- alarm and signal weapons
means devices with a cartridge holder which are designed to fire only blanks, irritants, other active substances or pyrotechnic signalling rounds and which are not capable of being converted to expel a shot, bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant;
- ammunition
means the complete round or the components thereof, including cartridge cases, primers, propellant powder, bullets or projectiles, that are used in a firearm, provided that those components are themselves subject to authorisation in the Member State concerned;
- ammunition with explosive projectiles
means ammunition for military use where the projectile contains a charge which explodes on impact;
- ammunition with incendiary projectiles
means ammunition for military use where the projectile contains a chemical mixture which bursts into flame on contact with the air or on impact.
- ammunition with penetrating projectiles
means ammunition for military use where the projectile is jacketed and has a penetrating hard core;
- automatic firearm
means a firearm which reloads automatically each time a round is fired and can fire more than one round with one pull on the trigger;
- broker
means any natural or legal person, other than a dealer, whose trade or business consists wholly or partly of either of the following:
- collector
means any natural or legal person dedicated to the gathering and conservation of firearms, essential components or ammunition for historical, cultural, scientific, technical, educational or heritage purposes, and recognised as such by the Member State concerned;
- deactivated firearms
means firearms that have been rendered permanently unfit for use by deactivation, ensuring that all essential components of the firearm in question have been rendered permanently inoperable and incapable of removal, replacement or modification in a manner that would permit the firearm to be reactivated in any way;
- dealer
means any natural or legal person whose trade or business consists wholly or partly of either of the following:
- essential component
means the barrel, the frame, the receiver, whether an upper or lower receiver, where applicable, the slide, the cylinder, the bolt or the breech block, which, being separate objects, are included in the category of the firearms on which they are or are intended to be mounted;
- firearm
means any portable barrelled weapon that expels, is designed to expel or may be converted to expel a shot, bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant, unless it is excluded from this definition for one of the reasons listed in Part III of Annex I.
- illicit manufacturing
means the manufacturing or assembly of firearms, their essential components and ammunition:
- illicit trafficking
means the acquisition, sale, delivery, movement or transfer of firearms, their essential components or ammunition from or through the territory of one Member State to that of another Member State, if any of the Member States concerned does not authorise it in accordance with this Directive, or if the firearms, essential components or ammunition are not marked in accordance with Article 4;
- long firearm
means any firearm other than a short firearm;
- museum
means a permanent institution in the service of society and its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches and exhibits firearms, essential components or ammunition for historical, cultural, scientific, technical, educational, heritage or recreational purposes, and which is recognised as such by the Member State concerned;
- repeating firearm
means a firearm which, after a round has been fired, is designed to be reloaded from a magazine or cylinder by means of a manually-operated action;
- salute and acoustic weapons
means firearms specifically converted for the sole use of firing blanks, for use such as in theatre performances, photographic sessions, film and television recordings, historical re-enactments, parades, sporting events and training;
- semi-automatic firearm
means a firearm which reloads automatically each time a round is fired and can fire only one round with one pull on the trigger;
- short firearm
means a firearm with a barrel not exceeding 30 centimetres or whose overall length does not exceed 60 centimetres;
- single-shot firearm
means a firearm with no magazine which is loaded before each shot by the manual insertion of a round into the chamber or a loading recess at the breech of the barrel;
- tracing
means the systematic tracking of firearms and, where possible, their essential components and ammunition from manufacturer to purchaser, for the purpose of assisting the competent authorities of Member States in detecting, investigating and analysing illicit manufacturing and illicit trafficking.
- weapon
means: