[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR712.2]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
  CHAPTER VII--BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 712_ACTIVITIES INVOLVING SCHEDULE 1 CHEMICALS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  712.2  Prohibitions involving imports of Schedule 1 chemicals.

    (a) You may not import any Schedule 1 chemical unless:
    (1) The import is from a State Party;
    (2) The import is for research, medical, pharmaceutical, or 
protective purposes;
    (3) The import is in types and quantities strictly limited to those 
that can be justified for such purposes; and
    (4) You have notified BIS 45 calendar days prior to the import 
pursuant to Sec.  712.5.
    (b)(1) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this section do not apply 
to the retention, ownership, possession, transfer, or receipt of a 
Schedule 1 chemical by a department, agency, or other entity of the 
United States, or by a person described in paragraph (b)(2) of this 
section, pending destruction of the Schedule 1 chemical;
    (2) A person referred to in paragraph (b)(1) of this section is:
    (i) Any person, including a member of the Armed Forces of the United 
States, who is authorized by law or by an appropriate officer of the 
United States to retain, own, possess transfer, or receive the Schedule 
1 chemical; or
    (ii) In an emergency situation, any otherwise non-culpable person if 
the person is attempting to seize or destroy the Schedule 1 chemical.

    Note to Sec.  712.2: For specific provisions relating to the prior 
notification of exports of all Schedule 1 chemicals, see Sec.  742.18 of 
the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 730 through 
799). For specific provisions relating to license requirements for 
exports of Schedule 1 chemicals, see Sec. Sec.  742.2 and 742.18 of the 
EAR for Schedule 1 chemicals subject to the jurisdiction of the 
Department of Commerce and see the International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations (22 CFR parts 120 through 130) for Schedule 1 chemicals 
subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of State.