The carrying out of operations for the transport of weapons, parts, essential components, and ammunition within the country and, as applicable, outside the territory of Romania, by the gunsmith authorized for this purpose, may be performed only with means of transport approved by the competent police authority and is conditioned upon the prior issuance of the permit for the transport of weapons and ammunition, which can be obtained following a request addressed to the General Directorate of Police of the Municipality of Bucharest or the county police inspectorate within whose territorial area the domicile or residence is located. The validity period of the permit for the transport of weapons and ammunition is equal to the validity of the service contract for providing goods with special characteristics concluded with the gendarme unit or authorized gunsmiths (exclusively for a maximum of 25 weapons or 30,000 cartridges).*