CHAPTER IIEXPORT AUTHORISATION, PROCEDURES AND CONTROLS AND IMPORT AND TRANSIT MEASURES

Article 8

1.

For the purpose of tracing, the export authorisation and the import licence or import authorisation issued by the importing third country and the accompanying documentation shall together contain information that includes:

(a)

the dates of issue and expiry;

(b)

the place of issue;

(c)

the country of export;

(d)

the country of import;

(e)

whenever applicable, the third country or countries of transit;

(f)

the consignee;

(g)

the final recipient, if known at the time of the shipment;

(h)

particulars enabling the identification of the firearms, their parts and essential components and ammunition, and the quantity thereof including, at the latest prior to the shipment, the marking applied to the firearms.

2.

The information referred to in paragraph 1, if contained in the import licence or import authorisation, shall be provided by the exporter in advance to the third countries of transit, at the latest prior to the shipment.