Commission Regulation (EC) No 260/2001 of 8 February 2001 replacing the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 laying down measures to be taken to discourage the diversion of certain substances to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
Date: 2001-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, drug traffic, fraud, narcotic, psychotropic substance

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 260/2001

of 8 February 2001

replacing the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 laying down measures to be taken to
discourage the diversion of certain substances to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and
psychotropic substances

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 of 13
to be taken to
December 1990 laying down measures
discourage the diversion of certain substances to the illicit
manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (1),
as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3769/
92 (2), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,

Such amendment will continue aligning the Regulation
with Council Directive 92/109/EEC of 14 December
1992 on the manufacture and placing on the market of
certain substances used in the illicit manufacture of
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (3), as last
amended by Commission Directive 2001/8/EC (4).

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up
pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

It is necessary to give effect to the decision taken by the
United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs
in
March 2000 to include the substance norephedrine in
Table I of the Annex to the 1988 UN Convention.

It is necessary to amend category 1 of the Annex to
Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 to comply with this
decision.

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 is replaced by the
Annex to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2001.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 February 2001.

For the Commission

Frederik BOLKESTEIN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 357, 20.12.1990, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 383, 29.12.1992, p. 17.

(3) OJ L 370, 19.12.1992, p. 76.
(4) See page 31 of this Official Journal.

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ANNEX

CATEGORY 1 (1)

CN designation
(if different)

Phenylacetone

2-Acetamidobenzoic acid

Substance

1-Phenyl-2-propanone

N-acetylanthranilic acid

Isosafrol (cis + trans)

3,4-Methylenedioxyphenylpropane-2-one

1-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)propan-2-one

Piperonal

Safrole

Ephedrine

Pseudoephedrine

Norephedrine

Ergometrine

Ergotamine

Lysergic acid

(1) The salts of the substances listed in this category whenever the existence of such salts is possible.

(2) OJ L 278, 28.10.1999, p. 1.

CATEGORY 2 (1)

Substance

CN designation
(if different)

Acetic anhydride

Phenylacetic acid

Anthranilic acid

Piperidine

(1) The salts of the substances listed in this category whenever the existence of such salts is possible.

(2) OJ L 278 du 28.10.1999, p. 1.

Substance

Hydrochloric acid

Sulphuric acid

Potassium permanganate (*)

Toluene (*)

Ethyl ether (*)

Acetone (*)

CATEGORY 3

CN designation
(if different)

Hydrogen chloride

Diethyl ether

Methylethylketone (MEK) (*)

Butanone

(*) The salts of these substances whenever the existence of such salts is possible.

(1) OJ L 278 du 28.10.1999, p. 1.

CN code (2)

2914 31 00

2924 22 00

2932 91 00

2932 92 00

2932 93 00

2932 94 00

2939 41 00

2939 42 00

ex 2939 49 00

2939 61 00

2939 62 00

2939 63 00

CN code (2)

2915 24 00

2916 34 00

2922 43 00

2933 32 00

CN code (1)

2806 10 00

2807 00 10

2841 61 00

2902 30 10 (90)

2909 11 00

2914 11 00

2914 12 00