
Licence to trade in revolvers, semi-automatic pistols, shotguns, hunt-ing weapons, weapons for the destruction of adhesive material, sniper rifles, spare parts, cartridges, hunting powder, and firearms of A and long firearms of B and their parts as sample
Basic information
Institutional Body
MINISTRY OF CITIZEN PROTECTION
Organizational unit of an institutional body
HELLENIC POLICE
Description
The procedure concerns the granting of a license to an interested party in order to trade in firearms, ammunition and other such items, with natural or legal persons who must meet certain legal conditions in order to be able to purchase these species. Aimed at citizens and businesses.
At a glance
| Points of Service | Points of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE), Country Security Sub-Directorates, Country Security Departments, Police Stations |
| Number of Documents | 0 |
| Cost | 151.2 € |
| Deadline of Implementation | 4 months |
| Process Diagram |
Conditions
Fees / Imposts
- Trading license for items L.2168 / 93 or L.456 / 76, manufacture / repair / assembly, charging / retreading of weapon cartridges.Fee code6020Payment typeBank cashierDigital (web banking)Digital (debit / credit card)Hellenic PostTypee-Administrative Fee
What you will need
- An application in which the interested party states the reasons and type of the requested permit as well as the following information: (1) For natural person: Surname, First name, Father’s name, Mother’s name, date and place of birth, home address, no. of Identity card or passport, date of issue and issuing Authority, profession, telephone and email. (2) For a legal entity: Name or trade name and registered office, as well as the above details of the legal representative. Also, the quantity of firearms and ammunition, which will be stored, must be noticed.Filed bySubmitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)Applicant statusPersons, Legal entities


Licence to trade in revolvers, semi-automatic pistols, shotguns, hunt-ing weapons, weapons for the destruction of adhesive material, sniper rifles, spare parts, cartridges, hunting powder, and firearms of A and long firearms of B and their parts as sample
What you will need
Legislation
- DescriptionTrade inLegal references
- DescriptionTerms and conditions.Legal references
- DescriptionSupporting documents and procedure for issuing the licences provided for in Laws 2168/93 and 456/76Legal references
- DescriptionConditions for safe storage of firearms, ammunition, explosives, and explosive devices.Legal references
- DescriptionProcessing through Citizens' Service Centres operating as Points of Single Contact; application formLegal references
- DescriptionProcessing time for Hellenic Police licences.Legal references
- DescriptionTerms, conditions and procedure for granting licences for the import, trade, disposal, possession and carrying of Category A firearms and ammunition and Category B long guns under Annex I to Law 2168/4993Legal references
- DescriptionAmendment of Law 2168/1993 (Series I, 147), “Regulation of matters concerning weapons, ammunition, explosives, explosive devices and other provisions”; alignment of Greek legislation with Directive (EU (ΕΕ)) 2017/853 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 amending Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons; and adoption of the necessary supplementary measures for implementing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU (ΕΕ)) 2015/2403.Legal references
About
In any cace, the competent Police Authority issues a response, either positive (licence to trade in explosives) or negative (rejecting the request). Lack of response does not imply tacit approval or rejection of the request.
Other Information
Remarks
Security Departments and Sub-Directorates



