Those rules should apply only to firearms or essential components that are manufactured or imported into the Union on or after 14 September 2018, when they are placed on the market, while firearms and parts manufactured or imported into the Union before that date should remain covered by the marking and registration requirements under Directive 91/477/EEC that are applicable until that date.
Níor cheart feidhm a bheith ag na rialacha sin ach amháin maidir le hairm tine nó le comhpháirteanna bunriachtanacha a dhéanfar a mhonarú nó a allmhairiú isteach san Aontas an 14 Meán Fómhair 2018 nó ina dhiaidh sin, nuair a chuirfear ar an margadh iad, agus, san am céanna, ba cheart airm tine agus páirteanna díobh a bheidh monaraithe nó allmhairithe isteach san Aontas roimh an dáta sin leanúint de bheith cumhdaithe ag na ceanglais mharcála agus chlárúcháin faoi Threoir 91/477/CEE a bheidh infheidhme go dtí an dáta sin.