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10.11.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 395/7 |
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 4 September 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky — Slovakia) — Michal Zeman v Krajské riaditeľstvo Policajného zboru v Žiline
(Case C-543/12) (1)
((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 91/477/EEC - Issuing of the European firearms pass - National legislation according to which that pass is issued only to holders of a firearms licence issued for hunting or target shooting use))
(2014/C 395/08)
Language of the case: Slovak
Referring court
Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Michal Zeman
Defendant: Krajské riaditeľstvo Policajného zboru v Žiline
Operative part of the judgment
Council Directive 91/477/EEC of 18 June 1991 on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons, as amended by Directive 2008/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008, must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which authorises the issue of a European firearms pass only to holders of weapons used for hunting and target shooting purposes.