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.