licence or other form of authorisation to transfer SALW from/into your country? YES
6.3. Is it a criminal offence to trade SALW without a licence or authorisation, or to do so in a manner that is in contradiction to the terms of a licence or authorisation, in your country? YES
[SALW = Small Arms and Light Weapons]
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