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Licensing and registration of operators – trade between the EU and third countries

The table below gives guidance on the licensing and registration requirements for operators under each category of scheduled substance for trade between the EU and Third Countries as required by Council Regulation (EC) No. 111/2005 (as amended).

The licence and registration requirements for these categories also include operators engaged in intermediary activities.

Import authorisation, export authorisation and PEN requirements

All exports of scheduled substances listed in category 1 and exports of scheduled substances listed in categories 2 and 3 to certain destination countries must be preceded by a pre-export notification (PEN) sent from the competent authorities in the exporting country to the competent authorities of the importing country.

The table below gives guidance on the export and import authorisations and export PEN requirements under each category of scheduled substance for trade between the EU and third countries as required by Council Regulation (EC) No. 111/2005 (as amended). An export authorisation is required per transaction.

Pre-export Notification (PEN)

The Pre-Export Notification (PEN) Online is developed by UNODC/INCB and is used by the Member States exporting precursor chemicals to alert the national competent authorities in the importing country with the details of the export transaction. The HPRA uses this system to notify an importing country when required.

Importing

	Category 1	Category 2A	Category 2B	Category 3	Category 4
Annual licence/registration	Licence required	Registration required	Registration required	No licence or registration required	No licence or registration required
Import authorisation	Authorisation required	Authorisation not required	Authorisation not required	Authorisation not required	Authorisation not required

Exporting

	Category 1	Category 2A	Category 2B	Category 3	Category 4
Annual licence/registration	Licence required	Registration required	Registration required	Registration required*	No licence or registration required
Export authorisation	Authorisation required	Authorisation required	Authorisation required	Authorisation required to certain countries	Authorisation required to certain countries
Pre-export notification	PEN required	PEN required	PEN required to certain countries	PEN required to certain countries	PEN required to certain countries

* Registration and customer declaration required for quantities that exceed (per calendar year):

Acetone: 50kg
Ethyl ether: 20kg
Hydrochloric acid: 100kg
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK): 50kg
Sulphuric acid: 100kg
Toluene: 50kg