Press Release: Commission welcomes reform of EU drug precursors control system

The Commission welcomed on 3 March 2004 the adoption by the European Parliament and the Council of Regulation (EC) No. 273/2004 to improve the monitoring and control of European Union trade in chemicals known as drug precursors. These are chemical substances that, whilst having many legal and legitimate uses, are sometimes also used for the manufacture of illegal drugs, such as heroin, amphetamines or ecstasy. The effective control and monitoring of these precursor substances has proved to be one of the most valuable weapons in the fight against drug trafficking.

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