Latvia. 2019 ‘Sections 46.’ Law on the Handling of Weapons; Sections 46. Riga: Latvia. 10 April

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Section 46. Temporary Export of Weapons, Their Exchangeable Essential Components, and Ammunition from Latvia to the European Union Member States and Countries of the European Economic Area

(1) Persons may transport and convey the following to another European Union Member State or country of the European Economic Area:

1) firearms of Category A classified for sports and entered in the European firearm pass and their exchangeable essential components if there is a justification for the import of weapons into the relevant country of destination for practice shooting or shooting in sports competitions, as well as ammunition and magazines with the capacity of more than 10 rounds for long-rifled firearms of Category A, or ammunition and magazines with the capacity of more than 20 rounds for short firearms of Category A, if other procedures have not been specified in the relevant country;

2) automatic salute weapons (acoustic weapons) of Category A and salute rounds if a prior consent document of the competent authority of the European Union Member State or country of the European Economic Area for the transportation or conveyance of firearms and ammunition has been received and there is a permission of the State Police for the transportation or conveyance of firearms and if other procedures have not been specified in the relevant country;

3) firearms of Category B classified for sports and entered in the European firearm pass, their exchangeable essential components if there is a justification for the import of weapons into the relevant country of destination for practice shooting or shooting in sports competitions, as well as ammunition of such firearms, if other procedures have not been specified in the relevant country;

4) firearms of Category B classified for hunting, their exchangeable essential components and rounds if a prior consent document of the competent authority of the European Union Member State or country of the European Economic Area for the transportation or conveyance of firearms and ammunition has been received and there is a permit of the State Police for the transportation or conveyance of firearms, and if other procedures have not been specified in the relevant country;

5) salute weapons (acoustic weapons) of Category B and salute rounds if a prior consent document of the competent authority of the European Union Member State or country of the European Economic Area for the transportation or conveyance of firearms and ammunition has been received and there is a permit of the State Police for the transportation or conveyance of firearms, and if other procedures have not been specified in the relevant country;

6) firearms of Category C classified for sports and hunting and entered in the European firearm pass and their exchangeable essential components if there is a justification for the import of weapons into the relevant country of destination according to their type of use for practice shooting or shooting in sports competitions and hunting, as well as the ammunition of such firearms, if other procedures have not been specified in the relevant country;

7) salute weapons (acoustic weapons) of Category C entered in the European firearm pass if there is a justification for the import of weapons into the relevant country of destination for their use for professional activities in the field of culture or historical re-enactments, as well as the salute rounds of such weapons, if other procedures have not been specified in the relevant country;

8) high-energy pneumatic weapons of Category D and ammunition if a prior consent document of the competent authority of the European Union Member State or country of the European Economic Area for the transportation or conveyance of firearms and ammunition has been received and there is a permission of the State Police for the transportation or conveyance of firearms and if other procedures have not been specified in the relevant country.

(2) The State Police shall inform the relevant competent authority of the European Union Member State or country of the European Economic Area of each authorisation for the transportation or conveyance of firearms issued in accordance with the procedures laid down in Paragraph one of this Section.

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