{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-970/annex/division-1/division-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-970/annex/division-1/division-3.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2016/970",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive (EU) 2016/970 of 27 May 2016 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-970",
  "path": "annex/division/1/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Smooth-bore weapons with a calibre of less than 20 mm, other arms and automatic weapons with a calibre of 12,7 mm (calibre 0,50 inches) or less and accessories, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:",
  "text": "a.. Rifles and combination guns, handguns, machine, sub-machine and volley guns;\nNote\nML1.a. does not apply to the following:\na.. Rifles and combination guns, manufactured earlier than 1938;\nb.. Reproductions of rifles and combination guns, the originals of which were manufactured earlier than 1890;\nc.. Handguns, volley guns and machine guns manufactured earlier than 1890, and their reproductions;\nd.. Rifles or handguns, specially designed to discharge an inert projectile by compressed air or CO2.\nb.. Smooth-bore weapons as follows:\n1.. Smooth-bore weapons specially designed for military use;\n2.. Other smooth-bore weapons as follows:\na.. Fully automatic type weapons;\nb.. Semi-automatic or pump-action type weapons;\nNote\nML1.b.2. does not apply to weapons specially designed to discharge an inert projectile by compressed air or CO2.\nNote\nML1.b. does not apply to the following:\na.. Smooth-bore weapons manufactured earlier than 1938;\nb.. Reproductions of smooth-bore weapons, the originals of which were manufactured earlier than 1890;\nc.. Smooth-bore weapons used for hunting or sporting purposes. These weapons must not be specially designed for military use or of the fully automatic firing type;\nd.. Smooth-bore weapons specially designed for any of the following:\n1.. Slaughtering of domestic animals;\n2.. Tranquilizing of animals;\n3.. Seismic testing;\n4.. Firing of industrial projectiles; or\n5.. Disrupting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).\nN.B.\nFor disruptors, see ML4. and entry 1A006 on the EU Dual-Use List.\nc.. Weapons using caseless ammunition;\nd.. Detachable cartridge magazines, sound suppressors or moderators, special gun-mountings, optical weapons sights and flash suppressors, for arms specified by ML1.a., ML1.b. or ML1.c.\nNote\nML1.d. does not apply to optical weapon sights without electronic image processing, with a magnification of 9 times or less, provided they are not specially designed or modified for military use, or incorporate any reticles specially designed for military use.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/970/annex/division/1/division/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:34.546590+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}