Kommissionen udsteder efter proceduren i direktivets artikel 13a, stk. 2, fælles retningslinjer for inaktiveringsstandarder og inaktiveringsteknikker for at sikre, at inaktiverede skydevåben er definitivt ubrugelige.«
The Commission shall, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13a(2) of the Directive, issue common guidelines on deactivation standards and techniques to ensure that deactivated firearms are rendered irreversibly inoperable.’.