CHAPTER 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subject matter
Article 1
This Directive sets up a harmonised system for the unique identification and traceability of explosives for civil uses.

Scope
Article 2
This Directive shall not apply to the following:
1. explosives transported and delivered unpackaged or in pump trucks for their direct unloading into the blast-hole;
2. explosives manufactured at the blasting sites, and that are loaded immediately after being produced (in situ production);
3. ammunitions;
4. fuses, which are cord-like non-detonating igniting devices;
5. safety fuses, which consist of a core of fine grained black powder surrounded by a flexible woven fabric with one or more protective outer coverings and which, when ignited, burn at a predetermined rate without any external explosive effect;
6. cap-type primers, which consist of a metal or plastic cap containing a small amount of primary explosive mixture that is readily ignited by impact and which serve as igniting elements in small arms cartridges or in percussion primers for propelling charges.
Substituted by Commission Directive 2012/4/EU of 22 February 2012 amending Directive 2008/43/EC setting up, pursuant to Council Directive 93/15/EEC, a system for the identification and traceability of explosives for civil uses (Text with EEA relevance).
Inserted by Commission Directive 2012/4/EU of 22 February 2012 amending Directive 2008/43/EC setting up, pursuant to Council Directive 93/15/EEC, a system for the identification and traceability of explosives for civil uses (Text with EEA relevance).