Four copies of the application for authorisation must be sent to the Minister for Research, together with a dossier, by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt, or handed in against a receipt.
The file includes :
1° A copy of the acknowledgement of receipt by the Minister responsible for research of the declaration provided for in Article L. 1243-3 or a copy of the authorisation provided for in Article L. 1243-4;
2° The precise designation of the products concerned;
3° Where applicable, the name and address of each supplier;
4° A description of the scientific programmes for which these imports or exports are planned.
An order by the Minister for Research sets the model for the application and the list of documents and additional information required to examine the application.