# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2403 of 15 December 2015 establishing common guidelines on deactivation standards and techniques for ensuring that deactivated firearms are rendered irreversibly inoperable (Text with EEA relevance), Article 5: Marking of deactivated firearms

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

(1.) Deactivated firearms shall be marked with a common unique marking in accordance with the relevant legislation to indicate that they have been deactivated in accordance with the technical specifications set out in Annex I. The marking shall be affixed by the verifying entity to all essential components modified for the deactivation of the firearm and shall fulfil the following criteria:
(a)it is clearly visible and irremovable;
(b)...
(c)the original serial number(s) of the firearm are maintained.
(2.) In this Article, “the relevant legislation” means, section 8(a) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/2403/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-2403/article-5
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