Article 1
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Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is amended as follows:
1. in Article 1a, the following paragraph is added:
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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.
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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.
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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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 February 2017.
For the Council
The President
K. Mizzi