(a) No person shall in any manner export or cause to be exported from the United States any controlled substance listed in Schedule I or II, or any narcotic substance listed in Schedule III or IV, or any non-narcotic substance in Schedule III which the Administrator has specifically designated by regulation in Sec. 1312.30 of this part or any non-narcotic substance in Schedule IV or V which is also listed in Schedule I or II of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances unless and until such person is properly registered under the Act (or exempted from registration) and the Administrator has issued a permit pursuant to Sec. 1312.23 of this part.
(b) No person shall in any manner export or cause to be exported from the United States any non-narcotic controlled substance listed in Schedule III, IV, or V, excluding those described in paragraph (a) of this section, or any narcotic controlled substance listed in Schedule V, unless and until such person is properly registered under the Act (or exempted from registration) and has furnished a special controlled substance export invoice as provided by section 1003 of the Act (21 U.S.C. 953(e)) to the Administrator pursuant to Sec. 1312.28 of this part.
(c) A separate authorization request is obtained for each consignment of such controlled substances to be exported. [36 FR 7815, Apr. 24, 1971, as amended at 37 FR 15923, Aug. 8, 1972. Redesignated at 38 FR 26609, Sept. 24, 1973, and amended at 52 FR 17290, May 7, 1987; 77 FR 4237, Jan. 27, 2012]