License for the production, assembly, import and/or export, re-export, trade in weapons and ammunition intended for civilian use and repair of weapons intended for civilian use

A permissive act, which confirms the right of the holder to undertake activities with weapons and ammunition intended for civilian use, such as the production, assembly, import and/or export, re-export, trade and repair of weapons intended for civilian use.

Requirements for the applicant:

The availability of storage facilities for weapons and ammunition, which meet the conditions stipulated in Annex no.3 of Law no. 130/2012 (for the import and/or export, re-export, trade in weapons and ammunition intended for civilian use);
The availability of storage facilities intended for weapons and ammunition trading operations, which meet the conditions indicated in Annex no.4 of Law no. 130/2012 (for trade in weapons and ammunition intended for civilian use);
The possession by the enterprise's manager of a certificate confirming the completion of qualification courses in the field of weapons and ammunition, issued by an accredited authority according to the legislation (for the import and/or export, re-export, trade in weapons and ammunition intended for civilian use);
The possession by the seller of the certificate confirming the completion of qualification courses in the field of weapons and ammunition, issued by an accredited authority according to the legislation (for trade in weapons and ammunition intended for civilian use);
All the employees of the enterprise meet the conditions set out in Article 7 paragraph (1) letter a) and d), are not in any of the situations stipulated in Article 7 paragraph (2) letters a), b) and e)-g) and are authorized by the competent service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to carry out operations with weapons and ammunition;
The availability of premises for the repair and storage of weapons, which comply with the requirements indicated in Annex no. 5 of Law no. 130/2012 (for the repair of weapons for civilian use);
The availability of at least one employee with relevant education (for the repair of weapons for civilian use);
The availability of premises for carrying out weapons and/or ammunition production operations (for the production and assembly of weapons and ammunition intended for civilian use);
The availability of premises intended for the storage of weapons and premises intended exclusively for the storage of ammunition, caps or powders for ammunition, which meet the conditions stipulated in Annex no.3 of Law no. 130/2012 (for the production and assembly of weapons and ammunition intended for civilian use);
The availability of technological lines for the production of approved weapons and ammunition (for the production and assembly of weapons and ammunition intended for civilian use);
Possession by the manager and at least one employee of relevant studies (for the production and assembly of weapons and ammunition intended for civilian use);
Recruitment of people aged 21 and over who are psychologically and medically fit;
Non-admissibility of employing persons who are under indictment or are defendants in criminal cases for acts committed intentionally, according to the legislation in force, have a criminal record, present a danger to public order, life and bodily integrity of persons and are on special record at the police bodies;
Non-admissibility of employing persons who have not been authorized by the competent service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to carry out operations with weapons and ammunition;
Compliance with sanitary, fire-fighting and labour protection rules;
The introduction into the commercial circuit only of weapons and ammunition that meet the conditions set out in Article 48 paragraphs (1) and (2) (for the import and trade in weapons and ammunition);
The sale of weapons and ammunition only to natural and legal persons authorized to procure them, on the basis of original identity documents, and in the case of weapons with a rifled barrel - only after each weapon with a rifled barrel, together with 3 cartridges of the caliber of each weapon, has been presented to the competent police body for the purpose of experimental firing and registration of projectiles and cartridge casings (experimentally fired) in the operational records of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (for the import and trade in weapons and ammunition);
Procurement of weapons and ammunition only from foreign or Moldovan legal persons authorized to carry out such operations, as well as from natural persons lawfully holding and disposing of them (for the import and trade in weapons and ammunition);
Establishment of registers of operations with weapons and ammunition in accordance with the models approved by order of the Minister of Internal Affairs, which have a special regime and which are registered with the competent service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and their submission for control to specially designated police officers (for the import and trade in weapons and ammunition);
Submitting for control to the competent police bodies the documents for carrying out operations with weapons and ammunition, as well as the documents on the basis of which they have traded weapons (for the import and trade in weapons and ammunition);
Monthly submission to the police body within whose territorial jurisdiction the natural person is domiciled or the legal person has its registered office of the lists of those who have procured lethal and non-lethal weapons, as well as the identification data of these weapons, and in the case of weapons with a rifled barrel, also to the services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs authorized to manage the State Register of Weapons and to register and keep operational records of the projectile and the (trans-experimental) marker-tube (for the import and trade in weapons and ammunition);
Ensuring full security conditions for the weapons and ammunition in management, so that buyers or visitors do not have the possibility to take a weapon from the rack or shelf (for the import and trade in weapons and ammunition);

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Step 1. Submitting the application
The applicant (or his/her legal representative), by pressing the Apply button, identifies him/herself in the system (https://actpermisiv.gov.md), fills in the application and uploads the necessary documents, in person or with the help of the receptionist at the counter.
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Step 2. Application processing
In case the applicant (or his/her legal representative):
a) submits the application and the necessary documents with the help of the receptionist at the counter, the receptionist: - will receive and duly register the application (declaration) for obtaining the license and will receive the documents submitted by the applicant, and - will immediately and unconditionally issue to the applicant the constatation certificate according to the model indicated in Annex no. 3 to the Law no. 160 of 22.07.2011, - will send the case (electronic copies of the application and accompanying documents) to the issuing authority for review. The application may be returned to the applicant only if the application does not contain the information necessary to identify the applicant.
b) submits the application and uploads the documents personally directly into the system, the system: - will automatically generate the electronic document confirming receipt of the application and documents ("constatation certificate ") and - will automatically forward the application and the set of documents to specialized Department.
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Step 3. Application examination
The responsible specialist opens the case, examines the application and accompanying documents, checks compliance with the conditions. In the case of the lack of the required documents/information expressly stipulated by the legislation, the specialist will suspend the deadline for examination of the application and will immediately inform the applicant about this fact, specifying and describing the reason for the suspension, the deadline and the remedial actions to be taken in order to initiate the examination of the application.
On the basis of the complete set of documents the specialist examines the case and organizes additional examinations on the interior for taking the decision on issuing the license. On the day of registration of the application and submission of the documents stipulated by this Article for obtaining/reissuing the license, the licensing authority shall notify the control bodies in the field of fiscal control, legal metrological control, as well as the national supervisory and control body on the manufacture and circulation of weapons and ammunition for civilian use in order to ascertain (with or without requesting a control visit from the respective bodies) the compliance of the main technological equipment for the manufacture of weapons and ammunition with the legal requirements.
No later than 7 working days from the date of the notification, the control bodies in the field of fiscal control, legal metrological control and national supervision and control over the manufacture and circulation of weapons and ammunition for civilian use, shall send a notification or the control minutes on the results of the performed verification.
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Step 4. Notification and service payment
If the issuance of the permissive act is accepted, the applicant (or his/her legal representative) receives an electronic notification and pays the established fee through the MPay service or at the bank. If the fee is paid at the bank, the applicant presents the original payment voucher with signature/wet stamp.
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Step 5. Completion of the permissive act or refusal
After submitting the document confirming the payment of the fee for the issuance/extension or its reissuance, the specialist shall complete the permissive act which will be signed by the head of Department or his/her deputy.
In the case of refusal of the application, the specialist shall inform the applicant of the refusal, with an appropriate justification in accordance with the provisions of the law, and only if the applicant does not meet the conditions expressly specified in the law or, as the case may be, does not prove that these conditions have been met during the suspension of the deadline for examination of the application.
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Step 6. Issue of the permissive act
After the generation of a permissive act, the applicant or his legal representative receives an electronic notification, with the possibility to download the document directly from the applicant’s personal cabinet or email.
On request, the act can be issued on paper at the PSA office, at the address mun. Chisinau, A. Pushkin 47, floor 3, office 308.

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Examination of the application and preparation of the file for issuing the duplicate license. *
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Examination of the application and preparation of the file in view of the license reissuance. *
Examination of the application and preparation of the file for the issuance of a copy of the license (with the same validity as the license), when issuing the license. *
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Examination of the application and preparation of the file in view of the license reissuance. *
Examination of the application and preparation of the file for the issuance of a copy of the license (with the same validity as the license), upon license reissuance. *
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* Licensing fee is charged for the issuance/extension of the license (valid for 5 years):
- License for the import and trade in arms and ammunition operations: purchase, sale, storage, import, export, re-export, transshipment, transfer and transport of weapons, ammunition and their components, as well as the intermediation of these operations – 10 000 MDL.
- License for weapons repair operations: storage, repair, deactivation, addition, testing and verification of weapons, carrying out periodic technical examination – 5 000 MDL.
- License for weapons and/or ammunition production operations: production, manufacture, confection, assembly, processing, experimentation, storage, sale, transportation, export, disposal and destruction of weapons and ammunition, as well as import, export, re-export of parts and components of weapons and/or ammunition – 20 000 MDL.
- Reissuance of the license and/or issuance of a copy of the license, including in case of creation of a new separate subdivision (branch) - 10% of the fee for its issuance.
- Duplicate license – 500 MDL.

Confirmation of power of attorney, as applicable (proxy/MPower power of attorney)
Proof of legal possession of specialized means of transport for the transport of dangerous goods, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party, or proof that it has concluded a contract for the provision of transport services with the person holding specialized transport for the transport of dangerous goods
The documents shall be submitted in copies with the presentation of the originals for verification (Article 126 paragraph (3) of the Law no. 160 of 22.07.2011 on the regulation of entrepreneurial activity by authorization (except for documents that are verified on the basis of the one-stop shop).
Proof of the metrological checks of the instruments subject to mandatory verification and, where applicable, the operating permit of the marksman's firing for the purpose of weapons verification (in the case of weapon smiths wishing to carry out weapons repair operations)
Proof of ownership of specially equipped premises intended for the storage and, where appropriate, trade or repair of weapons and ammunition, which comply with the requirements set out in Annex no. 3 and, where appropriate, no. 4 or no. 5 of the Law, and equipped with technical protection facilities and electronic surveillance and alarm systems, connected to specialized alarm and intervention dispatching and to video monitoring systems
The documents shall be submitted in copies with the presentation of the originals for verification (Article 126 paragraph (3) of the Law no. 160 of 22.07.2011 on the regulation of entrepreneurial activity by authorization (except for documents that are verified on the basis of the one-stop shop).
Document confirming the completion of qualification courses in the field of weapons and ammunition
The documents shall be submitted in copies with the presentation of the originals for verification (Article 126 paragraph (3) of the Law no. 160 of 22.07.2011 on the regulation of entrepreneurial activity by authorization (except for documents that are verified on the basis of the one-stop shop).
The undertaking's articles of association, in which the type of activity and the operations to be carried out are mentioned.
The documents shall be submitted in copies with the presentation of the originals for verification (Article 126 paragraph (3) of the Law no. 160 of 22.07.2011 on the regulation of entrepreneurial activity by authorization (except those established for verification through the one-stop shop procedure).
The document certifying completion of the training course or, where appropriate, the qualification course, studies in the field of weapons and ammunition, for the activities specified in paragraph (1) in the field of weapons and ammunition, for the activities specified in paragraph (1) of this Article
The documents shall be submitted in copies with the presentation of the originals for verification (Article 126 paragraph (3) of the Law no. 160 of 22.07.2011 on the regulation of entrepreneurial activity by authorization (except for documents that are verified on the basis of the one-stop shop).
The deed of ownership or rental contract for the real estate where the licensed activity will take place
Affidavit of no previous offences or criminal record
In copy with the presentation of originals for verification.

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