The operations of exporting firearms, essential parts and components, as well as the 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 of the Council of 14 March 2012 implementing Article 10 of the United Nations Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (the 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 to carry out operations with firearms and, respectively, individuals/legal entities, holders of the right to possess or, as the case may be, to carry and use lethal or non-lethal firearms subject to authorization, who wish to transfer the owned firearms to a third country, must request the issuance of the authorization from the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police - Directorate for Weapons, Explosives and Dangerous Substances. After the delivery of the firearms, their essential parts and components, or ammunition has taken place, within 4 months from this moment, the exporter must obtain from the foreign partner the delivery control certificate or other equivalent document, issued or certified by the competent authority of the importing country, attesting that the goods have arrived at their destination, which must be submitted to the General Inspectorate of the Romanian 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 not less than 9 months.*