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	San Marino
Status	Licence required
Regulator	Comando della Gendarmeria (Register of Authorised Investigators) and Ufficio Industria, Artigianato e Commercio (business licence)
Who holds the licence	Individuals and agencies
Exam	Yes
Training	Compulsory paid course, with content set by the Gendarmeria and run with the Centro di Formazione Professionale, before the exam (Art. 5)
Renewal	Registration in the Register of Authorised Investigators lasts one year and is renewed on request after the Gendarmeria checks the requirements are still met (Art. 5); the Gendarmeria also re-checks owners, directors, partners and staff every year (Art. 8)
Firearms	Investigation services must be provided without weapons (Art. 3).

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