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21 USC Sec. 954 01/22/02
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TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE
PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER II - IMPORT
AND EXPORT
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Sec. 954. Transshipment and
in-transit shipment of controlled substances
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Notwithstanding sections
952, 953, and 957
of this title -
(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.
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(Pub. L. 91-513, title III,
Sec. 1004, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat.1287.)
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REFERENCES
IN TEXT
Schedules I, II, III, and
IV, referred to in text, are set out in section
812(c) of this title.
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SECTION REFERRED
TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred
to in sections 830, 956,
961 of this title.
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