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Written form requirement (prospective: online procedure)

Permission to take firearms or ammunition in accordance with Annex 1 Section 3 (Categories A 1.2 to D) and other weapons or ammunition, the acquisition and possession of which requires a permit, into or through the area of application of the Act may be granted if the requirements of § 4 para. 1 nos. 1 to 4 are met. The permit can be granted for a period of up to one year for one or more entrainment operations and can be extended several times by one year each. For persons from a third country, Section 30 (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to another Member State when taking firearms or ammunition in accordance with Annex 1, Section 3 (3) (Categories A, 1.2 to D) through the scope of the Act to another Member State.

Authorisation to bring into another Member State firearms or ammunition referred to in Section 3 of Appendix 1 (categories A 1.2 to D) and other weapons or ammunition the acquisition and possession of which is subject to authorisation may be granted if the applicant:

1. is entitled to acquire and possess weapons in accordance with this Act,

2. the prior consent required by the law of the other Member State has been obtained, and

3. safe transport by the applicant is ensured.

Paragraph 1 sentence 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

A licence referred to in paragraph 1 may be issued to persons who are habitually resident in another Member State and who wish to take firearms referred to in Section 3 of Appendix 1 (categories A 1.2 to D) and the ammunition intended for that purpose in accordance with paragraph 1 only if they are holders of a European firearms pass issued by that Member State and the weapons are registered in the European firearms pass.

(If they can prove the reason for taking the firearms with them, are holders of a European firearms pass and the weapons are registered in the European firearms pass, a licence under paragraph 1 or paragraph 1a is not required for:

1. hunters who take up to three long guns according to Annex 1 Section 3 of categories C and D and the ammunition intended for them within the meaning of § 13 paragraph 1 number 2, paragraph 5 for the purpose of hunting,

2. sport shooters who carry up to six firearms in accordance with Annex 1, Section 3 of categories B, C or D and the ammunition intended for this purpose for the purpose of shooting sports,

3. Traditional marksmen who take up to three single-shot or repeating long guns in accordance with Annex 1 Section 3 of categories C and D and the ammunition intended for this purpose to participate in a traditional event.

For the purposes described in subsection (3) nos. 1 to 3, a licence may be granted to persons who have their habitual residence in a third country for the weapons and ammunition referred to therein, by way of derogation from subsection (1), unless facts justify the assumption that the requirements of § 4 para. 1 no. 2 are not met.

The applicant must be entitled to acquire and possess the weapons in accordance with this Act, present the prior consent required by the law of the other Member State and ensure their safe transport.

Written application

30 Euro

Written application to the competent weapons authority.

Written decision of the Weapons Authority.

none

Police headquarters

Police Headquarters, Responsible Police Directorate

• Section 32 (4) of the Weapons Act (WaffG)

• Https://polizei.brandenburg.de/liste/antragsformulare-und-ansprechpartner-zum/62400

Ministry of the Interior and Local Government

Unit 44