Prior permission concerning the weapons, ammunition, gunpowder, explosives and accessories
Please find below the text of articles 17 and 70 from the Legislative Decree no 137 dated June 12, 1959, which impose obtaining a prior permission concerning the types of military equipment, weapons, ammunition, explosives and fireworks specified in 9 categories in Article 2 of the mentioned Legislative decree.
- Ammonium nitrate status
Ammonium nitrate with a nitrogen grade of 34.5% or less, is no longer subject to the provisions of legislative decree no. 137/59, since it is not a component used in the manufacturing of explosives, and hence is classified under the agricultural fertilizers category, which are subject to the provisions of the Ministry of Agriculture’s decision no. 13, dated November 23, 1992, included in page 14 of the present circular.
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