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1. Non-Union goods listed in Annex I may temporarily enter the customs territory of the Union when they are accompanied by a single import authorisation requested by an importer without establishment in the customs territory of the Union.

2. Importers without establishment in the customs territory of the Union may be granted a single import authorisation for the listed goods only in the following situations:

(a) the temporary admission for evaluation, exhibition or inward processing for repair, provided that the listed goods remain the property of a person established outside the customs territory of the Union and those goods are re-exported to that person;

(b) the temporary admission by hunters, historical re-enactors or sport shooters as part of their accompanied personal effects, provided that they present to the competent authority:

(i) the reasons for the journey, in particular by producing an invitation or other proof of the hunting, historical re-enactment or sport shooting activities in the customs territory of the Union;

(ii) a description of the listed goods intended to be brought into the customs territory of the Union and the reasons for the type and amount of those goods which shall be appropriate for the reasons of the temporary admission; the amount of ammunition shall be limited to a maximum of 800 rounds for hunters and a maximum of 1 200 rounds for sport shooters;

(iii) information on the planned exit point and exit date of those goods;

(c) non-Union goods entering and passing through the customs territory of the Union placed under a customs transit procedure with the final destination in a third country. The authorisations referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph shall be granted by the competent authority of the Member State where the evaluation, exhibition, repair or sport-shooting, hunting or historical re-enactment takes place. In cases where the evaluation, exhibition, repair or sport-shooting, hunting or historical re-enactment takes place in more than one Member State, the authorisation shall be granted by the competent authority of the Member State where the first evaluation, exhibition, repair or sport-shooting, hunting or historical re-enactment takes place. The authorisation referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph shall be granted by the competent authority of the Member State where the goods enter the customs territory of the Union.

3. The application for the import authorisation referred to in paragraph 2 shall include the following:

(a) a proof or statement of absence of a criminal record concerning conduct constituting an offence listed in Article 2(2) of Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA, or concerning any other conduct provided that it constituted an offence punishable by a maximum penalty of at least 4 years of imprisonment;

(b) the identification of one of the three purposes listed in paragraph 2;

(c) the date and unique reference number of the authorisation, or equivalent, to own or possess a firearm and of the export authorisation from the third country, or where applicable, proof of the exception from that authorisation; and (d) the particulars of the firearms, including the name of the manufacturer or brand, the country or place of manufacture, the serial number, and the model where feasible.

4. Article 10(1), (2), (3), (5), (6) and (7) shall apply for issuing the import authorisation referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.

5. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, Member States may grant a national general import authorisation directly authorising the temporary import of Category C listed goods into the territory of their Member State for the purposes referred to in paragraph 2, point (b), in specific cases where the hunters, historical re-enactors or sport shooters have been invited to an activity in the premises of the organiser. The importers shall meet the obligations set out in this Regulation, with the exception of those related to the request of a single import authorisation, and shall comply with the terms and conditions defined in the national general import authorisation.

6. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, specify the minimum requirements for the terms and conditions to be included in the national general import authorisations. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 43(3).