Business & Commerce

#ECOI1922087AControl of Drug Precursors Manufacture and Trade Order

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law regulates the manufacturing and trading of chemical precursors used in drug production. Businesses and public entities involved in handling these substances must apply for approval, detailing their operations and security measures. The aim is to prevent these substances from being diverted to illicit drug manufacturing.

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Key Changes

  • Requirement for entities to obtain approval for handling drug precursors
  • Introduction of detailed application process with security measures
  • Exemption for certain certified operators from providing specific documents

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Submit approval application to MNCPC (Ministry of Economy and Finance) with complete dossier including responsible person details, list of substances with NC codes, types of operations, client names/addresses, supplier list, storage site address, and diversion prevention measures

Businesses and private entities handling drug precursor chemicals
licensing
high

Include in approval application: K bis extract less than 3 months old, approved annual accounts, criminal record extract less than 6 months old of company representative, and list of category 2 and 3 substances

Businesses and private entities applying for approval
disclosure
high

Submit registration application to MNCPC for category 2 and 3 precursor substances with responsible person details, substance list with NC codes, types of operations, storage site address, supplier and client lists, and diversion prevention measures

All operators handling category 2 and 3 drug precursor substances
licensing
high

Declare and implement specific measures to prevent diversion of chemical precursors to illicit drug manufacturing in all approval and registration applications

All entities seeking approval or registration for drug precursor handling
operational
medium

Submit modification requests to MNCPC within ten business days of any change to approved operations, substances, or conditions, with supporting documentation

All approved and registered operators
reporting

Affected Parties

Businesses involved in chemical manufacturingPublic entities handling chemical precursors

Tags

drug precursors,chemical regulation,public safety