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42 Amendments of Hannu TAKKULA related to 2015/0269(COD)

Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) BCollectors and bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established and shoulding in their possession firearms classified in category A acquired before the date of entry into force of this Directive should be able to keep those firearms in their possession subject to authorisation by the Member State concerned and provided that those firearms have been deactivat be able to keep and acquire firearms classified in category A subject to authorisation by the Member State concerned.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Since collectors have been identified as a possible source of traffic of firearms, they should be covered by this Directive.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) Some semi-automatic firearms can be easily converted to automatic firearms, thus posing a threat to security. Even in the absence of conversion to category "A", certain semi-automatic firearms may be very dangerous when their capacity regarding the number of rounds is high. Such semi-automatic weapons should therefore be banned for civilian use.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Furthermore, the risk of alarm weapons and other types of blank firing weapons being converted to real firearms is high, and in some of the terrorist acts converted arms were used. It is therefore essential to address the problem of converted firearms being used in criminal offences, notably by including them in the scope of the Directive. Technical specifications for alarm and signal weapons as well as for salute and acoustic weapons should bare adopted in order to ensure that they cannot be converted into firearms.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
1b. For the purposes of this Directive, "essential component" shall mean the barrel, frame, receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breach block and any device designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firing a firearm which, being separate objects, are included in the category of the firearms on which they are or are intended to be mounted.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1e
1e. For the purposes of this Directive, "broker" shall mean any natural or legal person, other than a dealer whose trade or business consists wholly or partly in buying, selling or arranging the transfer within a Member State, from one Member State to another Member State or exporting to a third country or importing to a Member State from a third country fully assembled firearms, their parts and ammunition.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1h
1h. For the purposes of this Directive, "replica firearms" shall mean objects that have the physical appearance of a firearm, but are manufactured in such a way that they cannot be converted to firing a shot or expelling a bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Member States should ensure that an effective system is implemented for monitoring possession of firearm. That system, which could be periodic or continuous, should either be based on medical review, if deemed appropriate, upon the issuance or renewal of an authorisation, or provide for an effective alternative system of continuous monitoring taking into account the risks concerned, and any relevant indications, for example from medical personnel, indicating that the conditions for allowing possession may no longer be met. Where a system of continuous monitoring is used, it may inter alia include for the owner to submit at any time to a check of continued eligibility for possession, and on-site checks of compliance with safe storage requirements.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. This Directive shall not apply to the acquisition or possession of weapons and ammunition, in accordance with national law, by the armed forces, the police, the public authorities or by collectors and bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognized as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established. Nor shall it apply to commercial transfers of weapons and ammunition of warproducts of the defence industry.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that any firearm or parand any essential component placed on the market has been marked and registered in compliance with this Directive.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Certain persons have a legitimate interest in accessing firearms classified in category A, provided that exemptions are granted on a strictly limited basis. These could include, inter alia, national defence, armourers, proof houses, manufacturers, forensic scientists and, in certain cases, those involved in film production, as well as individuals needing firearms for self- defence purposes.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2
For the purposes of identifying and tracing each assembled firearm, Member States shall, at the time of manufacture of each firearm or at the time of import to the Union or as soon as possible thereafter, require a unique marking including the name of the manufacturer, the country or place of manufacture, the serial number and the year of manufacture, if not already part of the serial number. This shall be without prejudice to the affixing of the manufacturer's trademark.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The marking shall be affixed to the receiver of the firearm.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established and holding in theirIn special cases for educational, cultural, research and historical purposes, it should be possible for Member States to choose to authorise persons to acquire and possession firearms and ammunition classified in category A acquired before the date of entry into force of this Directive should be able to keep those firearms in their possession subject to authorisation by the Member S, provided that those persons demonstrate, prior to being granted authorisation, that they have taken the necessary measures to address any risks to public security or safety, including by way of secure storage. Any such authorisation should tatke concerned and provided that those firearms have been deactivatedinto account and reflect the specific situation, including the nature of the collection and its purposes.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) are at least 18 years of age, except in relation to the acquisition, other than through purchase, and possession of firearms for hunting and target shooting, provided that in that case persons of less than 18 years of age have parental permission, or are under parental guidance or the guidance of an adult with a valid firearms or hunting licence, or are within a licenced or otherwise approved training centre;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) National defence purposes shall constitute a legitimate purpose for certain persons to acquire and possess firearms classified in category A, provided that those persons demonstrate, prior to being granted authorisation, that they have taken the necessary measures to address any risks to public security or safety, including by way of secure storage.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide for standard medical tests for issuing or renewing authorisations as referred to in paragraph 1 and shall withdraw authorisations if any of the conditions on the basis of which it was granted is no longer met.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) This Directive is without prejudice to the ownership of firearms and ammunition acquired through inheritance; Member States shall restrain the possession of such firearms by owners who are not duly authorised.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take all appropriate steps to prohibit the acquisition and the possession of the firearms and ammunition classified in category A and to destroy those. In exceptional and duly reasoned cases, the competent authorities may grant authorisations for the acquisition and possession of such firearms and ammunition wheld in violation of this provision and seizedre this is not contrary to public security or public order.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Member States may authorise persons or bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established to keep in theiracquire and possession firearms classified in category A acquired before [the date of entry into force of this Directive] provided they have been deactivated in accordance with the provisions that implement Article 10(b)when this is not contrary to public security or public order.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The acquisition and possession of firearms should only be permitted if, inter alia, this is done for a legitimate purpose. It should be possible for Member States, whilst not being under any obligation in that regard, to find that the acquisition and possession of firearms for the purpose of, for example, hunting, target shooting, national defence training, various scientific, technical or testing activities and re-enactment of historical events, filmmaking or historical study and collection can constitute a legitimate purpose.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 3
The acquisition of firearms and their paressential components and ammunition concerning categories A, B and C by means of distance communication, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(*), shall be authorised only with respect to dealers and brokers and shall be subject to the strict control of the Member States.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 7 – paragraph 4
The maximum limits shall not exceed five years. The authorisation may be renewed if the conditions on the basis of which it was granted are still fulfilled.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall submit every five years a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive, including a fitness check of the new provisions, accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals in particular as regards the categories of firearms of Annex I and the issues related to new technologies such as 3D printing. The first report shall be submitted two years after the entry into force of this Directive."
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category A – point 6
6. Automatic firearms which have been converted into semi-automatic firearms;deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category A – point 7
7. Semi-automatic firearms for civilian use which resemble weapons with automatic mechanisms;deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category A – point 8
8. Firearms under points 1 to 7 after having been deactivadeleted.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Selling arrangements of firearms and their components by means of distance communication may pose a serious threat to security asMarketing of firearms, parts and ammunition by means of the internet or other means of distance communication, for example by way of online auction catalogues or classified advertisements, and they arranging of a sale more difficult to control than the conventional selling methods, especially as regards the on line verification of the legality other transaction by means of, for example, telephone or email should, where allowed under national law, be possible provided that the actual handing over takes place either between the parties directly on a face-to-face basis, or by way of collecting the firearm, essential component ofr authorisations. It is therefore appropriate to limit the selling of arms and components by means of distance communication, notably internet, to dealers and brokersmmunition at the premises of a dealer, local police station or another reliable body, based on nationally established practices of Member States, which have been proven to be safe and secure. The verification of identity and appropriate licenses of the right to engage in such a transaction shall be done either on a face- to-face basis or through a secure and reliable system, such as electronic verification.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category C – point 5
5. Alarm and signal weaponsFirearms under categories A, B and points 1 to 4 of category C, after having been converted to alarm, signal, salute and, acoustic weapons as well as replicas;, gas, paintball or airsoft, Flobert, or percussion lock weapons.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category C – point 6
6. Firearms under category B and points 1 to 5 of category C, after having been deactivadeleted.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
(a) point (a) is deleted;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point c
(c) the second subparagraph is deleted.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall not apply to the acquisition or possession of weapons and ammunition, in accordance with national law, by the armed forces, the police, the and public authorities. Nor shall it apply to commercial transfers of weapons and ammunition of war.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Furthermore, Member States shall ensure, at the time of transfer of a firearm from government stocks to permanent civilian use, the appropriate unique marking permitting identification of the transferring government.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide for standard medical tests for issuing or renewing authorisations as referred to in paragraph 1establish a monitoring system based on reliable assessments of future risk of violent behaviour, including, if deemed necessary, medical checks, which may be carried out on a continuous or periodic basis, for the acquisition and possession of firearms, and shall withdraw authorisations if any of the conditions on the basis of which it was granted isthe acquisition or possession was allowed are no longer met.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Article 2(2), Member States shall take all appropriate steps to prohibit the acquisition and the possession of the firearms and ammunition classified in category A and to destroy. They shall ensure that those firearms and ammunition held in violacontravention of thisat provishibition andre seized.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Member States may authorise bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established to keep in their possession firearms classified in category A acquired before [the date of entry into force of this Directive] provided they have been deactivated in accordance with the provisions that implement Article 10(b), in special cases for national defence, educational, cultural, research and historical purposes and without prejudice to the first subparagraph of Article 6, grant strictly limited authorisations for category A firearms and ammunition where this is not contrary to public security or public order.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)Directive 91/477/EEC

Article 6 a (new)
(6a) The following Article is inserted: "Article 6a Except with respect to transfers between dealers and brokers, the selling and acquisition of firearms and their essential components and ammunition following a transaction by means of distance communication, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, shall be subject to strict control by the Member States and allowed only if it takes place under conditions whereby the identities and appropriate licences of the parties can be reliably and securely verified."
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 (new)
The maximum limitduration of an authorisation shall be set by the Member States, provided that Member States shall not exceed five yearsve implemented a system of continuous monitoring as referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 5(2). The authorisation may be renewed if the conditions on the basis of which it was granted are still fulfilled.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 6
6. Automatic firearms which have been converted into semi-automatic firearms and which can be reconverted into automatic firearms using conventional tools or simply by the modification or replacement of parts other than essential components, provided that the technical conversion procedure was not previously authorised by a relevant authority of a Member State and provided that the converted firearm in question was inspected and marked;
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 7
7. Semi-automatic firearms for civilian use which resemble weapons withwhich have been converted into automatic mechanisfirearms;
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 791 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point ii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category B – point 7
(ii) in category B, point 7 is deleted.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO