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Bulgaria. 2000 ‘Imports, Exports and Transiting of Explosives, Firearms and Ammunitions.’ Law on the Control of Explosives, Firearms and Ammunitions; Chapter 2 (Section III). Sofia: National Assembly of Bulgaria. 17 October
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Section III
Imports, Exports and Transiting of Explosives, Firearms and Ammunitions
Article 19
The police permits for imports, exports and transiting of explosives, firearms and ammunitions shall be issued by the Ministry of the Interior in case of the presence of permits issued under terms and conditions established by the Law on the control on foreign trade activities with arms, goods and technologies with a possible double use and by the Regulations for its application.
Article 20
The imports, exports and transiting of explosives used for industrial purposes, of hunting firearms and of firearms for sporting and cultural purposes and their ammunitions, excluding those for grooved-bore hunting weapons, shall be carried out on the basis of permits issued by the Ministry of the Interior under terms and conditions established by the Regulations for the application of the present Law.
Article 21
The border control performed during the implementation of the activities referred to in Article 20 shall be carried out by the bodies of the Ministry of the Interior and of the Ministry of Finance.
In case of infringements of the established border-crossing regime for the imports, exports and transiting of explosives, firearms and ammunitions, they shall be impounded and delivered to the Ministry of the Interior.
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