Retained EU Law SI 2012/258 United Kingdom

Regulation (EU) No 258/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 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), and establishing export authorisation, and import and transit measures for firearms, their parts and components and ammunition

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person2 Trader1

Other Acts binding the same actors

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Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.art007 (1) Before issuing an export authorisation for firearms, their parts... Regulated
  • Supply documents proving import and transit authorisation for firearm exportsAny Person
s.art008 (1) For the purpose of tracing, the export authorisation and... Regulated
  • Ensure export and import documents contain required tracing informationAny Person
s.art017 (1) When completing customs formalities for the export of firearms,... Regulated
  • Furnish proof of export authorisation when exporting firearmsTrader
21 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.annex i para.1 For the purposes of this Annex:
s.annex i para.2 ‘short firearm’ means a firearm with a barrel not exceeding...
s.art001 This Regulation lays down rules governing export authorisation, and import...
s.art002 For the purposes of this Regulation: ‘firearm’ means any portable...
s.art003 (1) This Regulation shall not apply to:
s.art004 (1) An export authorisation established in accordance with the form...
s.art005 (1.) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend Annex...
s.art006 (1) The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on...
s.art009 (1) Simplified procedures for the temporary export ... of firearms,...
s.art010 (1) In deciding whether to grant an export authorisation under...
s.art011 (1) The Secretary of State shall: (a) refuse to grant...
s.art012 The Secretary of State shall keep, for not less than...
s.art013 (1) The Secretary of State shall, in case of suspicion,...
s.art014 The Secretary of State shall take such measures as may...
s.art015 In order to ensure that this Regulation is properly applied,...
s.art016 Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable...
s.art018 (1) Member States may provide that customs formalities for the...
s.art019 (1) Member States shall, in cooperation with the Commission and...
s.art020 (1) A Firearms Exports Coordination Group (the ‘Coordination Group’) chaired...
s.art021 (1) Each Member State shall inform the Commission of the...
s.art022 This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day...

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