Article 11 F1

All exports of scheduled substances listed in Categories 1 and 4 of the Annex and exports of scheduled substances listed in Categories 2 and 3 of the Annex to certain countries of destination shall be preceded by a pre-export notification sent from the competent authorities F3... to the competent authorities of the country of destination F4or Northern Ireland, in accordance with Article 12(10) of the United Nations Convention. F5The Secretary of State may make regulations determine the lists of the countries of destination F6which may include Northern Ireland, for export of scheduled substances listed in Categories 2 and 3 of the Annex in order to minimise the risk of diversion of scheduled substances.

The country of destination or Northern Ireland shall be allowed a period of 15 working days to reply, at the end of which the export operation may be authorised by the competent authorities F7..., if no advice from the competent authorities of the country of destination is received indicating that this export operation might be intended for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances.

In the case of the scheduled substances to be notified in accordance with paragraph 1, the competent authorities F8... shall, prior to the export of such substances, supply the information specified in Article 13(1) to the competent authorities of the country of destination.

The F9Secretary of State supplying such information shall require the authority in the third country F10or Northern Ireland receiving the information to keep confidential any trade, business, commercial or professional secret or any trade process referred to therein.

Simplified pre-export notification procedures may be applied by the competent authorities where they are satisfied that this will not result in any risk of diversion of scheduled substances. F11The Secretary of State may make regulations to determine such procedures and to establish the common criteria to be applied by the competent authorities.