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European Parliament. 2021 ‘Article 11.’ 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 2. Brussels: European Union. 24 March

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Article 11
1. No one may be in possession of a firearm classified in category C unless he or she has declared it to the authorities of
the Member State in which that firearm is held.

Member States may, as regards firearms acquired before 14 September 2018, suspend the requirement to declare firearms classified in point 5, 6 or 7 of category C until 14 March 2021.

2. Every seller, dealer or private person shall inform the authorities of the Member State in which it takes place of every
transfer or handing over of a firearm classified in category C, giving the particulars by which the firearm and the person
acquiring it may be identified. If the person acquiring such a firearm is a resident of another Member State, that other
Member State shall be informed of the acquisition by the Member State in which the acquisition took place and by the
person acquiring the firearm.

3. If a Member State prohibits or makes subject to authorisation the acquisition and possession within its territory of a
firearm classified in category B or C, it shall inform the other Member States, which shall expressly include a statement to that effect on any European firearms pass they issue for such a firearm, pursuant to Article 17(2).

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