1
The exporters must comply with the import decisions of the Parties.
2
They must not export any chemical under Annex 2 to a PIC Party that, in exceptional circumstances, has failed to transmit an import decision or has transmitted an interim response that does not contain an interim decision.15
3
The ban under paragraph 2 does not apply if:
a.
the chemical concerned is registered or authorised at the time of import by the importing PIC Party;
b.
the chemical concerned can be proven to have previously been used or imported by the importing PIC Party and no ban on its use has been issued by the Party; or
c.
the exporter has received express consent for the import of the chemical from the importing PIC Party.16