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

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of this Annex:
(a) ‘short firearm’ means a firearm with a barrel not exceeding 30 centimetres or whose overall length does not exceed 60 centimetres;
(b) ‘long firearm’ means any firearm other than a short firearm;
(c) ‘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;
(d) ‘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;
(e) ‘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;
(f) ‘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;
(g) ‘ammunition with penetrating projectiles’ means ammunition for military use where the projectile is jacketed and has a penetrating hard core;
(h) ‘ammunition with explosive projectiles’ means ammunition for military use where the projectile contains a charge which explodes on impact;
(i) ‘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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1991/477/annex/I/division/IV (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1991-477/annex-I/division-IV
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