116. If a package is transported for the first time after the package design approval certificate is issued by a competent authority, the consignor shall ensure that a copy of the certificate is submitted and received by the NRRC or the competent authority of each country through or into which the package is to be transported, before the first shipment is made.
117. The consignor shall notify the NRRC and the competent authority of each country through or into which the consignment is to be transported if the following is involved:
(a) a Type B(U) package containing radioactive material or nuclear material with an activity greater than 3 x 103 A1 or 3 x 103 A2, as appropriate, or 1000 TBq, whichever is the lower;
(b) a Type B (M) package;
(c) a Type C package containing radioactive material or nuclear material with an activity greater than 3 x 103 A1 or 3 x 103 A2, as appropriate, or 1000 TBq, whichever is the lower; or
(d) any shipment under a special arrangement.
118. The notification shall include:
(a) sufficient information, including all applicable certificate numbers and identification marks, to enable the identification of the package;
(b) information on the date of the shipment, the expected date of arrival and the proposed routing;
(c) the name of the radioactive material or nuclear material;
(d) a description of the physical and chemical form of the radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material; and
(e) the maximum activity of the radioactive contents during transport expressed in units of becquerels (Bq) with an appropriate SI prefix as specified in the Fourteenth Schedule, except for fissile material, where the mass in units of grams (g), or multiples thereof, may be used in place of the activity.
119. The notification mentioned in Article 117 shall be in the hands of the NRRC or each competent authority at least seven days prior to the commencement of the shipment, but the consignor is not required to send the notification if the required information has been included in the application for approval of the shipment under Article 181 .