Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors

Drug precursors are chemical substances having a wide variety of licit uses, such as in the synthesis of plastics, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, perfumes, detergents, or aromas. They are traded for legitimate purposes on regional and global markets, but some of them can also be diverted from the licit distribution channels for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs.

Therefore, controlling drug precursors is a key component in the fight against narcotic drugs. Taking into account the wide legitimate uses of drug precursors, their trade cannot be prohibited. A specific regulatory framework, both at international and at EU level, has been put in place to monitor their legal trade and to identify suspicious transactions, thus preventing their diversion for illicit use.

EUR-Lex: COM(2012)521: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2012:521:FIN

European Commission: SWD(2012)268: Impact assessment http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=SWD:2012:0268:FIN:EN:PDF

European Commission: SWD(2012)267: Summary of the impact assessment http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=SWD:2012:0267:FIN:EN:PDF

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