#CPPP2608773AOrder of 30 April 2026 on the National Chemical Precursors Control Mission
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This order places France’s National Chemical Precursors Control Mission inside the customs administration and sets out its main role in monitoring chemicals that can be diverted to make illegal drugs. Companies that trade, import, export, or use regulated chemical precursors should expect this customs-based mission to handle suspicious activity reports, license and registration files, import and export authorizations, trade monitoring, awareness work, and preparation of possible administrative sanctions. The order mainly updates the administrative structure and replaces the 1993 order that created the mission.
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Key Changes
- Places the National Chemical Precursors Control Mission within the customs administration.
- Defines the mission’s tasks, including handling suspicious reports, licenses, registrations, import and export authorizations, monitoring, training, coordination, and sanction preparation.
- Repeals the 1993 order that created the mission and updates related administrative provisions.
Obligations
What this law requires
Operators dealing with regulated chemical precursors must notify the National Chemical Precursors Control Mission of reports required under Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 and Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 111/2005, including suspicious activity reports covered by those provisions.
Operators seeking approval or registration for regulated chemical precursor activities must file the required approval or registration dossiers for instruction by the National Chemical Precursors Control Mission before issuance of the corresponding title by the minister responsible for customs.
Operators seeking to export or import regulated chemical precursors must submit the required export or import authorization files for instruction by the National Chemical Precursors Control Mission before authorization is issued by the minister responsible for customs.
Operators in the legal trade of regulated chemical precursors must provide the information required under Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 and Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 so that the National Chemical Precursors Control Mission can monitor lawful trade.
The National Chemical Precursors Control Mission must receive and analyze operator notifications made under the referenced EU precursor regulations and coordinate action with the competent specialized services.