2003/155/EC: Council Decision of 16 December 2002 on the signature and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Turkish Republic on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
Date: 2002-12-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Türkiye, administrative cooperation, agreement (EU), chemical product, international trade, narcotic, psychotropic substance

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 16 December 2002

on the signature and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the
Turkish Republic on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture
of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances

(2003/155/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with Article
300(2), first sentence, and Article 300(4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

On 5 April 2001, the Council authorised the Commis-
sion to negotiate with Turkey an Agreement on precur-
sors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit
manufacture
psychotropic
substances, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’.

narcotic

drugs

or

of

The Community should strengthen controls on ship-
ments of precursors to Turkey, given that they are re-
entering the Community in the form of heroin or other
psychotropic or narcotic substances.

It is appropriate that the Council should authorise the
Commission, in consultation with a special committee
appointed by the Council, to approve amendments on
behalf of the Community where the Agreement provides
for them to be adopted by the Joint Follow-up Group.
Such authorisation must, however, be limited to the
amendment of the Annexes to the Agreement in so far
as such amendment concerns substances already covered
by Community legislation on drugs precursors and
chemical substances.

(4)

The Agreement should be approved,

Article 2

1.
The Community shall be represented in the Joint Follow-
up Group provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement by the
Commission, assisted by the representatives of the Member
States.

2.
The Commission is authorised to approve, on behalf of
the Community, amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement
adopted by the Joint Follow-up Group under the procedure laid
down in Article 10 of the Agreement.

The Commission shall be assisted in carrying out this task by a
special committee appointed by the Council with instructions
to establish a common position.

3.
The authorisation referred to in paragraph 2 shall be
limited to those substances which are already covered by the
relevant Community legislation on drugs precursors and
chemical substances.

Article 3

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the persons empowered to sign the Agreement.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 4

Article 1

The Agreement between the European Community and the
Turkish Republic on precursors and chemical
substances
frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or
psychotropic substances is hereby approved on behalf of the
Community.

The President of the Council shall carry out, on behalf of the
Community,
instruments provided for in
the exchange of
Article 12 of the Agreement (1).

(1) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in
the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat
of the Council.

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This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2002.

For the Council

The President

M. FISCHER BOEL