• Drug precursors

Non-automatic

• Protect human, animal or plant life and health; protect environment
• Pursue obligations under the UN Charter and other international treaties (i.e. CITES, Basel Convention, Rotterdam Convention, UNSC Resolutions etc.)

Same as the "Administrative bodies"

• https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/111/contents

• G/LIC/N/2/GBR/8
• G/LIC/N/2/GBR/8/Corr.1

• Previously notified in N1GBR1

  
  

  Specific arrangements may apply in Northern Ireland including by virtue of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland. The full text of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland can be accessed via: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-withdrawal-agreement-and-political-declaration. Further details on the operation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-northern-ireland-protocol.

  
  

• G/LIC/N/2/GBR/8

  
  

  Retained EU Law* Council Regulation (EC) 111/2005 of 22 December 2004 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors.

  
  

  The Drug Precursors Licensing regime is an established regime which derives from the requirements of wider international obligations under the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988.
  
  This will mean that companies trading in drug precursors will be required to apply to the Home Office Drugs and Firearms Licensing Unit for:
  
  • Domestic Licences and Registrations – when possessing certain categories of drug precursor chemicals.
  
  • Import and Export Licences – when trading in certain categories of chemicals.
  
  • Pre-export notification – when trading in certain categories of chemicals.
  
  The full licensing requirements and processes can be found at the following link:
  
  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/precursor-chemical-licensing

  
  

  Products:- Full list in the annex and can be found in the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/precursor-chemical-import-and-export-authorisation-wallchart

  
  

  *Some European Union law was retained in UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, with minor modifications to ensure operability.

  
  

• G/LIC/N/2/GBR/8/Corr.1

  
  

  Administrative purpose/measure being implemented: Protect human, animal or plant life and health; protect environment; and Pursue obligations under the UN Charter and other international treaties (i.e., CITES, Basel Convention, Rotterdam Convention, UNSC Resolutions etc.)