Par ailleurs, le règlement rend obligatoire la procédure de consentement informé préalable (PIC) concernant les importations en provenance des pays tiers et les exportations à destination de ceux-ci des produits chimiques relevant des dispositions PIC.
For this purpose, a single notification to the importing country is provided for, followed up with a system of Export Reference numbers, which must accompany the first and any subsequent shipments. Furthermore, the Regulation renders legally binding the voluntary prior informed consent (hereafter PIC) procedure for imports from and exports to third countries of those chemicals subject to the PIC arrangements.