Directive 2014/28/EU

• Directive 2014/28/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses (recast) was adopted on 26 February 2014 and became applicable on 20 April 2016, replacing and repealing Directive 93/15/EEC.

• Commission Decision 2004/388/EC of 15 April 2004 on an Intra-Community transfer of explosives document, amended by Commission Decision 2010/347/EU of 19 June 2010.

• Questions and answers (124 kB) regarding the implementation of Directive 2014/28/EU

Traceability of explosives for civil uses

• Commission Directive 2008/43/EC of 4 April 2008 setting up, pursuant to Council Directive 93/15/EEC, a system for the identification and traceability of explosives for civil uses, amended by Directive 2012/4/EU

Harmonised standards

• Explosives which are in conformity with harmonised standards, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, are presumed to be in conformity with the essential safety requirements set out in Annex II of Directive 2014/28/EU.

• Updated publication of references (OJ C 118 of 12/04/2017) of harmonised standards for the implementation of Directive 2014/28/EU.

Notified bodies

• NANDO database (click on 'Legislation' and then on '2014/28/EU Explosives for civil uses')

• List of contact information (47 kB) of the notified bodies for explosives

• Agreed interpretations (79 kB) adopted by the Forum of Notified Bodies for Explosives

Contact points and links

• European Commission

• National authorities (439 kB)

• European associations and federations (8 kB)

• Security of explosives: DG Migration and Home Affairs