Commission Regulation (EC) No 1232/2002 of 9 July 2002 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 and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3769/92

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1232/2002
of 9 July 2002
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 and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3769/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 of 13 December 1990 laying down measures to be taken to discourage the diversion of certain substances to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 988/2002(2), and in particular Article 9a thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3769/92 of 21 December 1992 implementing and amending 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1251/2001(4),
Whereas:
(1) It is necessary to give effect to the decision taken by the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs in March 2001 to add acetic anhydride and potassium permanganate to Table I of the Annex to the 1988 United Nations Convention.
(2) It is necessary to amend the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 to comply with this decision. The amendment may be made by the Commission pursuant to Article 9a(e) of the Regulation.
(3) Regulation (EEC) No 3769/92 must be amended to take account of the changes of Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 separating the provisions on export authorisation from those on pre-export notification for the scheduled substances listed in Category 1 of the Annex.
(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,