1.In order to obtain a licence pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 111/2005, the operator shall appoint an officer responsible for the trade in scheduled substances listed in Category 1 of the Annex to that Regulation, notify the competent authority of the name and contact details of that officer and notify them immediately of any subsequent modification of this information.The responsible officer shall ensure that import, export or intermediary activities take place in compliance with the pertinent legal provisions and shall be empowered to represent the operator and to take the decisions necessary for performing that task.
10.Paragraph 9 shall also apply to licences issued before the date of application of this Regulation.
11.Paragraphs 2 to 6 and 8, 9 and 10 shall also apply for the purpose of obtaining licences pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 273/2004, with the exception of special licences.
12.The public authorities referred to in Article 3(2) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 shall comprise customs, police and official laboratories of competent authorities.
2.The operator concerned shall fulfil all the following requirements and conditions:
(a)the operator shall take adequate measures against the unauthorised removal of scheduled substances of Category 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 and of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 from the places of storage, production, manufacture and processing of scheduled substances and to secure business premises;
(b)the operator shall make an application containing the following:
(i)the full name, address, telephone and/or fax numbers and email address of the applicant;
(ii)the full name of the responsible officer and his/her contact details;
(iii)a description of the position and tasks of the responsible officer;
(x)an authenticated copy of the Register of companies or activities, where relevant;
(xi)a certificate of good conduct of the operator concerned and of the responsible officer or a document showing that they offer the necessary guarantee for the proper conduct of the operations or the information allowing the competent authority to obtain such document.
3.If the operator has already been granted the status of an Authorised Economic Operator in accordance with Article 5a of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92note; he may indicate the AEO certificate number when making the application for a licence for the purpose of the competent authority being able to take his AEO status into consideration.
4.Upon written request from the relevant competent authority, the applicant shall submit any relevant additional information.
5.Where the applicant is a natural person, points (ii) and (iii) of paragraphs 2(b) shall not apply, and point (iv) of paragraph 2(b) shall only apply where relevant.
7.In the case of trade between the Union and third countries referred to in Regulation (EC) No 111/2005, the competent authority may either limit the validity of the licence to a period not exceeding three years or may require operators to demonstrate at intervals not exceeding three years that the conditions under which the licence was granted are still fulfilled.The validity of licences issued before the entry into force of this Regulation shall not be affected.