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(1) it is exported to a country which has instituted and maintains a system which the Attorney General deems adequate for the control of imports of such substances; (2) the controlled substance is consigned to a holder of such permits or licenses as may be required under the laws of the country of import; (3) substantial evidence is furnished to the Attorney General that (A) the controlled substance is to be applied exclusively to medical, scientific, or other legitimate uses within the country to which exported, (B) it will not be exported from such country, and (C) there is an actual need for the controlled substance for medical, scientific, or other legitimate uses within the country; and (4) a permit to export the controlled substance in each instance has been issued by the Attorney General. (d) 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. (e) I t 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 substance in schedule V unless— (1) there is furnished (before export) to the Attorney General documentary proof that importation is not contrary to the laws or regulations of the country of destination; (2) a special controlled substance invoice, in triplicate, accompanies the shipment setting forth such information as the Attorney General may prescribe to identify the parties to the shipment and the means of shipping, and (3) two additional copies of the invoice are forwarded to the Attorney General before the controlled substance is exported from the United States. T R A N S S H I P M E N T AND I N - T R A N S I T S H I P M E N T OF CON'ITIOLLED SUBSTANCES

SEC. 1004. Notwithstanding sections 1002, 1003, and 1007— (1) A controlled substance in schedule I may— (A) be imported into the United States for transshipment to another country, or (B) be transferred or transshipped from one vessel, vehicle, or aircraft to another vessel, vehicle, or aircraft within the United States for immediate exportation, if and only if it is so imported, transferred, or transshipped (i) for scientific, medical, or other legitimate purposes in the country of destination, and (ii) with the prior written approval of the Attorney General (which shall be granted or denied within 21 days of the request). (2) A controlled substance in schedule II, III, or IV may be so imported, transferred, or transshipped if and only if advance notice is given to the Attorney General in accordance with regulations of the Attorney General. POSSESSION ON BOARD VESSELS. E T C., ARRIVING I N UNITED STATES

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S E C 1005. It shall be unlawful for any person to bring or possess on board any vessel or aircraft, or on board any vehicle of a carrier,

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