G/TBT/N/EU/271  
 
19 March 2015  
(15-1586)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible: European Commission 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): Chemical substances 
classified as drug precursors 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft Commission 
Implementing Regulation laying down rules in respect of Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the 
European Parliament an d of the Council on Drug Precur sors and for Council Regulation 
(EC) No 111/2005 Laying Down Rules for th e Monitoring of Trade Between the Union and 
Third Countries in Drug Precursors, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1277/2005 (8 pages + Annexes 27 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Implementing Regulation sets practical 
arrangements intended to (1) align the rules contained in Commission Regulation (EC) 
No 1277/2005 to the Lisbon Treaty (and replacing that Regulation) and (2) adapt those 
rules to the latest amendments to the drug precursors' legislation adopted in December 2013.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Access to chemical substances, which can be used as precursors for the illicit manufacture 
of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, should be granted only to reliable operators 
for legitimate purposes. The EU legislation on  drug precursors ensures that activities 
involving these substances take place in compliance with the pertinent legal provisions.  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Article 12 of the UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and 
Psychotropic Substances of 19.12.1988;  
 Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council on 
drug precursors http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1426599749158&uri=CELEX:32004R0273  G/TBT/N/EU/271 
 
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    Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade 
between the Union and third countries in drug precursors 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1426599802066&uri=CELEX:32005R0111  
9. Proposed date of adoption: Mid-May 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: Mid-June 2015   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
The text is available on the Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/EEC/15_1295_00_e.pdf   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/EEC/15_1295_01_e.pdf