{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1011/article-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1011/article-12.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2015/1011",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1011 of 24 April 2015 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on drug precursors and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Union and third countries in drug precursors, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 1277/2005 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1011",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Criteria for determining simplified procedures for export authorisations",
  "text": "1. Following an application by the operator concerned the competent authority may grant an export authorisation by simplified procedure pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 in cases of frequent exports of one specific scheduled substance listed in Categories 3 and 4 of the Annex to that Regulation involving the same exporter established in Great Britain and the same importer in the same third country of destination or Northern Ireland covering a specific time period of either 6 or 12 months.\nSuch simplified export authorisation may only be granted in the following cases:\n(a) where during previous exports the operator has shown the capacity to fulfil all obligations in relation to those exports, and has not committed any offences against relevant legislation;\n(b) where the competent authority can satisfy itself as to the licit purposes of those export operations.\n2. The application for a simplified export authorisation shall contain at least the following:\n(a) the names and addresses of the exporter, the importer in the third country or Northern Ireland, and the ultimate consignee;\n(b) the name of the scheduled substance, as stated in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 111/2005, or, in the case of a mixture or natural product, its name and CN code and the name of any scheduled substance, as stated in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 111/2005, contained in the mixture or natural product;\n(c) the maximum quantity of the scheduled substance intended for export;\n(d) the intended specific time period for the export operations.\n3. The competent authority shall take the decision on the application for simplified export authorisation within a period of 15 working days from the date on which it received the required information.\n4. In case of emergency medical care, where the conditions under paragraph 1 (a) and (b) of this Article are fulfilled, the competent authority shall take the decision on the application for simplified export authorisation for exports of scheduled substances of Category 4 listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 immediately or at the latest within 3 working days after receipt of the application.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulation revoked (N.I.) (29.6.2026) by The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/607), reg. 1(1), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (29.6.2026) by The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/607), regs. 1(1), 7(7)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (29.6.2026) by The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/607), regs. 1(1), 7(7)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(2)(a) inserted (E.W.S.) (29.6.2026) by The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/607), regs. 1(1), 7(7)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/1011/article/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:46:37.348946+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}