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

1.. In Article 1a, the following paragraphs are added:
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5. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities in the Member States as listed in Annex II may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of sporting rifles, sporting pistols and their ammunition, as listed in Annex V, which also comply with the specifications defined in the equipment control guide of International Shooting Sport Federation, under such conditions as those authorities deem appropriate, if they determine that such equipment is intended exclusively for use in sports events and sports training recognised by the International Shooting Sport Federation.
6. The Member State concerned shall notify the other Member States and the Commission of its intention to grant an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 5 at least 10 days prior to the authorisation, including the type and quantity of the equipment concerned and the purpose for which it is intended.';
2.. In Article 1b, the following paragraphs are added:
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5. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities in the Member States as listed in Annex II may authorise the provision, directly or indirectly, of technical assistance or brokering services, financing or financial assistance related to sporting rifles, sporting pistols and their ammunition, as listed in Annex V, which also comply with the specifications defined in the equipment control guide of International Shooting Sport Federation, under such conditions as those authorities deem appropriate, if they determine that such equipment is intended exclusively for use in sports events and sports training recognised by the International Shooting Sport Federation.
6. The Member State concerned shall notify the other Member States and the Commission of its intention to grant an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 5 at least 10 days prior to the authorisation, including on the nature of the assistance or services related thereto.';
3.. The text set out in the Annex to this Regulation is added as Annex V.
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, 23 February 2018.
For the Council
The President
E. ZAHARIEVA
ANNEX

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ANNEX V Sporting rifles, sporting pistols and ammunition as referred to in paragraph 5 of Article 1a and in paragraph 5 of Article 1b, intended exclusively for use in sports events and sports training, as follows:

ex 9303 30 Sporting rifles of calibre .22 inches
ex 9302 Sporting pistols of calibre .22 inches
ex 9306 30 10 Ammunition for sporting pistols of calibre .22 inches
ex 9306 30 90 Ammunition for sporting rifles of calibre .22 inches.'
