Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Moreau, Virginie, Cédric Poitevin and Jihan Seniora. 2010 ‘Comparison of the Main Regulatory Aspects Examined - Niger.’ Arms Transfer Controls: The Example of French-Speaking States in Sub-Saharan Africa; Annex III (Tables I, II, III), pp. 19-24. Brussels: Groupe de Recherche et d'Information sur la Paix et la Sécurité (GRIP). 1 May
Relevant contents
Comparison of the Main Regulatory Aspects Examined - Niger
National Legislation Studied
- Law No. 61 27 of 15 July 1961 on the institution of the Penal Code
- Decree No. 63.074/MI of 23 April governing the conditions for the possession, introduction, transfer and sale of sporting rifles on the territory of the Republic of Niger, excluding arms for the armed forces or police
- Decree No. 99 417/PCRN of 8 October 1999 on the creation, functions, organisation and functions of a National Commission for the collection and control of illicit arms
- Law No. 2004 044 of 8 June 2004 on implementation of the Convention banning the use, stockpiling, manufacture and transfer of anti personnel mines and their destruction
Table of National Regulation
Date of legislation: 1961, 1963 and 1999 (application texts)
Category of arms: Firearms, excluding those for the armed forces, police and other public forces
- Import: yes
- Export: no
- Transit: no
- Brokering: no
Authority responsible: Home Office
Table of Operational Mechanisms
Imports:
- Approval: no
- Licence: yes
- Decision Making Process: no
- Operational Criteria: no
Exports
- Approval: no
- Licence: no
- Decision Making Process: no
- Operational Criteria: no
Transit
- Approval: no
- Licence: no
- Decision Making Process: no
- Operational Criteria: no
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