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Regulation (EU) 2025/412022/0288(COD)COM(2022)480INTA

Import, export and transit measures for firearms, their essential components and ammunition: implementation of Article 10 of the UN Firearms Protocol. Recast

Import, export and transit measures for firearms, their essential components and ammunition, 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) (recast)

Stage
In force, reached 22 Jan 2025
In force
In force since 11 Feb 2025 · CELEX 32025R0041
Procedure
Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Bernd Lange (S&D)
Lead DG
DG HOME
Commissioner
Ylva Johansson
Last activity
22 Jan 2025
28 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 22 Jan 2025.

Show the earlier record: 17 dates, 2 Jul 2021 to 29 Nov 2023
  1. 2 Jul 2021
    • Inception impact assessment closed: Review of rules of export authorisation, and import and transit measures for firearms, 27 responses · Commission
  2. 11 Oct 2021
    • Public consultation closed: Review of rules of export authorisation, and import and transit measures for firearms, 237 responses · Commission
  3. 27 Oct 2022
    • Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
  4. 28 Oct 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 9 Nov 2022
    • Referred to committee
  6. 17 Nov 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  7. 29 Dec 2022
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Review of rules of export authorisation, and import and transit measures for firearms, 1 responses · Commission
  8. 2 Feb 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  9. 5 Jun 2023
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft report
  10. 7 Jun 2023
    • Committee opinion tabled
  11. 7 Sept 2023
    • Committee opinion adopted
  12. 20 Sept 2023
    • Committee opinion adopted
  13. 24 Oct 2023
    • Committee report adopted
  14. 30 Oct 2023
    • Tabled for plenary
  15. 8 Nov 2023
    • Plenary sitting
  16. 9 Nov 2023
    • Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
  17. 29 Nov 2023
    • Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
  1. 30 Nov 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  2. 15 Mar 2024
    • Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
  3. 20 Mar 2024
    • Committee approved the provisional agreement
  4. 23 Apr 2024
    • EP position at first reading
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Plenary vote
  5. 18 Jun 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 16 Dec 2024
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
  7. 19 Dec 2024
    • Signed
  8. 22 Jan 2025
    • Published in the Official Journal
10 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurBernd LangeS&DDEINTA
Shadow rapporteurAnna-Michelle AsimakopoulouEPPELINTA
Shadow rapporteurDanilo Oscar LanciniPfEITINTA
Shadow rapporteurEmmanuel MaurelThe LeftFRINTA
Shadow rapporteurMarkéta GregorováGreens/EFACZINTA
Shadow rapporteurSergio BerlatoECRITINTA
Shadow rapporteurUrmas PaetRenewEEINTA
Rapporteur for opinionMagdalena AdamowiczEPPPLJURI
Rapporteur for opinionEmil RadevEPPBGLIBE
Shadow rapporteur for opinionThijs ReutenS&DNLLIBE
92 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 22 Apr 2024. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • INTA92

By article

  • Annex IV – paragraph 1 – introductory part1
  • Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point b1
  • Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point f1
  • Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point i1
  • Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point j1
  • Annex IV – subheading 11
  • Article 14 – paragraph 21
  • Article 14 – paragraph 31
  • Article 15 – paragraph 41
  • Article 15 – paragraph 61
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 15 – paragraph 71
  • Article 15 – paragraph 81
  • Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point g1
  • Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c1
  • Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part1
  • Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)1
  • Article 19 – paragraph 31
  • Article 19 – paragraph 41
  • Article 19 – paragraph 51
  • Article 19 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 21
  • Article 19 – paragraph 81
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 29 – introductory part1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 29 – point a1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 29 – point b1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 31
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30 – introductory part1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30 – point a1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30 – point b1

Covers 30 of the 92 amendments.

12 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.

ConsultationFeedback deadlineFeedback received
29 Dec 2022265

Summary

Generated

This recast regulation sets common EU rules for import, export, and transit of firearms, their essential components, and ammunition, implementing Article 10 of the UN Firearms Protocol. It affects manufacturers, dealers, and brokers in the defense and security sectors, plus national licensing authorities. Signed December 2024, in force January 2025.

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