Group Ii Special Exemptions (Div A)

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Alkaloids: Brucine

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Surgical spirit containing <=0.015% of brucine

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Alkaloids: Emetine

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Ipecacuanha (+extracts & tinctures);
Substances containing <0.05% of emetine

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Alkaloids: Lobelia

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Preparations for relief of asthma in the form of cigarettes/smoking mixtures/fumigants;
Substances containing <0.1% of the alkaloids of lobelia

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Alkaloids: Pilocarpus

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Substances containing <0.025% of the alkaloids of pilocarpus;
Preparations containing <=2% weight of the sulphate salt of transpilosine

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Alkaloids: Pomegranate

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Pomegranate bark

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Alkaloids: Stavesacre

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Soaps;
Ointments;
Lotions for external use

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para-Aminobenezenesulphonamide (+its salts)
+ its derivatives having any of the H+ atoms of the para-amino group or of the sulphonamide group substituted by another radical (+their salts)

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Feeding stuffs containing <=0.5% of total sulphonamides

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Androgenic/Oestrogenic/Progestational substances:
- Benzoestrol
- Derivatives of stilbene, dibenzyl or naphthalene w/ oestrogenic activity (+ their esters)

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Preparations intended for external application only (except preparations containing >4mg of oestrogenic substances per 100g of inert substance)

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Androgenic/Oestrogenic/Progestational substances:
- Steroid compounds w/ androgenic/oestrogenic/progestational activity (+ their esters)

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Preparations intended to be taken orally for contraceptive purposes only, which contain <= the following per dose:
- 0.15mg Desogestrel
- 3.00mg Drospirenone
- 0.05mg Ethinyloestradiol
- 0.10mg Gestodene
- 0.25mg Levonorgestrel
- 2.50mg Lynoestrenol
- 0.05mg Mestranol
- 1.00mg Norethisterone
- 0.25mg Norgestimate
- 0.50mg Norgestrel
Multivitamin preparations +/- minerals containing <= 0.01mg ethinyloestradiol or <=2.5mg methyltestosterone (or both) in each dosage form

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Antihistamine substances (+ their salts);
any compounds w/ any substance falling within this item

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Preparations intended for external applications only & preparations containing <=1% of antihistamine substances for application in the nose/eye

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Arsenical poisons

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Poultry or pig feed stuffs containing <=0.005% of 4-hydroxyl-3-nitrophenylarsonic acid (& not containing any other arsenical poison);
Animal feeding stuffs containing <=0.01% of arsenilic acid (& not containing any other arsenical poison);
Poultry feeding stuffs containing <=0.0375% of carbarsone (& not containing any other arsenical poison);
Medicines containing arsenic in a non-assimilable form

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Barbituric aicd (+ its salts);
its derivatives (+ their salts);
any compound w/ any substance falling within this item

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Self-heating preparations, in aerosol dispensers intended for external application only, containing
1,5-diethyl-2-thio-4,6-pyrimidine-dione
& not containing any other substance mentioned opposite hereto in the 1st column

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Chloroform

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Substances containing <1% of chloroform solid preparations;
Toothpaste

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Clioquinol

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Preparations intended for external applications only

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Creosote obtained from wood

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Substances containing <50% of creosote obtained from wood

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Diperodon (+ its salts)

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Preparations intended for external application only, containing <=1% diperodon (calculated as anhydrous base)

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Hydrocyanic acid (HCN)

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Preparations of wild cherry;
In reagent kits supplied for medical/veterinary purposes;
Substances containing <=the equivalent of 0.1%w/w of HCN

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Lead acetate

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Substances containing <4% of lead acetate

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Lead (compounds of)

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Machine-spread plasters

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Lignocaine (+ its salts)

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Preparations intended for external application only, containing <=0.7% of lignocaine (or its salts)

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Mercury (Hg, nitrates of)

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Ointments, containing <the equivalent of 3%w/w of Hg

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Mescaline (+ its salts)

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Living plants

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Phenols

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Butylated hydroxytoluene, carvacrol, creosote obtained from coal tar;
Essential oils in which phenols occur naturally;
Medicines containing <1% of phenols;
Nasal sprays, mouth washes, pastilles, lozenges, capsules, pessaries, ointments or suppositories containing <2.5% of phenols, in reagent kits supplied for medical/veterinary purposes;
Smelling bottles;
Soaps for washing;
Solid substances (other than pastilles, lozenges, capsules, pessaries, ointments & suppositories) containing <60% of phenols
Tar (coal/wood), crude or refined;
para-tertiary amylphenol;
tertiary butylcresol;
para-tertiary butylphenol;
para-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl) phenol;
thymol

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Phenyl mercuric salts

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Toilet, cosmetic & therapeutic preparations containing <=0.01% of phenyl mercuric salts as preservative;
Antiseptic dressings on toothbrushes;
In textiles containing <=0.01% of phenyl mercuric salts as a bacteriostat & fungicide

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Picric acid

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Substances containing <5% of picric acid

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Podophyllum resin

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Preparations containing <=1.5% w/w of podophyllum resin

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Procaine

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Feeding stuffs containing any substance to which the Antibiotics Ordinance (Cap.137) for the time being applies

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Quinine (+ its salts);
its derivatives (+ their salts)

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Preparations containing <=1% of quinine (+ its salts)/its derivatives (+ their salts);
Soft drinks, wines, tonic wines;
Preparations containing <=15% of quinine (+ its salts)/its derivatives (+ their salts) for use in the manufacture of soft drinks, wines, tonic wines, or confectionery

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Sodium ethyl mercurithio-salicylate

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Therapeutic substances containing <0.1% of sodium ethyl mercurithiosalicylate as a preservative

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Sodium fluoride

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Substances containing <3% of sodium fluoride as a preservative;
Dentifrices containing <=0.33% of sodium fluoride;
Mouth wash tablets containing <=0.2% of sodium fluoride & liquid mouth washes containing <=0.05% thereof;
Tablets containing <=0.016% w/w of sodium fluoride & intended, when chewed to prevent tooth decay