Licensing and registration of operators
The tables below give guidance on the licensing and registration requirements for operators under each category of scheduled substance for trade within the EU and trade between the EU and third countries.
Trade within the EU
| | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 |
| Subcategory 2A | Subcategory 2B |
| Licence | Possession Placing on the market | Not required | Not required | Not required |
| Registration | Not required | Placing on the market* Possession* D | Placing on the market* | Not required |
| Customer Declarationÿ | Required per transaction | Required per transaction* | Required per transaction* | Not required |
*These requirements only apply to transactions where the quantities of the scheduled substances exceed the threshold specified in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No. 273/2004 over a period of one year
DThis requirement will only become obligatory as of 30 June 2015.
Trade between the EU and third countries
| | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Category 4 |
| Licence | Importer Exporter Intermediary Role | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required |
| Registration | Not Required | ImporterExporter Intermediary Role | Exporter above certain thresholds | Not required |
| Import Authorisation | Required per transaction | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required |
| Export Authorisation | Required per transaction | Required per transaction | Required for transactions to certain countries | Required per transaction |
| Pre-export authorisation | Required per transaction | Required for transactions to certain countries | Required per transaction |