Commission Directive 2001/8/EC of 8 February 2001 replacing Annex I to Council Directive 92/109/EEC on the manufacture and placing on the market of certain substances used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
Date: 2001-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, drug traffic, fraud, marketing, narcotic, psychotropic substance

9.2.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 39/31

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2001/8/EC

of 8 February 2001

replacing Annex I to Council Directive 92/109/EEC on the manufacture and placing on the market
of certain substances used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to 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 (1), as amended by Commis-
sion Directive 93/46/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

It is necessary to give effect to the decision taken by the
in
United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs
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 I to
the basic Directive to comply with this.

Such inclusion will continue the process of aligning the
Directive with Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 of
13 December 1990 laying down measures to discourage
the diversion of certain substances to the illicit manufac-
ture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (3), as
implemented and last amended by Commission Regula-
tion (EEC) No 3769/92 (4).

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

Article 1

Annex I to Directive 92/109/EEC is replaced by the Annex to
this Directive.

Article 2

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive by 1 March 2001 at the latest. They shall forthwith
inform the Commission thereof.

When adopted by the Member States, those provisions shall
contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by
such a reference on the occasion of their official publication.
Member States shall determine how such reference is to be
made.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 8 February 2001.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 370, 19.12.1992, p. 76.
(2) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 134.
(3) OJ L 357, 20.12.1990, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 383, 29.12.1992, p. 17.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

9.2.2001

ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

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