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Are there licence exemptions for activities involving scheduled chemicals?

Updated by CUSTOMS

A Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) licence is not required for the following activities:

  • The production, processing or consumption (for a permitted purpose), the import or export of a mixture containing 30% or less by weight of a Schedule 2B chemical to a State Party of the CWC; and

  • The production for a permitted purpose, the import or export of a mixture containing 30% or less by weight of a Schedule 3 chemical to a State Party of the CWC.

Click here for more information on the State Parties to the CWC.

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Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)Licensing Requirements

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