Overview
- ARCA formalized the change through General Resolution 5789/2025 published in the Official Gazette on November 18.
- From the effective date, authorizations for firearms, ammunition, gunpowder, explosives, and principal parts must be submitted exclusively via the VUCEA platform.
- The measure implements ANMAC Resolution 51/25, which ordered the digitalization and simplification of permits for controlled materials.
- Procedural guidance will appear in a technical annex and an External User Manual to be posted on the VUCEA microsite.
- The customs directorate and ARCA’s IT unit are empowered to issue complementary rules before the mandate takes effect on December 2, 2025.