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Council Directive of 18 June 1991 on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (91/477/EEC)

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[F1III. For the purposes of this Annex, objects which correspond to the definition of a firearm shall not be included in that definition if they: U.K.

(a)

are designed for alarm, signalling, life-saving, animal slaughter or harpoon fishing or for industrial or technical purposes provided that they can be used for the stated purpose only;

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are regarded as antique weapons where these have not been included in the categories set out in Part II and are subject to national laws.

Pending coordination throughout the Union, Member States may apply their national laws to the firearms listed in this Part.]

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