Type approval of weapons and ammunition

According to Government of the Republic Regulation No 341 of 6 November 2001 the agency authorised to perform type approval of weapons and ammunition is the Estonian Forensic Science Institute.

Type approval of weapons and ammunition is an act that verifies the permissibility of using a particular model of weapon or cartridge or an essential component of a firearm for civilian purposes and determines the field of application according to §§ 3 and 25 of the Weapons Act.

Type approval of weapons and ammunition takes place according to the procedure adopted by Regulation No 28 of the Minister of the Interior of 13 April 2007.

The decision whether or not a type approval of weapons and ammunition is issued is made within 30 days after the application is submitted.

Application for type approval of weapons and ammunition

The application can be sent via post to Estonian Forensic Science Institute Tervise 20 Tallinn 13419 or in digitally signed form to the e-mail address [email protected]. An application without sufficient information and/or signature will be sent back for revising.