Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
European Parliament. 2021 ‘Article 8.’ 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); Chapter 2. Brussels: European Union. 24 March
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Article 8
Member States shall ensure that, in cases involving the acquisition and selling of firearms, essential components or
ammunition classified in category A, B or C by means of distance contracts as defined in point (7) of Article 2 of
Directive 2011/83/EU, the identity, and where required, the authorisation of the purchaser of the firearm, essential
components or ammunition are checked prior to, or at the latest upon, delivery thereof to that person, by:
(a) a licensed or authorised dealer or broker; or
(b) a public authority or a representative of that authority.