Article 17 Export of controlled substances or of products and equipment containing or relying on controlled substances

Exports of controlled substances or of products and equipment other than personal effects containing or relying on those substances, shall be prohibited.

The prohibition set out in paragraph 1 shall not apply to exports of:

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the F2Secretary of State may,, authorise the export of products and equipment containing hydrochlorofluorocarbons where it is demonstrated that in view of the economic value and the expected remaining lifetime of the specific good, the prohibition of export would impose a disproportionate burden on the exporter. Such export requires prior notification by F3Secretary of State to the importing country.

Exports referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be subject to licensing, with the exception of F4non-domestic goods subsequent to transit through F5Great Britain, temporary storage, customs-warehousing or free zone procedure, F6in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018, provided that the F7export takes place not later than 45 days after the import. That export licence shall be issued by the F8Environment Agency to undertakings after verification of compliance with Article 20.