Commentaries: Art. 18a

Manufacturers of firearms and their essential components or accessories must mark these objects individually and clearly for the purpose of identification and traceability. . .¹²
All firearms and their essential components and accessories brought into Switzerland must be marked individually and clearly.
Markings must be applied in such a way that they cannot be removed or altered without mechanical effort.
The Federal Council may make provision for unmarked firearms to be brought into Switzerland for a maximum of one year.

Second sentence repealed by the Annex to the FD of 28 Sept. 2018 on the Adoption and Implementation of the Exchange of Notes between Switzerland and the EC concerning the Adoption of Directive (EU) 2017/853 on the Amendment of the EU Weapons Directive, with effect from 1 Sept. 2020 (AS 2019 2415, 2020 2953;BBl 2018 1881). ↩
Amended by Art. 2 of the FD of 11 Dec. 2009 on the Adoption and Implementation of the Exchange of Notes between Switzerland and the EC concerning the Adoption of Directive 2008/51/EC on Amending the Weapons Directive, in force since 28 July 2010 (AS 2010 2899;BBl 2009 3649). ↩

Art. 18a