List of entities authorised by EU Member States to verify deactivation of firearms
| Country | Entity | Address | Contact information | Symbol | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRIA | Ministry of Interior | Herrengasse 7, 1010 Vienna | T (+43) 1531263989 F (+43) 1531263760 | bmi-III-3@bmi.gv.at | |
| BELGIUM | Banc d’Epreuves des armes à feu | Rue Fond des Tawes 45, 4000 Liège | T (+32) 42271455 F (+32) 42278178 | banc.d.epreuves@proximedia.be | |
| BULGARIA | 'Control of Generally Dangerous Means' Unit - General Directorate 'National Police', Ministry of Interior | Blv Alexander Malinov 1, 1715 Sofia | T (+359) 29828925 / (+359) 29828837 F (+359) 29829191 | kos_ear@mvr.bg | |
| CROATIA | Ministry of the Interior - Forensic science centre "Ivan Vučetić" | Ilica 335, 10 000 Zagreb | T (+385) 13788524 F (+385) 13788051 | cfiiv.otv@mup.hr | |
| CYPRUS | Guns Registry Office | Antistratigou Evaggelou Floraki, P.C. 1478, Nicosia | T (+357) 22808384 F (+357) 99555685 | gpapatheodorou@police.gov.cy | |
| CZECHIA | Police Presidium of the Czech Republic | Strojnická 27, 170 89 Praha 7 | T (+420) 974811111 F (+420) 974834726 | epodatelna.policie@pcr.cz | |
| Regional Directorate – Prague | Kongresová 2, 140 00 Praha 4 | T (+420) 974821111 F (+420) 974825212 | krpa.kr.podatelna@pcr.cz | ||
| Regional Directorate – Central Bohemian Region | Na Baních 1535, 156 64 Praha 5 - Zbraslav | T (+420) 974821111 F (+420) 974825212 | krpa.kr.podatelna@pcr.cz | ||
| Regional Directorate – South Bohemian Region | Lannova 26, 370 74 České Budějovice | T (+420) 974221229 F (+420) 974221900 | krpc.sekret@pcr.cz | ||
| Regional Directorate – Karlovy Vary Region | Závodní 386/100, 360 06 Karlovy Vary | T (+420) 974361111 F (+420) 353540656 | krpk@pcr.cz | ||
| Regional Directorate – Plzen Region | Nádražní 2, 306 28 Plzeň | T (+420) 974321111 F (+420) 974322203 | krpk@pcr.cz | ||
| Regional Directorate – Ústí nad Labem Region | Lidické náměstí 9, 401 79 Ústí nad Labem | T (+420) 974421111 F (+420) 974427006 | krpulk.kr@pcr.cz | ||
| Regional Directorate – Liberec Region | Nám. Dr. E. Beneše 584/24, 460 32 Liberec | T (+420) 974461229 F (+420) 974461028 | krpl.reditel.sekretariat@pcr.cz | ||
| Regional Directorate – Hradec Králové Region | Ulrichovo nám. 810, 501 01 Hradec Králové | T (+420) 974521111 F (+420) 974521228 | krph.int@pcr.cz | ||
| Regional Directorate – Pardubice Region | Na Spravedlnosti 2516, 530 48 Pardubice | T (+420) 974566111 F (+420) 974561228 | krpe.reditelstvi@pcr.cz | ||
| Regional Directorate – Vysocina Region | Vrchlického 46, 587 24 Jihlava | T (+420) 974261111 F (+420) 974261700 | krpj.k.podat@pcr.cz | ||
| Regional Directorate – South Moravian Region | Kounicova 24, 611 32 Brno | T (+420) 974621111 F (+420) 974622564 | krpb.podatelna@pcr.cz | ||
| Regional Directorate – Zlín Region | J. A. Bati 5637, 760 01 Zlín | T (+420) 974661111 F (+420) 974661900 | krpz.reditel@pcr.cz | ||
| Regional Directorate – Moravian-Silesian Region | 30. dubna 24, 728 99 Moravská Ostrava a Prívoz | T (+420) 974721111 F (+420) 974721900 | krpt.podatelna@pcr.cz | ||
| Regional Directorate – Olomouc Region | Tr. Kosmonautu 189/10, 771 36 Olomouc | T (+420) 974766111 F (+420) 974761900 | krpm.reditel.sekretariat@pcr.cz | ||
| DENMARK | Danish National Police, National Forensic Service | Polititorvet 14, 1780 Copenhagen V. | T (+45) 45154200 F (+45) 33322771 | NEC@politi.dk | |
| ESTONIA | Police and Border Guard Board | Pärnu mnt 139, 15060 Tallinn | T (+372) 6123000 F (+372) 6123009 | ppa@politsei.ee | |
| FINLAND | Poliisihallitus, asehallinto/National Police Board, Firearms Administration | asehallinto@poliisi.fi | |||
| FRANCE | Banc National d’Epreuve des armes de Saint Etienne | Z.I. Molina La Chazotte, 5 rue de Méons - CS 40147, 42004 Saint Etienne cedex 1 | T (+33) 477251206 F (+33) 477377046 | info@banc-epreuve.fr | |
| GERMANY | Beschussamt Suhl | Thueringer Landesamt fuer Verbraucherschutz, An der Hasel 2, 98527 Suhl | T (+49) 368139640 F (+49) 3681396430 | beschussamt@tlv.thueringen.de | |
| Beschussamt Ulm | Regierungspräsidium Tuebingen, Eich- und Beschusswesen B-W, Albstr. 74, 89081 Ulm | T (+49) 7319685120 F (+49) 7319685199 | beschussamt@rpt.bwl.de | ||
| Beschussamt Koeln | Landesbetrieb fuer Mess- und Eichwesen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Betriebsstelle Eichamt, Hugo-Eckener-Str. 14, 50829 Koeln | T (+49) 221597780 T (+49) 22159778290 F (+49) 22159778205 | beschussamt@lbme-k.nrw.de | ||
| Beschussamt Muenchen | Franz-Schank-Str. 9, 80638 Muenchen | T (+49) 8917901339 F (+49) 8917901260 | poststelle@ba-m.bayern.de | ||
| Beschussamt Mellrichstadt | Lohstr. 5, 97638 Mellrichstadt | T (+49) 977670500 F (+49) 97765457 | poststelle@ba-mel.bayern.de | ||
| GREECE | 301 Depot Maintenance Factory | 44-46 Dimokratias Avenue, GR-135 61, Agioi Anargyroi | T (+30)210 2611738 | 301eb@army.gr | |
| Naval Weapons Directory of Salamis Naval Base | Paloukia, Salamis Island, GR-189 00 | T (+30)210 4649920 | ns_dno1@navy.mil.gr | ||
| HUNGARY | Polgári Kézilőfegyver- és Lőszervizsgáló Kft. (Civilian Small Arms and Ammunition Examiner Ltd) | Gyöngysor u. 6., H-1031 Budapest | T (+361) 347 60 30 F (+361) 347 60 39 | info@pklv.hu kalamar@pklv.hu | |
| IRELAND | Will request the assistance of verifying entities in other Member States as foreseen in Article 4 of the Deactivation Regulation | ||||
| ITALY | Banco Nazionale di Prova per le Armi da Fuoco Portatili e per le Munizioni Commerciali | Via Goffredo Mameli, 23, 25063 - Gardone Val Trompia (Brescia) | T (+39) 0308919800 T (+39) 0308919810 F (+39) 0308911543 | info@bancoprova.it | |
| LATVIA | Forensic Service Department of State Police of Latvia | Bruninieku iela 72b, Riga, LV – 1009 | T (+371) 67208420 | kp@vp.gov.lv | |
| LITHUANIA | Lithuanian Police Forensic Science Centre | Liepyno Str. 11a, LT-08108 Vilnius | T (+370) 52719680 F (+370) 52719690 | firearms@policija.It | |
| LUXEMBOURG | |||||
| MALTA | Ballistics Unit Malta Police Force | Police General Headquarters,St. Calcedonius Square Floriana, FRN 1530 | T (+356) 22942761 | ballistics.police@gov.mt | |
| NETHERLANDS | |||||
| POLAND | Centralne Laboratorium Kryminalistyczne Policji | Al. Ujazdowskie 7, 00-583 Warszawa | T (+48) 226217916 F (+48) 226015556 Web: policja.pl | clk@policja.gov.pl | |
| PORTUGAL | Public Security Police – PSP, National Bureaux, Firearms and Explosives Department | Rua Artilharia Um, nº 21, 1269-003 Lisboa | T (+351 ) 213703925 F (+351) 213867272 | cnp.dae@psp.pt | |
| ROMANIA | The Romanian General Police Inspectorate | Mihai Voda Street, no.6, sector 5, Bucharest | |||
| Directorate for Firearms, Explosives and Hazardous Substances | Stefan cel Mare, nr.13-15, sector 2, Bucharest | T (+21) 2082525 F(+21) 3127820 | arme@politiaromana.ro | ||
| SLOVAKIA | Slovak Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing (SOSMT) | Štefanovičova 3, P.O. Box 76, 810 05 Bratislava 15, ICO: 30810710 | T (+421) 252493521 | unms@normoff.gov.sk | |
| SLOVENIA | Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve, Komisija za izdajanje potrdil o onesposobitvi strelnega orožja | Litostrojska cesta 54, 1000 Ljubljana | T (+386) 14284465 | dunz.mnz@gov.si | |
| SPAIN | Banco Oficial de Pruebas de Éibar | Azitaingo Industrialdea 2, 20600 Eibar, Gipuzkoa | T (+34) 943201825 | direccion@bancodepruebas.org | |
| Dirección General de Armamento y Material (Ministerio de Defensa) | Donoso Cortes 92, 28015 Madrid | T (+34) 915506185 | aiisec@oc.mde.es | ||
| SWEDEN | Polismyndigheten / The Swedish Police Authority | 106 75 Stockholm | T (+46) 771141400 F (+46) 105634444 | registrator.kansli@polisen.se | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | The Birmingham Proof House | Bandury Street, Birmimgham, B5 5RH | T (+44) 1216433860 F(+44) 1216437872 | APM@gunproof.com | |
| The Worshipful Company of Gunmakers | The London Proof House, 48-50 Commercial Road, London E1 1LP | T (+44) 2074812695 | richard.mabbitt@gunmakers.org.uk | ||
List of focal points alarm and signal weapons
| Country | Entity | Address | Contact information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRIA | focal point part of Federal Ministry of Interior | Abt. III/3, 1010 Vienna, Minoritenplatz 9 | bmi-III-3@bmi.gv.at | |
| BELGIUM | Banc d’Epreuves des armes à feu | Rue Fond des Tawes 45, 4000 Liège | T (+32) 42271455 F (+32) 42278178 | banc.d.epreuves@proximedia.be |
| BULGARIA | Directorate for international operational cooperation - police - Ministry of Interior | ncb@mvr.bg | ||
| CROATIA | Ministry of the Interior - Inspection for production and trade of explosive substances and arms | Ilica 335, 10 000 Zagreb | T (+385) 14887020 | sektor.za.inspekcijske.poslove@mup.hr |
| CYPRUS | ||||
| CZECHIA | Czech Proof House | Jilmová 759/12, 130 00 Prague 3 | T (+420) 284081822 | podatelna@cuzzs.cz |
| DENMARK | Danish Police Administrative Center | Ivar Lundgaards Vej 4, 7500 Holstebro | T (+45) 70201473 | mvjyl-pac-sekretariat@politi.dk |
| ESTONIA | Police and Border Guard Board | Pärnu mnt 139, 15060 Tallinn | T (+372) 6123000 | ppa@politsei.ee |
| FINLAND | Poliisihallitus, asehallinto/National Police Board, Firearms Administration | P.O. Box 50, FI-11101 Riihimäki | T (+358) 295480181 F (+358) 295411780 | asehallinto@poliisi.fi |
| FRANCE | Weapons Central Service of Ministry of Interior | |||
| GERMANY | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Department 1.3 | Bundesallee 100, 38116 Braunschweig | T (+49) 5315920 | info@ptb.de |
| GREECE | ||||
| HUNGARY | Polgári Kézilőfegyver- és Lőszervizsgáló Kft. (Civilian Small Arms and Ammunition Examiner Ltd) | Gyöngysor u. 6., H-1031 Budapest | T (+361) 3476030 F (+361) 3476039 | info@pklv.hu kalamar@pklv.hu |
| IRELAND | Firearms and Explosives Unit, Department of Justice | 51 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 | T (+353) 16028340 F (+353) 16028374 | Firearms_Inbox@justice.ie |
| ITALY | Banco Nazionale di Prova per le Armi da Fuoco Portatili e per le Munizioni Commerciali | Via Goffredo Mameli, 23, 25063 - Gardone Val Trompia (Brescia) | T (+39) 0308919800 T (+39) 0308919810 F (+39) 0308911543 Web: https://www.bancoprova.it | info@bancoprova.it |
| LATVIA | Licensing and Permission System Bureau of the State Police | Ciekurkalna 1.linija 1, K-4 LV-1026 Riga | T (+371) 67208232 | as@vp.gov.lv |
| LITHUANIA | License Division of the Police Department - commission of experts | |||
| LUXEMBOURG | ||||
| MALTA | ||||
| NETHERLANDS | not appointed - forbidden to have gas and alarm weapons | |||
| POLAND | ||||
| PORTUGAL | Weapons and explosives | Rua Artilharia Um, nº 21, 1269-003 Lisboa | T (+351) 218111000 ext 15133 | arquivo.dae@psp.pt |
| ROMANIA | General-Inspectorate of Romanian Police - Weapons, Explosives and Hazardous Substances directorate | 13-15 Stefan cel Mare Bld., sector 2 RO-020123 Bucharest | T (40) 212082525 | arme@politiaromana.ro pnf.arme@politiaromana.ro |
| SLOVAKIA | Slovak Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing (SOSMT) | Štefanovičova 3, P.O. Box 76, 810 05 Bratislava 15, ICO: 30810710 | T (+421) 252493521 | unms@normoff.gov.sk |
| SLOVENIA | Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve, Direktorat za upravne notranje zadeve | Litostrojska cesta 54, 1000 Ljubljana | T (+386) 14284465 | dunz.mnz@gov.si |
| SPAIN | Central Division Weapons and Explosives - Spanish Guardia Civil | C/Batalla del Salado 32, 28045 Madrid | T (+34) 915142942 | dg-icae-ocare@guardiacivil.org |
| SWEDEN | Swedish Police Authority - Department for Legal Affairs | SE-106 75 Stockholm | T (+46) 771141400 F (+46) 105633888 | firearms.rps@polisen.se |
| ICELAND | ||||
| LIECHTENSTEIN | ||||
| NORWAY | ||||
| SWITZERLAND | The federal office of Police with the centralized weapons unit for administrative matter is responsible. If there is any doubt about the classification, the Forensic Institute of the Canton of Zurich is consulted | einsatzzentrale@fedpol.admin.ch | ||
| UNITED KINGDOM | National Ballistics intelligence service | |||
List of transfer of firearms entities
| Country | Entity | Address | Contact information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRIA | Abt. III/3 – Sicherheitsverwaltung; Ministry of Interior | Herrengasse 7, 1010 Vienna | T (+43) 1531263911 F (+43) 1531263760 | bmi-III-3@bmi.gv.at |
| BELGIUM | Federal level (dealers-brokers for export) | Ministry of Justice - Federale Wapendienst | Waterloolaan 115, 1000 Brussel | T (+32) 25426511 F (+32) 25427034 | |
| Walloon Region | Service public de Wallonie/économie emploi formation recherche - Direction licences armes -Ilot Saint Luc | 14 Chaussée de Louvain, 5000 Namur | T (+32) 81649751 F (+32) 81649760 | licences.dgo6@spw.wallonie.be | |
| Flemish Region | Department of Chancellery and Foreign Affairs - Strategic Goods Control | Havenlaan 88 bus 80, 1000 Brussel | T (+32) 499589934 | csg@vlaanderen.be | |
| Brussels Region | Brussels International - SPRB - Cellule Armes | Place Saint-Lazare 2, 1035 Bruxelles | T (+32) 28003727 | calu@sprb.brussels | |
| BULGARIA | 'Control of Generally Dangerous Means' Unit - General Directorate "National Police" - Ministry of Interior | Boulevard Alexander Malinov 1, 1715 Sofia | T (+359) 29828925 / 29828837 F (+359) 29835677 | kos_ear@mvr.bg |
| CROATIA | Ministry of the Interior - Section for Weapons | Ilica 335, 10 000 Zagreb | T (+385) 13788194 / 13788160 F (+385) 13788772 | oruzje@mup.hr |
| Ministry of the Interior - Inspection for production and trade of explosive substances and arms | Ilica 335, 10 000 Zagreb | T (+385) 14887640 / 14887268 F (+385) 14887220 | oruzje@mup.hr | |
| CYPRUS | Cyprus Police - Crime Combating Department - Guns Registry Office | Antistratigou Evaggelou Floraki, 1478 Nicosia | T (+357) 22808384 F (+357) 99555685 | gpapatheodorou@police.gov.cy |
| CZECHIA | Police presidium - Directorate for Firearms and Security Material | PO Box 62, 170 89 Praha 7 | T (+420)974834436 F (+420) 974834726 | firearms@pcr.cz |
| DENMARK | The Danish Ministry of Justice | Slotsholmsgade 10, 1216 Copenhagen | T (+45) 72268400 | jm@jm.dk |
| ESTONIA | Public Order and Criminal Policy Department - Estonian Ministry of the Interior | Pikk 61, 15065 Tallinn | T (+372) 6125185 | sven.poierpaas@siseministeerium.ee |
| FINLAND | Poliisihallitus, asehallinto/National Police Board, Firearms Administration | P.O. Box 50, FI-11101 Riihimäki | T (+358) 295480181 F (+358) 295411780 | asehallinto@poliisi.fi |
| FRANCE | Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects - Sous-Direction du Commerce International Bureau E2 - section Prohibitions | 11 rue des Deux Communes, 93 558 Montreuil cedex | T (+33) 157534398 F (+33) 157534832 | dg-e2@douane.finances.gouv.fr |
| GERMANY | Federal Office of Administration | Barbarastraße 1, 50735 Köln | T (+49) 22899358-4801 / 22899358-4817 F (+49) 228993582805 | eu-meldedienst@bva.bund.de KM5@bmi.bund.de |
| GREECE | Hellenic Police Headquarters - Security Branch - State Security Division - Firearms and Explosives Department | 4 P. Kanellopoulou St, 10177 Athens | T (+30) 2131520148 | dka_opla@astynomia.gr |
| HUNGARY | National Police Headquarters - Directorate General for Law Enforcement | Teve u. 4-6, 1139 Budapest | T (+361) 4435620 F (+361) 4435514 | igrend.orfk@orfk.police.hu |
| IRELAND | Firearms and Explosives Unit, Department of Justice and Equality | 94 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 | T (+353) 16028340 F (+353) 16028374 | Firearms_Inbox@justice.ie |
| ITALY | Ministero dell’Interno - Dipartimento della Pubblica Sicurezza - Ufficio per l’Amministrazione Generale del Dipartimento - Ufficio IV - Polizia ammnistrativa e di sicurezza | Via Agostino Depretis 45a, 00184 Roma | T (+39) 0646546020 / 0646547825 | dipps.polamm.unsi@poliziadistato.it polam.armi@interno.it |
| LATVIA | Licensing and Permission System Bureau of the State Police | Stabu street 89, 1009 Riga | T (+371) 67208232 F (+371) 67208260 | as@vp.gov.lv |
| LITHUANIA | Police department under the Ministry of Interior | Saltoniškių st. 19, 08105 Vilnius | T (+370) 52719767 F (+370) 52719976 | leidimai.pd@policija.lt |
| LUXEMBOURG | Service des armes prohibèes - Ministère de la Justice | 13 Rue Erasme, 1468 Luxembourg | T (+352) 24784014 F (+352) 220519 | marc.muller@mj.etat.lu luc.reding@mj.etat.lu |
| MALTA | Malta Police Force - Weapons Office - Police Headquarters | St. Calcedonius Square, Floriana | T (+356) 22942110 / 22942111 | denise.mula@gov.mt weapons.police@gov.mt |
| NETHERLANDS | Ministry of Security and Justice - Directorate General for the Administration of Justice and Law Enforcement - Law Enforcement Department | Turfmarkt 147 - 2511 DP Den Haag Postbus 20301 2500 EH Den Haag | T (+31) 653980492 | j.l.luijs@minvenj.nl |
| POLAND | Komenda Główna Policji, Biuro Prewencji | ul. Puławska 148/150, 02624 Warszawa | T (+48) 477212205 (secretariat) / 477214279 F (+48) 477214220 / 477213497 | bprew@policja.gov.pl sufo.bprew@policja.gov.pl |
| PORTUGAL | Public Security Police – PSP, Weapons and Explosives Department - Division of Firearms and Ammunitions | Rua Artilharia Um, nº 21, 1269-003 Lisboa | T (+351) 218111000 ext 15133 / 218115106 F (+351) 213867272 | sit.dae@psp.pt depaex@psp.pt |
| ROMANIA | General-Inspectorate of Romanian Police - Weapons, Explosives and Hazardous Substances directorate | 13-15 Stefan cel Mare Bld., sector 2, 020123 Bucharest | T (40) 213127820 F (+40) 213127820 | arme@politiaromana.ro |
| SLOVAKIA | Ministerstvo vnútra SR - Prezídium Policajného zboru - Odbor dokladov a evidencií | Račianska 45, 81272 Bratislava | T (+421) 9610/50357 F (+421) 961059145 / 961059183 | odeppz@minv.sk |
| SLOVENIA | Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve - Direktorat za upravne notranje zadeve - Migracije in Naturalizacijo, Sektor za Zbiranja in Orozja | Litostrojska cesta 54, 1501 Ljubljana | T (+386) 14284948 / 14284350 / 14284574 / 14284273 | kristina.magajna@gov.si milan.klemenc@gov.si zdravko.mitric@gov.si alma.bizjakr@gov.si |
| SPAIN | Central Division Weapons and Explosives - Spanish Guardia Civil | C/Batalla del Salado 32, 28045 Madrid | T (+34) 915142419 | dg-icae-ocare@guardiacivil.org |
| SWEDEN | Swedish Police Authority - Department for Legal Affairs | SE-106 75 Stockholm | T (+46) 771141400 F (+46) 105633888 / 105634444 | firearms.rps@polisen.se |
| SWITZERLAND | Federal office of Police (fedpol) - Central Office for Weapons | Nussbaumstrasse 29, 3003 Bern | T (+41) 584645400 F (+41) 584647948 | zsw@fedpol.admin.ch |