European Commission Airsoft Questions

20 april 2010

After our meeting in Brussels we really had a great feeling about the conversation and the enthousiastic reactions. It seems that on March 31st Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (ALDE) already submitted her questions to the European Commission. Please her document below. We are really looking forward to the response of the European Commission to her questions...

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2487/10
by Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (ALDE)
to the Commission
Subject: Airsoft

The recreational activity known as Airsoft has at least a million players in Europe. This game involves the use of an Airsoft device, which has the external features of a firearm, but is entirely unsuited for conversion into a real gun.
The Member States of the EU regulate the use of the Airsoft device in a variety of ways. Differing product requirements are being imposed even though the Member States are all seeking to achieve the same safety and public health objective. The Toy Directive (2009/48/EC1) and the Firearms Directive (91/477/EEC2) may be cited in this connection. The producer of Airsoft devices is clearly faced with a fragmented internal market. In Portugal, for example, the butt and the muzzle tip are required to be coloured a bright orange, while no restrictions are imposed in Belgium, and in the Netherlands the device is banned altogether.

The fact is that Airsoft is gaining in popularity, but its players are faced in practice with the usual set of problems. One really wonders whether there is any justification for this in 2010. Players have stated that they are prepared to comply with strict rules provided these rules are clear and are the same in all 27 EU Member States.

1. Does the Commission agree that it should be possible to practise Airsoft freely and without hindrance in all 27 Member States (and that the game should thus be recognised throughout the EU)? If not, why not? If so, what measures will the Commission take to ensure that this happens?
2. Does the Commission agree that the product requirements for the Airsoft device should be the same for all 27 EU Member States? If not, why not? If so, what measures will the Commission take to ensure that this happens?

Verkennende gesprekken in Brussel

27 februari 2010

EAA Laatste nieuws

22 februari 2010

Here is a word from the EAA. We have introduced a link list of all known national airsoft associations. Visit and support yours! When your assocaition is missing on the list, please feel free to contact us.

De EAA heeft sinds begin 2010 een eigen postbus adres in Brussel, zie onderstaand de informatie:

P.O. Box 22000
1000 Brussels
Belgium

Further more we are working hard to form a first board for the EAA to establish the EAA legally. Our forums become very active, let us hear your voice/opinion on the forums!

Forum + Registration online

27 juli 2009

Today we enabled the forums on the EAA website. You have to register to access the forums. There will also be an internal EAA forum. An account can be created here...

Remark this is just a functional registration which has nothing to do with an EAA membership or what so ever.

Europese Airsoft Associatie

14 juli 2009

Welkom op de nieuwe website van de European Airsoft Association (EAA).

Momenteel zijn we druk bezig met de oprichting van de EAA en wordt er tevens hard gewerkt aan de website.Bezoek onze website binnenkort nogmaals voor meer informatie.

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