Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
European Parliament. 2021 ‘Articles 18.’ 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 3 (Arts. 16-18). Brussels: European Union. 24 March
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Article 18
1. Each Member State shall communicate all useful information at its disposal concerning definitive transfers of firearms to the Member State to the territory of which such a transfer has been effected.
2. All information that Member States receive by way of the procedures laid down in Article 16 for transfers of firearms,
and in Article 10(2) and Article 11(2) for the acquisition and possession of firearms by non-residents, shall be
communicated, not later than at the time of the relevant transfers, to the Member States of destination and, where
appropriate, not later than at the time of transfer to the Member States of transit.
3. For the purposes of the efficient application of this Directive, Member States shall exchange information on a regular
basis within the contact group established by Article 13(3) of Directive 91/477/EEC. Member States shall inform each other and the Commission of the national authorities responsible for transmitting and receiving information and for complying with the obligations set out in Article 16(4) of this Directive.
4. The competent authorities of the Member States shall exchange, by electronic means, information on the
authorisations granted for the transfer of firearms to another Member State and information with regard to refusals to
grant authorisations, as provided for in Articles 9 and 10, on grounds of security or relating to the reliability of the person concerned.
5. The Commission shall provide for a system for the exchange of information referred to in this Article.
The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 in order to supplement this Directive by laying down the detailed arrangements for the systematic exchange of information by electronic means.