Regulation (EU) 2025/41 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on import, export and transit measures for firearms, essential components and ammunition, implementing Article 10 of the United Nations Protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UN Firearms Protocol) (recast)
EU Act:
Date of Notification to Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC): 23 January 2025
Date published in Official Journal of the EU: 22 January 2025
Status: No Inquiry
DSC Decisions: At its meeting of 30 January 2025, the Committee decided not to hold an inquiry into the replacement EU act, pursuant to paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 6B of the Northern Ireland Act.
Further information on the Act can be found below:
UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed act – 17 November 2022 (PDF, 6 pages, 102KB]
UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the published act - 12 February 2025 (PDF, 6 pages, 90KB)
Department of Justice Assessment of Impact - 27 January 2025 (PDF, 2 pages, 92KB)
Relevant Official Report (Hansard) transcript:
Transcript of Department of Justice - Thursday 30 January 2025
