Council Regulation (EU) 2017/331 of 27 February 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus

• CELEX: Regulation (EU) 2017/331
• Articles: 3

Article 1

1.   Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is amended as follows:

(1)

in Article 1a, the following paragraph is added:

‘4.   Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the rifles and their ammunition and sights that are listed in Annex IV and which also comply with the specifications for biathlon equipment as defined in the event and competition rules of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) and are intended exclusively for use in biathlon events and training.’;

(2)

in Article 1b, the following paragraph is added:

‘4.   Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the rifles and their ammunition and sights that are listed in Annex IV and which also comply with the specifications for biathlon equipment as defined in the event and competition rules of the IBU and are intended exclusively for use in biathlon events and training.’.

2.   The text in the Annex to this Regulation is added to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 as Annex IV.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

‘ANNEX IV

Rifles, ammunition and sights referred to in Article 1a and 1b which also comply with the specifications for biathlon equipment as defined in the event and competition rules of the International Biathlon Union

Biathlon rifles:

ex 9303 30

Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles

Ammunition for biathlon rifles:

ex 9306 21

Shotgun cartridges

ex 9306 29

Parts of shotgun cartridges

ex 9306 30 90

Cartridge and parts thereof, for weapons other than shotguns, military weapons, revolvers and pistols of heading 9302, sub-machine-guns of heading 9301

Sights for biathlon rifles:

ex 9305 20

Parts and accessories of shotguns or rifles of heading 9303’