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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 101.05
SUBSTANCES USED IN THE ILLICIT 
MANUFACTURE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS AND 
PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES RULES
5th January, 2004
LEGAL NOTICE 279 of 2003, as amended by Legal Notices 301 of 2003
and 2 of 2004.
Citation.
Amended by:
L.N. 301 of 2003.
1. The title of these Rules is the  Substances used in the Illicit
Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Rules.
Interpretation.
"consignee" means any natural or legal person to which the
scheduled substances are delivered in the country of destination,
and such person may be different from the end-user;
"International Narcotics Control Board" means the Board
established by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as
amended by the 1972 Protocol amending the Single Convention on
Narcotic Drugs, 1961;
"operator" means any natural or legal person engaged in the
manufacture, processing, trade or distribution of scheduled
substances or involved in other related activities such as the
brokering and storage of scheduled substances;
Cap. 101.
"placing on the market" means any supply against payment or
free of charge to third parties of scheduled substances
manufactured or put into free circulation;
"scheduled substance" means any substance specified in Table I
of the Third Schedule to the Ordinance, including mixtures and
natural products containing such substances. This excludes
medicines, pharmaceutical preparations, mixtures, natural products
or other preparations containing scheduled substances that are
compounded in such a way that such substances cannot be easily
used or recovered by readily applicable or economically viable
means;
"Superintendent" means the Superintendent of Public Health.
Competent 
authority.
3. The Superintendent shall be the competent authority
responsible for the implementation of these rules.
Registration and 
licensing of 
operators.
4. (1) The manufacture, importation, exportation, wholesale
dealing, trade, distribution and use of the scheduled substances in
the Third Schedule to the Ordinance shall be subject to the
possession of a licence issued by the Superintendent. The supply of
such substances will be authorised only where the persons to whom
they are to be supplied are specifically authorised, either generally
or individually, to be supplied with, possess or handle such
substances.
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(2) When considering whether to grant a licence, the
Superintendent shall in particular take into account the competence
and integrity of the applicant. The licence may be suspended or
revoked by the Superintendent whenever there are reasonable
grounds for belief that the holder is no longer a fit and proper
person to hold a licence, or that the conditions under which the
licence was issued are no longer fulfilled.
(3) Any operator holding the licence referred to in sub-rule (1)
shall supply scheduled substances specified in all categories of the
Third Schedule to the Ordinance only to persons specifically
authorised to be supplied with, possess or handle such substances.
(4) Operators engaged in the manufacture, import, export or
placing on the market of scheduled substances in all categories of
Table I of the Third Schedule to the Ordinance shall be required to
register and update with the Superintendent the addresses of the
premises from which they manufacture or trade in these substances.
Duties of 
operators.
5. It shall be the duty of operators:
( a ) to immediately notify the Superintendent of any
circumstances, such as unusual orders and transactions
involving scheduled substances, which suggest that
such substances intended for import, export or transit
may be diverted for the illicit manufacture of narcotic
drugs or psychotropic substances;
( b ) to provide the Superintendent with such information
about such transactions involving scheduled
substances as the Superintendent may require.
Export 
authorisation.
6. (1) Exportation of scheduled substances listed in Category
1 of Table I of the Third Schedule to the Ordinance shall be subject
to an authorisation for each individual substance, issued by the
Superintendent. The customs export declaration is to be lodged in
the form prescribed under Annex V.
(2) Applications for authorisations referred to in sub-rule (1)
shall contain the following information:
( a ) the name and address of the exporter, of the importer
in the importing country, of any other operator
involved in the export operation or shipment, and of
the consignee,
( b ) the name of the scheduled substances as given in
Category 1 of Table I of the Third Schedule to the
Ordinance,
(c) the quantity and weight of the scheduled substance
and, where it consists of a mixture, the quantity and
weight of the mixture as well as the quantity and
weight or the percentage of any substance or
substances listed in Table I of the Third Schedule to
the Ordinance which are contained in the mixture,
( d ) details as to the transport arrangements, and in
particular the expected date of dispatch, method of
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transport, name of the customs office where the
customs export declaration is to be lodged, and, in so
far as such information is available at this stage,
identification of the means of transport, itinerary,
expected point of exit from Malta and the point of
entry into the importing country.
In the case of sub-rule (7), a copy of the import permit
issued by the destination country must be attached to
the application.
(3) A decision on the application shall be taken within a period
of fifteen working days from the date on which the Superintendent
considers the file to be complete. This period shall be extended if
the authorities are obliged to make further enquiries in order to
satisfy themselves that the importation of the substances has been
properly authorised.
(4) Without prejudice to any possible implementation of
enforcement measures, the export authorisation referred to above
shall be refused, if:
( a ) there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the
information supplied in compliance with sub-rule (2)
is false or incorrect;
( b ) in the cases referred to in sub-rule (7) it is established
that the importation of the scheduled substances has
not been properly authorised by the competent
authorities of the country of destination;
( c ) there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the
substances in question are intended for the illicit
manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic
substances.
(5) If the particulars concerning the itinerary and means of
transport are not provided in the application referred to in sub-rule
(7), the export authorisation shall state that the operator must
furnish these particulars to the customs or other competent
authority at the point of exit from Malta before the physical
departure of the consignment. In this case, the export authorisation
shall be annotated accordingly at the time of issue.
(6) ( a ) In all cases, the export authorisation shall be produced
for inspection by the customs authorities when the
customs export declaration is lodged. A copy of this
authorisation shall, furthermore, accompany the
consignment to the customs office at the point of exit
of the scheduled substances from Malta. That office
shall insert, where appropriate, the particulars referred
to in sub-rule (5) together with any other necessary
particulars and it shall affix its stamp to the copy of the
authorisation before returning it to the issuing
authority.
( b ) The issue of an export authorisation does not preclude
any possible administrative or other liability of the
holder of such authorisation.
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( c ) The export authorisation may be suspended or revoked
by the Superintendent whenever there are reasonable
grounds to suspect that the substances might be
diverted to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or
psychotropic substances.
( d ) (i) Any exportation of scheduled substances listed
in Category 1 of Table I of the Third Schedule to
the Ordinance shall be preceded by pre-export
notification sent to the country of destination in
accordance with the provisions of Article 12(10)
of the United Nations Convention against Illicit
Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances of the 19th December, 1988, and
with Resolution 20/4 of the 1998 Special
Session on drugs of the United Nations General
Assembly. The country of destination shall be
allowed a period of time in which to reply of up
to fifteen working days, at the end of which the
export operation shall be authorised by the
Superintendent, unless advice to the contrary is
received.
(ii) The Superintendent shall, prior to any export of
scheduled substances to the requesting country,
supply the information specified in sub-rule (2),
to the competent authorities of that country.
(iii) The Superintendent shall require that the
authority in the importing country receiving the
information shall keep as confidential any trade,
business, commercial or professional secret or
any trade process referred to therein.
(7) Whenever, under an agreement between Malta and an
importing country, exports are not to be authorised unless an
import permit has been issued by the competent authorities of the
latter country for the substances in question, the Superintendent
shall assure himself that any importation has been properly
authorised, if necessary by requesting confirmation from the
competent authority of the importing country.
Specific export 
requirements:
Category 2 Table I.
7. (1) The exportation of scheduled substances listed in
Category 2 of Table I of the Third Schedule to the Ordinance shall
be subject to an authorisation issued in accordance with sub-rules
(2) and (3) by the Superintendent in accordance with the provisions
in force.
(2) Exports referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be subject  mutatis
mutandis  to the provisions of rule 6, wherever they appear to be
intended, directly or indirectly, for any importing country which
has been identified to be concerned by the illicit manufacture of
those narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances by the use of such
scheduled substances. The said identification shall be based, in
particular, on a reasoned request by the importing country
concerned. The provisions of rule 6 shall also apply whenever an
open individual authorisation cannot be issued under sub-rule (3):
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Provided that the provisions of rule 6 shall also apply
whenever a substance listed in Annex 1 is destined to an operator
established in a country listed in the same annex.
(3) In all other cases, the exportation of scheduled substances
listed in Category 2 of Table I of the Third Schedule to the
Ordinance may be authorised at the request of the operators
concerned on a global basis by the issue of an open individual
authorisation. The decision to issue such an authorisation shall take
into account the competence and integrity of the applicant together
with the nature, volume and pattern of his involvement in these
substances. In such cases, the holder shall enter the details of this
authorisation in the relevant customs export declaration. In
accordance with the provisions laid down by the Superintendent,
the holder of such an authorisation shall furnish information about
exports made under the authority of the authorisation.
(4) The open individual authorisation referred to in sub-rule (3)
may be suspended or revoked whenever there are reasonable
grounds for belief that its holder is not longer a fit and proper
person to hold an authorisation, or that the conditions under which
the authorisation was issued are no longer valid.
Specific export 
requirements:
Category 3 Table I.
8. (1) Wherever the export of scheduled substances listed in
Category 3 of Table I of the Third Schedule to the Ordinance is
intended, directly or indirectly, for any importing country -
( a ) whose competent authority has issued an import
permit in respect of the consignment in question; or
( b ) which has been identified as a country concerned by
the illicit manufacture of heroin or cocaine on its
territory or as a sensitive country as regards the
possible diversion of the said substances,
such export shall be subject to an authorisation issued in
accordance with sub-rules (2) and (3) by the Superintendent in
accordance with the provisions in force.
(2) Exports of substances referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be
subject  mutatis mutandis  to the provisions of rule 6, wherever,
under specific arrangements agreed with the importing countries
concerned, an export authorisation and a pre-export notification are
required for each operation. The provisions of rule 6 shall also
apply whenever an open individual authorisation cannot be issued
in accordance with sub-rule (3):
Provided that the provisions of rule 6 shall also apply
whenever a substance listed in Annex II is destined to an operator
established in a country listed in the same annex.
(3) In appropriate circumstances, the exportation of substances
in Category 3 of Table I of the Third Schedule to the Ordinance
may be authorised on a global basis by the issue of an open
individual authorisation. The decision to issue, suspend or revoke
such authorisations shall be taken by the Superintendent after the
applicant has given:
( a ) details of his qualifications and professional
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experience in the field covered by these rules and, in
the case of a legal person, the name, relevant
qualifications and professional experience of the
director or the person responsible for ensuring that
exports of scheduled substances are carried out in
compliance with the provisions of these rules;
( b ) details in summary form of export transactions in the
scheduled substances concerned which he has made in
the twelve months preceding the application,
specifying in the case of each substance, the total
number of transactions and the amounts exported to
each country for which an export authorisation is
required;
( c ) details of the precautions he has taken to prevent the
diversion of scheduled substances to the illicit
manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substances, and in particular, the arrangements for
complying with rule 5.
(4) The authorisation shall be suspended or revoked or refused,
in particular, if:
( a ) there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the
information is incorrect;
( b ) there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the
precautions taken are not sufficient to prevent the
diversion of scheduled substances to the illicit
manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substances or for believing that the operator or the
person responsible in the case of a legal person, does
not provide sufficient safeguard against the risk of
diversion.
(5) Notwithstanding the existence of the authorisation,
individual export operations undertaken under the cover of this
authorisation may be prohibited by the competent authorities.
(6) Without prejudice to obligations arising under rule 4, the
holder of the authorisation referred to in sub-rule (1) shall comply
with the following obligations:
( a ) enter the number of this authorisation in any relevant
customs export declaration;
( b ) carry out the entry into the records at the latest when
the consignment leaves the premises of the supplier for
their exportation;
( c ) whenever the previous issue of an import authorisation
by the destination country is a requirement for the
issue of the export authorisation, the entry shall
contain the number, if any, and place and date of issue
of the import permit issued by the destination country;
a copy of this permit shall be retained;
( d ) ensure that the consignment is accompanied at any
time during the transport by a copy of the
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authorisation;
( e ) furnish, by the end of each quarter, summary
information on the export operations carried out under
the authorisation. The content of the summary to be
determined in detail by the Superintendent shall
contain, as a minimum, information on the number of
operations, the substances, quantities, and destination
countries involved. In case that this information is not
supplied, the authorisation may be suspended or
revoked;
( f ) inform the Superintendent of any change occurring
with regard to the information supplied, or such of it as
may be specified by that authority for this purpose.
(7) The form of the open individual authorisation referred to in
sub-rule (1) shall conform to the specifications which are given in
Annex VI. Furthermore, it shall be a condition of the issue of such
authorisations that, for control purposes, the holder shall retain for
inspection by the Superintendent, where appropriate and in respect
of each export, a copy of the import permit issued by the authorities
of the importing country. In cases of doubt, the Superintendent may
contact the authorities which have issued the import permit.
Powers of the 
competent 
authority.
9. (1) In order to ensure the correct application of rules 6, 7,
8 and 11, any person duly authorised in writing by the
Superintendent shall, on production of his authorisation or
credentials, have the right at any time to -
( a ) have access to, inspect, obtain and retain information
and records, in whatever form they are held on
scheduled substances or operations involving
scheduled substances;
( b ) enter any premises for the purpose of ascertaining
whether there is or has been or there is likely to be any
contravention of the provisions of these rules.
(2) Without prejudice to the measures laid down in rules 6, 7
and 8 and in sub-rule (1) of this rule, the Superintendent may
prohibit the introduction of scheduled substances into Malta or
their departure from Malta, if there are reasonable grounds for
suspecting that the substances are intended for the illicit
manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances.
Effective controls 
in free zones.
10. For the purpose of preventing specific risks of diversion in
free zones as well as in other sensitive areas such as bonded
warehouses, operators shall ensure that controls applied to
operations carried out in these areas are effective at every stage of
these operations and not less stringent than those applied in the
other parts of the customs territory.
Keeping of 
records.
11. (1) All transactions leading to the placing on the market of
scheduled substances in Categories 1 and 2 of Table I of the Third
Schedule to the Ordinance shall be properly documented in written
or electronic records.
(2) ( a ) All records must be open for inspection by the
Superintendent or of any officer acting on his behalf
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and, in particular, commercial documents such as
invoices, cargo manifests, administrative documents,
customs documents, transport and other shipping
documents shall contain sufficient information
positively to identify:
(i) the name of the scheduled substance as given in
Categories 1 and 2 of Table I of the Third
Schedule to the Ordinance,
(ii) the quantity and weight of the scheduled
substance and, where it consists of a mixture, the
quantity and weight of the mixture as well as the
quantity and weight or the percentage of any
substance or substances specified in Categories
1 and 2 of Table I of the Third Schedule to the
Ordinance which are contained in the mixture,
and 
(iii) the name and address of the supplier, distributor
and of the consignee.
( b ) Such documentation must furthermore contain a
declaration from the customer which shows the
specific uses of the substances. A separate declaration,
as specified in Annex III, shall be required for each
substance in Categories 1 or 2 of Table I of the Third
Schedule to the Ordinance.
( c ) Without prejudice to the foregoing paragraphs, a
regular customer obtaining from a supplier a scheduled
substance specified in Category 2 of Table I of the
Third Schedule to the Ordinance may provide a single
declaration, as specified in Annex IV, covering all
transactions involving that substance over a period of
one year, provided that:
(i) the customer is one to whom he has supplied the
substance on at least three occasions in the
preceding twelve months,
(ii) the supplier has no reason to suppose that the
substance will be used for illicit purposes, and
(iii) the quantities ordered are consistent with usual
consumption for that customer.
(3) The obligations under sub-rule (1) shall not, however, apply
to transactions concerning scheduled substances in Category 2 of
Table I of the Third Schedule to the Ordinance where the quantities
involved do not exceed those indicated in Annex VII.
(4) Operators shall ensure that labels are affixed to scheduled
substances in Categories 1 and 2 of Table I of the Third Schedule to
the Ordinance before they are placed on the market. Such labels
must show the names of the substances as given in Table I of the
Third Schedule to the Ordinance. Operators may in addition affix
their customary labels.
(5) Operators shall keep such detailed records of their activities
as are required to comply with their obligations under sub-rule (1).
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(6) The documentation referred to in sub-rules (1) and (5) shall
be kept for a period of not less than three years from the end of the
calendar year in which the operation referred to in sub-rule (1) took
place, and must be readily available for inspection by the
Superintendent upon request.
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ANNEX I
ANNEX II
Substance Destination
Substance Destination
Methylethyl ketone (MEK) Argentina 
Toluene Bolivia
Sulphuric acid 1 Brazil
Columbia
Ecuador
Guatemala
Peru
Acetone Argentina 
Ethyl ether  Bolivia
Hydrochloric acid 1 Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
Guatemala
Lebanon
Iran
Myanmar (Burma)
Peru
Singapore
Turkey
1  This includes the salts of these substances except for sulphuric acid and hydrochloric acid whenever the
existence of such salts is possible.
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ANNEX III
Declaration form for individual transactions in category 1 or 2 substances
as specified in Table I in the Third Schedule to the Ordinance
CUSTOMER DECLARATION OF SPECIFIC USE(S) OF THE SCHEDULED
CATEGORY 1 OR 2 SUBSTANCE (INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTIONS)
I/We,
Name ..........................................................................................................
Address ......................................................................................................
Authorisation/Licence/Registration No or reference ( 1 ) ...............................
Issued on ............................... by ...............................................................
(name and address of authority)
and valid until/without time limit (complete as appropriate) ........................
have ordered from:
Name ..........................................................................................................
Address ......................................................................................................
the following substance: (name and CN code) ( 2 ) ........................................
(quantity) .....................................
The substance will be used solely for ..........................................................
We confirm that the substance referred to above will only be re-sold or otherwise supplied
to a customer on the condition that the customer will furnish a declaration of use in
accordance with this model or, for category 2 substances, a declaration relating to multiple
transactions.
Signature ...................................... Name ..............................................
(in block capitals)
Position ........................................ Date ................................................
( 1 ) Complete as appropriate.
( 2 ) Combined Nomenclature code.
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ANNEX IV
CUSTOMER DECLARATION OF SPECIFIC USE(S) OF THE SCHEDULED
CATEGORY 2 SUBSTANCE (MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS)
I/We,
Name ..........................................................................................................
Address ......................................................................................................
Registration No or reference .......................................................................
Registered on ............................... by .........................................................
(name and address of authority)
and valid until/without time limit (complete as appropriate) ........................
intend to order from:
Name ..........................................................................................................
Address ......................................................................................................
the following substance: (name and CN code) ( 1 ) ........................................
(quantity) .....................................
The substance will be used solely for ........................................................... and  represents
a supply which on best estimate will be sufficient for ............. months (maximum of 12 months)
We confirm that the substance referred to above will only be re-sold or otherwise supplied
to a customer on the condition that the customer will furnish a declaration of use in
accordance with this model or a declaration relating to individual transactions.
Signature ...................................... Name ..............................................
(in block capitals)
Position ........................................ Date ................................................
( 1 ) Combined Nomenclature code.
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ANNEX V
1. COPY FOR ISSUING AUTHORITY
Export authorisation for certain substances used in the illicit manufacture of
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
1. Exporter (name and address) 2. AUTHORISATION
Number: ..........................................................
Issued (date): .................... (at) .......................
3. Date of dispatch envisaged: 
4. Importer in the country of destination
(name and address)
5. Issuing authority (name and address)
6. Other operator/agent (name and
address)
7. Customs office where export declaration
will be lodged (name and address)
8. Consignee (name and address) 9. Point of exit 10. Point of entry
into importing
country
11. Means of transport 12. Itinerary
13a. Full name of substance to be exported 14a.  CN code
15a.  Net Weight
16a.  % of mixture
17a.  Invoice number
13b. Full name of substance to be exported 14b.  CN code
15b.  Net Weight
16b.  % of mixture
17b.  Invoice number
18. Declaration by applicant 20. (For completion by customs office where
export declaration is lodged)
Name: .......................................................... No of customs export declaration ....................
Representing: ............................. (applicant) Stamp
Signature: ....................................................
Date: ...........................................................
19. (For completion by issuing authority)
Box 17 information still required Yes No
Boxes 9, 10, 11, 12 information still required Yes No
Signature: .................................................... Stamp
Function: .....................................................
Date: .................................
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2. COPY TO ACCOMPANY THE GOODS
Export authorisation for certain substances used in the illicit manufacture of
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
1. Exporter (name and address) 2. AUTHORISATION
Number: ..........................................................
Issued (date): .................... (at) .......................
3. Date of dispatch envisaged: 
4. Importer in the country of destination
(name and address)
5. Issuing authority (name and address)
6. Other operator/agent (name and
address)
7. Customs office where export declaration
will be lodged (name and address)
8. Consignee (name and address) 9. Point of exit 10. Point of entry
into importing
country
11. Means of transport 12. Itinerary
13a. Full name of substance to be exported 14a.  CN code
15a.  Net Weight
16a.  % of mixture
17a.  Invoice number
13b. Full name of substance to be exported 14b.  CN code
15b.  Net Weight
16b.  % of mixture
17b.  Invoice number
18. Declaration by applicant 20. (For completion by customs office where
export declaration is lodged)
Name: .......................................................... No of customs export declaration ....................
Representing: ............................. (applicant) Stamp
Signature: ....................................................
Date: ...........................................................
19. (For completion by issuing authority)
Box 17 information still required Yes No
Boxes 9, 10, 11, 12 information still required Yes No
Signature: .................................................... Stamp
Function: .....................................................
Date: .................................
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3. COPY FOR THE EXPORTER
Export authorisation for certain substances used in the illicit manufacture of
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
1. Exporter (name and address) 2. AUTHORISATION
Number: ..........................................................
Issued (date): .................... (at) .......................
3. Date of dispatch envisaged: 
4. Importer in the country of destination
(name and address)
5. Issuing authority (name and address)
6. Other operator/agent (name and
address)
7. Customs office where export declaration
will be lodged (name and address)
8. Consignee (name and address) 9. Point of exit 10. Point of entry
into importing
country
11. Means of transport 12. Itinerary
13a. Full name of substance to be exported 14a.  CN code
15a.  Net Weight
16a.  % of mixture
17a.  Invoice number
13b. Full name of substance to be exported 14b.  CN code
15b.  Net Weight
16b.  % of mixture
17b.  Invoice number
18. Declaration by applicant 20. (For completion by customs office where
export declaration is lodged)
Name: .......................................................... No of customs export declaration ....................
Representing: ............................. (applicant) Stamp
Signature: ....................................................
Date: ...........................................................
19. (For completion by issuing authority)
Box 17 information still required Yes No
Boxes 9, 10, 11, 12 information still required Yes No
Signature: .................................................... Stamp
Function: .....................................................
Date: .................................
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NOTES
1. Boxes 1, 3, 4 and 6 to 18 inclusive are to be completed by the applicant at
the time of the request; however such information as required in boxes 9 to
12 and 17 may be supplied at a later stage, if the information is not known at
the time of the request. In this case, the information for box 17 is to be
supplemented at the latest when the export declaration is lodged and the
supplementary information for boxes 9 to 12 is to be given to the customs or
other authority at the point of exit before the physical departure of the
goods.
2. Boxes 1, 4, 6 and 8: Enter full names and addresses as well as trading
names.
3. Box 6: Enter full name and address of any other operator involved in the
export operation such as transporter, broker, customs agent.
4. Box 8: Enter full name and address of the person or company to which the
goods are delivered in the country of destination (not necessarily the end-
user).
5 Boxes 9 and 10: Give the name port, airport or border point as appropriate.
6. Box 11: Specify all means of transport to be used (e.g. lorry, ship, plane,
train, ete.).
7. Box 12: Give as full details as possible of the route to be taken.
8. Boxes 13 and 14: Enter both, name of substances and CN code, as set out in
Table I of the Third Schedule to the Ordinance.
9. Boxes 13a, 13b: Identify packaaes and substances with precision (e.g. 2 cans
of 5 litres each). In the case of mixtures, indicate commercial name and the
quantitative data concemed.
10. Box 18: Indicate in block letters the name of the applicant or, where
appropriate, of his authorised representative who signs this application.
The signature of the applicant or his authorised representative, shall indicate that
the person concerned is declaring that all the particulars provided on the application
are correctly and fully stated. Without prejudice to the possible application of penal
provisions, this declaration shall be equivalent to the engagement of responsibility in
respect of:
- the accuracy of the information given in the declaration
- the authenticity of any documents attached, and
- the observance of all the obligations inherent in the exportation of
scheduled substances listed in these rules.
Whenever the authorisation is issued by means of a computerised procedure, that
authorisation may not contain the signature of the applicant in this box, if the
application as such contains such signature.
SUBSTANCES USED IN THE ILLICIT MANUFACTURE OF 
NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ġ S.L.101.05 17
ANNEX VI
Open individual authorisation for export of substances listed in categories 2 and 3
of Table I of the Third Schedule to the Ordinance
1. The open individual authorisation form is the same as that referred to in
Annex V.
2. It shall bear across the whole page, the following words:
"Open individual export authorisation".
3. Only the boxes 1, 2, 5, 13 and 19 shall be completed. Box 13 shall be
completed by the list of scheduled substances and destination countries authorised.
ANNEX VII Substituted by:L.N. 2 of 2004.
Substance Threshold
Acetic anhydride 100 l
Potassium permanganate
Anthranilic acid and its salts
100 kg
1 kg
Phenylacetic acid and its salts
Piperidine and its salts
1 kg
0.5 kg
