Letter Of No Objection (LONO)

A Letter Of No Objection (LONO), also known as a No Objection Certificate (NOC), is a statement confirming that substances are not subject to an import or export licence.

The Precursors team issues four types of LONOs:

  1. a LONO for non-scheduled substances.
    This declaration confirms that a firm's non-scheduled substances, whether registered or not, are exempt from import or export licensing requirements. The validity period of this LONO is maximum one year.
     
  2. a LONO for the import of scheduled substances
    This declaration confirms that scheduled substances of category 2, 3, and/or 4 from a firm, whether registered or not, are exempt from the need for an import licence. This LONO has a validity of one transaction, or a maximum of one year.
     
  3. a LONO for the export of category 3 substances
    This declaration confirms that category 3 scheduled substances from a firm, whether registered or not, are not subject to an export authorisation. The validity period of this LONO is maximum one year.
     
  4. a LONO for the export of mixtures containing category 2 or 3 substances
    This declaration confirms that a mixture containing scheduled category 2 or 3 substances, from a firm, whether registered or not, is exempt from the requirement of an export authorisation. Each application for such a LONO is evaluated individually, as no thresholds have been set for the drug precursors in the mixtures. The decision whether or not to grant a LONO is taken on a case-by-case basis, after evaluating the composition of the mixture, packaging, price, destination and feasibility of extraction of the scheduled substance. The validity period of this LONO is maximum 3 years.


Payment
The fee for any LONO granted is € 88,58 and this will be indexed each year.
Please note that this amount should not be paid up-front but will be invoiced after the LONO has been issued.

Application
The LONO can be requested from drugprecursor@fagg-afmps.be stating:

  • the type of LONO being requested and when applicable:
    • the substance and quantity;
    • the licence or registration number if applicable.
  • invoice address
  • company name
  • VAT number
  • registered office address

     
Last updated on 09/04/2024