Conditions for obtaining licenses for trade in weapons, ammunition and explosives

Trafficking in weapons, ammunition and explosives is the activity that is specific, rare, strictly regulated, requiring a license and subject to a detailed inspection by the state authorities in the Polish legal system. This is justified by the need to ensure national security and public order. The author discusses in detail the applicable provisions of the so-called “act on special trading” and a number of priority implementing acts. He presents the following sources of regulations, defines the subject of the licensed activity and dis-cusses requirements for applicants, including issues related to professional preparation, health and technical-organizational conditions. He also analyzes the content of the application for a license, the procedure for granting a concession by a licensing authority and the content of the decision issued. He also takes into account the possibility of a refusal to grant a license, its revocation and changes in the scope of a license, indicating the applicant’s right to challenge the decision by requesting for review with extraordinary rendition or in the course of administrative court proceedings.