EUROPEAN SHOTGUN CHAMPIONSHIP 2009
CZECH REPUBLIC, Opařany

Gun permit

Temporary Import of Firearms and Ammunition in the Czech Republic
(Firearms Act No. 119/2002 Coll. – Section 46 – Firearms and ammunition transit)

For the holders of European Firearms Permit

1. Firearms imported by the holder of the European Firearms Permit shall be listed in his European Firearms Permit. The holder of the European Firearms Permit shall submit an officially authenticated invitation of the sports event organizer.
2. Notice: Everyone that transports a firearm and ammunition through the state frontier of the Czech Republic is obliged to notify the police in the frontier of the Czech Republic of this fact and at the same time to show the firearm, ammunition and the European Firearms Permit and an officially authenticated invitation to the control.
3. The firearms transit permit for the participation in the international event in the sports shooting is free of administrative charges.

 

For the holders of other licences - "National Firearms Permits"

4. Everyone that owns the Firearms Accompanying Document – “Zbrojní průvodní list – ZPL“ (hereinafter referred to as ZPL) can temporarily import and use firearms and ammunition for the stated purpose.
5. ZPL can be issued before your departure by an embassy of the Czech Republic in your country or by a unit of the Police of the Czech Republic in the frontier when you enter the Czech Republic (also the airport).
6. ZPL is issued on the basis of an application that shall be submitted on a special form (see bottom - this form is always one sheet of paper printed on both sides) and accompanied by an officially authenticated invitation of the sports event organizer and by the „National Firearms Permit“.

For the travel with a firearm to the countries of the European Union

(Czech Republic is a member of the European Union since May 1, 2004)

7. When they are controlled on the outer frontier of the European Union, the participants from the third countries who travel to the member state of the European Union shall submit the permit of each member state in or through whose territory they are going to travel with a firearm or ammunition. Note: in the case of air transport, this permit is constituted only by ZPL according to the clauses 4,5 and 6.
8. Notice 1: Everyone that transports a firearm and ammunition through the state frontier of the Czech Republic is obliged to notify the police in the frontier of the Czech Republic of this fact and at the same time to show the firearm, ammunition, ZPL and an officially authenticated invitation to the control.
9. Notice 2: Every holder of ZPL shall return it to the police on the frontier when leaving the Czech Republic.
10. The firearms transit permit for the participation in the international event in sports shooting is free of administrative charges.

Application forms for the holders of other licences - "National Firearms Permits":

(If you already have European Firearms Permit - you don't need these application forms)

• Application for the issue of the arms waybill for permanent export, permanent import, and transit of firearms and ammunition: page 1 (pdf 432 kB), page 2 (pdf 394 kB)
• Demande de délivrance du document d´accompagnement relatif a l´exportation définitive, l´importation définitive, le transit d´armes ou munitions: page 1 (pdf 423 kB), page 2 (pdf 386 kB)
• Antrag auf die Ausstellung des Waffengeleitscheines für Dauerausfuhr, Dauereinfuhr und Transit von Waffen oder Munition: seite 1 (pdf 428 kB), seite 2 (pdf 413 kB)
• Richiesta per il rilascio del documento di accompagnamento relativo all´esportazione definitiva, l´importazione definitiva, il transito di armi o munizioni: pagina 1 (pdf 426 kB), pagina 2 (pdf 409 kB)

Fragment from Matt Burkett's blog about CZEO 2005 (http://mattburkett.blogspot.com/2005/08/cz-trip.html) ......... Flying to the Czech Republic with guns was exceedingly easy. All you need is an invitation to the match which I printed out at home from the match website and then go to the police station in the airport and they will get you checked in and issue you a firearms transportation permit. Took about 15 minutes and I was out of the airport. When you are in the country for competition there are no fees for the permit. The people in CZ seem very positive about guns and sport shooting. ........