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 102 STAT. 4314

International agreements.

PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988

"(B) when relevant in any investigation or proceeding for the enforcement of this title, title III, or the customs laws; "(C) when necessary to comply with an obligation of the United States under a treaty or other international agreement; or "(D) to a State or local official or employee in conjunction with the enforcement of controlled substances laws or precursor chemical laws. "(3) The Attorney General shall— "(A) take such action as may be necessary to prevent unauthorized disclosure of information by any person to whom such information is disclosed under paragraph (2); and "(B) issue guidelines that limit, to the maximum extent feasible, the disclosure of proprietary business information, including the names or identities of United States exporters of listed chemicals, to any person to whom such information is disclosed under paragraph (2). "(4) Any person who is aggrieved by a disclosure of information in violation of this section may bring a civil action against the violator for appropriate relief. "(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), a civil action may not be brought under such paragraph against investigative or law enforcement personnel of the Drug Enforcement Administration.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 is amended by striking out the item relating to section 310 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "310. Regulation of listed chemicals and certain machines.". SEC. 6053. NOTIFICATION, SUSPENSION OF SHIPMENT, AND PENALTIES WITH RESPECT TO IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF LISTED CHEMICALS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "NOTIFICATION, SUSPENSION OF SHIPMENT, AND PENALTIES WITH RESPECT TO IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF USTED CHEMICALS 21 USC 971.

Regulations.

"SEC. 1018. (a) Each regulated person who imports or exports a listed chemical shall notify the Attorney General of the importation or exportation not later than 15 days before the transaction is to take place. "0)X1) The Attorney General shall provide by regulation for circumstances in which the requirement of subsection (a) does not apply to a transaction between a regulated person and a regular customer or regular supplier of the regulated person. At the time of any importation or exportation constituting a transaction referred to in the preceding sentence, the regulated person shall notify the Attorney General of the transaction. "(2) The regulations under this subsection shall provide that the initial notification under subsection (a) with respect to a customer or supplier of a regulated person shall, upon the expiration of the 15day period, qualify the customer as a regular customer or regular supplier, unless the Attorney General otherwise notifies the regulated person in writing.

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