Australia #3355 (v.1)
Base data
- Notified in
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G/MA/QR/N/AUS/4 07/05/2020
- Version validity
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01/10/2018 -
30/09/2020
Old version v.1
- Reporting member
- Australia
- In force from
- End date
- In force
- General description
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Narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and related chemicals
- National legal basis
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Regulation 10 and Regulation 10A and corresponding Schedule 8 of the Customs
(Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.
Regulation 5 corresponding Schedule 4 of the Customs
(Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956. - Administrative mechanism
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All exports require a licence and permit issued by the Department of Health.
Goods must be accompanied by an authorisation of import of the drug to the destination country.
Narcotic drugs must not be exported to a country where the total amount exported for the year exceeds the country’s Estimate of Drug Requirements (Article 31, Single Convention, 1961)
Psychotropic drugs should not be exported to a country where the total amount exported for the year exceeds the country’s Assessments of Annual Medical and Scientific Requirements.
All imports require a licence and permit issued by the Department of Health. Goods must be accompanied by an export authorisation from the country of export. - Responsible entities
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Department of Health
- HS version
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HS 2017
- Referenced WTO document symbol
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Meta data
- WTO justifications
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XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;
GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)
Reported as: Article XX(b) of the GATT - Non-WTO commitments
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- Affected partners
- Non-affected partners
Measures
- Reported restrictions
- NAL; NAL-X, GQC-X
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NAL
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NAL-X
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GQC-X
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Tariff lines
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Various
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Narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, including a chemical or compound and a plant or a part of...
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