The export operations of firearms, essential parts and components, as well as corresponding ammunition by individuals, gunsmiths, and intermediaries are carried out in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 258/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council of 14 March 2012 on the implementation of Article 10 of the United Nations Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing and Trafficking of Firearms, Their Parts and Components, and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UN Firearms Protocol), and establishing measures regarding export authorizations, import, and transit for firearms, their essential parts and components, as well as ammunition, hereinafter referred to as Regulation (EU) No. 258/2012. Authorized gunsmiths/intermediaries carrying out operations with weapons and legal/physical persons, holders of the right to possess or, as appropriate, carry and use lethal or non-lethal weapons subject to authorization, who intend to transfer the weapons they possess to a third country, must request the issuance of the authorization from the Romanian General Inspectorate of Police - Directorate for Weapons, Explosives, and Dangerous Substances. After the delivery of the firearms, their essential parts and components, or ammunition has occurred, within 4 months from this moment, the exporter must obtain from the external partner the delivery control certificate or other equivalent document, issued or certified by the competent authority from the importing country, attesting that the goods have reached their destination, which must be submitted to the Romanian General Inspectorate of Police - Directorate for Weapons, Explosives, and Dangerous Substances. The validity period of the export authorization for firearms, essential parts and components, as well as the corresponding ammunition intended for civilian use, is equal to the validity of the import authorization issued by the competent authorities of the destination country, but no less than 9 months.*