It shall be unlawful to export from the United States any narcotic drug in schedule I, II, III, or IV unless-
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Attorney General may authorize any narcotic drug (including crude opium and coca leaves) in schedule I, II, III, or IV to be exported from the United States to a country which is a party to any of the international instruments mentioned in subsection (a) if the particular drug is to be applied to a special scientific purpose in the country of destination and the authorities of such country will permit the importation of the particular drug for such purpose.
It shall be unlawful to export from the United States any nonnarcotic controlled substance in schedule I or II unless-
Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Attorney General may authorize any nonnarcotic controlled substance in schedule I or II to be exported from the United States if the particular substance is to be applied to a special scientific purpose in the country of destination and the authorities of such country will permit the importation of the particular drug for such purpose.
It shall be unlawful to export from the United States to any other country any nonnarcotic controlled substance in schedule III or IV or any controlled substances in schedule V unless-
Notwithstanding subsections (a)(4) and (c)(3), the Attorney General may authorize any controlled substance that is in schedule I or II, or is a narcotic drug in schedule III or IV, to be exported from the United States to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if each of the following conditions is met:
Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (f) in the case of any controlled substance in schedule I or II or any narcotic drug in schedule III or IV, the Attorney General shall not promulgate nor enforce any regulation, subregulatory guidance, or enforcement policy which impedes re-exportation of any controlled substance among European Economic Area countries, including by promulgating or enforcing any requirement that-
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EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSchedules I, II, III, IV and V, referred to in text, are set out in section 812(c) of this title.
AMENDMENTS2015-Subsec. (f)(5). Pub. L. 114-89, §4(1)(A), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted ",except that the controlled substance may be exported from a second country that is a member of the European Economic Area to another country that is a member of the European Economic Area, provided that the first country is also a member of the European Economic Area" before period at end, and added subpar. (B). Subsec. (f)(6). Pub. L. 114-89, §4(1)(B), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B).Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 114-89, §4(2), added subsec. (g). 2005-Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 109-57 added subsec. (f).1984-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 98-473 in cl. (1) inserted provisions for consumption for medical, etc., purposes, added cls. (2) and (3), and struck out former cls. (2) to (4), respectively, relating to a special controlled substance invoice, two additional copies of the invoice, and exportation of a nonnarcotic controlled substance in schedule III, IV, or V, also listed in schedule I or II of the Convention. 1978-Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 95-633 added par. (4).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 95-633 effective on date the Convention on Psychotropic Substances enters into force in the United States [July 15, 1980], see section 112 of Pub. L. 95-633 set out as an Effective Date note under section 801a of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on first day of seventh calendar month that begins after Oct. 26, 1970, see 1105(a) of Pub. L. 91-513 set out as a under section 951 of this title.