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Official Journal of the European Union
8.3.2011
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 225/2011
of 7 March 2011
amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1277/2005 laying down implementing rules for
Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on drug precursors
and for Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade
between the Community and third countries in drug precursors
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(3) Following
the
decision
to
include
phenylacetic
acid
in
Table I of the United Nations Convention, it is
necessary to amend Annex IV to Regulation (EC)
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
No 1277/2005 to ensure that pre-export notifications
Union,
are sent for all exports of phenylacetic acid from the
European Union.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 of
22 December 2004 laying down rules for the monitoring of
trade between the Community and third countries in drug
(4) Annex
IV
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
1277/2005
does
not
list
precursors (
all third countries which have requested to receive pre-

1 ), and in particular Article 11(1) and the third
subparagraph of Article 12(1) thereof,
export notifications for certain scheduled substances of
categories 2 and 3 since the entry into force of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 297/2009
( 3 ).
Whereas:
Afghanistan, Australia and Ghana have made such
requests and should therefore be added.
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1277/2005
( 2 )
determines whether specific monitoring measures upon
(5) Regulation
(EC)
No
1277/2005
should
be
amended
export of drug precursors from the European Union are
accordingly.
required. Annex IV to that Regulation lists for each of the
scheduled substances of categories 2 and 3 of the Annex
to Regulation (EC) No 111/2005, the countries for which
a pre-export notification is required. The lists involve
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
third countries which have requested to receive pre-
accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab
export notifications in accordance with Article 12(10)
lished by Article 30(1) of Regulation (EC) No 111/2005,
of the United Nations Convention against illicit traffic
in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances of 1988.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(2) The
United
Nations
Commission
on
Narcotic
Drugs
has,
at its second meeting, on 8 March 2010, decided to
include phenylacetic acid in Table I of the United
Article 1
Nations Convention against illicit traffic in narcotic
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1277/2005 is replaced by the
drugs and psychotropic substances of 1988.
text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 12(10) of that Convention sets out that each
Party from whose territory a substance in Table I is to
be exported shall ensure that, prior to such export,
Article 2
information on the export consignment is supplied by
its competent authorities to the competent authorities of
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
the importing country.
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 March 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 22, 26.1.2005, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 202, 3.8.2005, p. 7.
( 3 ) OJ L 95, 9.4.2009, p. 13.

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‘ANNEX IV
1. List of countries referred to in Article 20 for which a pre-export notification is required for exports of scheduled
substances of category 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 111/2005
Substance Destination
Acetic anhydride
Any third country
Potassium permanganate
Phenylacetic acid
Anthranilic acid Afghanistan
Malaysia
Australia
Maldives
Antigua and Barbuda
Mexico
Benin
Nigeria
Bolivia
Oman
Brazil
Paraguay
Canada
Peru
Cayman Islands
Philippines
Chile
Republic of Moldova
Colombia
Russian Federation
Costa Rica
Saudi Arabia
Dominican Republic
South Africa
Ecuador
Tajikistan
Ethiopia
Turkey
Ghana
United Arab Emirates
Haiti
United Republic of Tanzania
India
Venezuela
Indonesia
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Lebanon
Madagascar
Piperidine Afghanistan
Malaysia
Australia
Maldives
Antigua and Barbuda
Mexico
Benin
Nigeria
Bolivia
Oman
Brazil
Paraguay
Canada
Peru
Cayman Islands
Philippines
Chile
Republic of Moldova
Colombia
Russian Federation
Costa Rica
Saudi Arabia
Dominican Republic
Tajikistan
Ecuador
Turkey
Ethiopia
United Arab Emirates
Ghana
United Republic of Tanzania
Haiti
United States of America
India
Venezuela
Indonesia
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Lebanon
Madagascar

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2. List of countries referred to in Articles 20 and 22 for which a pre-export notification and an export authorisation is
required for exports of scheduled substances of category 3 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 111/2005
Substance Destination
Methylethyl ketone (MEK) ( 1 )
Afghanistan
Lebanon
Toluene ( 1 )
Australia
Madagascar
Acetone ( 1 )
Antigua and Barbuda
Malaysia
Ethyl ether ( 1 )
Argentina
Maldives
Benin
Mexico
Bolivia
Nigeria
Brazil
Oman
Canada
Pakistan
Cayman Islands
Paraguay
Chile
Peru
Colombia
Philippines
Costa Rica
Republic of Moldova
Dominican Republic
Republic of Korea
Ecuador
Russian Federation
Egypt
Saudia Arabia
El Salvador
Tajikistan
Ethiopia
Turkey
Ghana
United Arab Emirates
Guatemala
United Republic of Tanzania
Haiti
Uruguay
Honduras
Venezuela
India
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Hydrochloric acid
Bolivia
Peru
Sulphuric acid
Chile
Turkey
Colombia
Venezuela
Ecuador
( 1 ) This includes the salts of these substances whenever the existence of such salts is possible.’

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