# The Controlled Drugs (Substances Useful for Manufacture) (Intra–Community Trade) Regulations 1993, Regulation 4


(1) An operator who is concerned in a transaction leading to the placing on the market of a scheduled substance shall ensure that he has the following documentation, subject to paragraph (2) below–
(a) commercial documents which, taken together, contain sufficient information positively to identify the following matters–
(i) the name of the scheduled substance as given in Schedule 1 below;
(ii) the quantity and weight of the scheduled substance and, where it consists of a mixture, the quantity and weight of the mixture and the quantity and weight or the percentage of any scheduled substance contained in that mixture; and
(iii) the names and addresses of the supplier, distributor and of the consignee; and
(b) a declaration from the customer which shows the specific uses of the scheduled substances.
(2) Paragraph (1) above shall not apply in respect of a transaction concerning a scheduled substance specified in Category 2 of Schedule 1 below where the quantity of that substance does not exceed the quantity relating to that substance, specified in Schedule 2 below.
(3) An operator shall ensure that labels are affixed to scheduled substances before such substances are placed on the market, and that such labels show the names of the substances to which they are affixed as given in Schedule 1 below.
(4) An operator shall keep such detailed records of his activities as are required to comply with his obligations under paragraph (1) above.
(5) An operator shall keep the documentation and records mentioned in paragraphs (1) and (4) above readily available for inspection by the Secretary of State upon request by him, for a period of not less than three years from the end of the year in which the transaction mentioned in paragraph (1) above took place.
(6) In this regulation–
“commercial document” includes invoices, cargo manifests, administrative documents, and transport and other shipping documents; and
“year” means a period of twelve months beginning with 1st January.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2166/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/controlled-drugs-substances-useful-for-manufacture-intracommunity-trade-regulations-1993/regulation-4
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