Precursors

A Regulatory Impact Statement for the extension of substances controlled under the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958
This proposal aims to implement a national form of licensing. It also enables the Australian Government to meet requests from the UN Secretary General for pre-export notification of precursors in a cost effective manner. 

Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act. 2000
A NSW Act to amend the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 and the Poison and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 1994 in relation to precursor chemicals.

European Commission

1. Drug Precursors: Summary of legislative framework at the level of the European Union
2. 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 precursors
3. Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 251 (2) of the EC Treaty concerning the common position of the Council on the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Regulation on drug precursors. Oct 2003
4. Common position adopted by the Council on 29 September 2003 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on drug precursors
5. Corrigendum 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
6. Council Directive 92/109/EEC of 14 December 1992 on the manufacture and the placing on the market of certain substances used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
7. 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

Health Canada
Control of Precursors and Other Substances Frequently used in the Clandestine Production of Controlled Substances
With this document, the Canadian Government is entering step two in the development of a comprehensive regulatory framework and administrative system which will fulfill Canada’s obligations for the control of precursor drugs.May 2001

International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)

1. Precursors and chemicals frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
   Report on the Implementation of Article 12 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988.
2. List of Precursors and Chemicals frequently used in the Illicit Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances under International Control. Jan 2004

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
National Synthetic Drugs Action Plan
The  Federal Government Response to the Production, Trafficking, and Abuse of Synthetic Drugs and Diverted Pharmaceutical Products.  The Action Plan provides an overview of recent trends in the consumption and trafficking of methamphetamine, diverted pharmaceuticals (including pseudoephedrine), Ecstasy, and other synthetic drugs, and outlines a balanced approach focused on four core areas: prevention, treatment, regulation of chemicals and drugs, and law enforcement. Oct 2004

Public Statistics Institute
Impacts of federal ephedrine and pseudoephedrine regulations on methamphetamine-related hospital admissions
This research report indicates that regulations targeting precursors used by large-scale producers substanially reduce hospial admissions. However, the regulation of precursors used primarily by small-scale producers have little, if any, effect. 2003

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Federal and International Operations - Coming into Force of the Precursor Control Regulations, Beginning January 9, 2003
The purpose of this document is to inform Canadians about the coming into force of the Precursor Control Regulations, SOR/2002-3591, as well as related consequential amendments deleting precursors from the Regulations Exempting Certain Precursors and Controlled Substances from the Application of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (UNDCP)

1. Prevention of diversion of precursors used in the illicit manufacture of synthetic drug
   Resolution. July 2001
2. Control of precursor chemicals
   Resolution. March 2000
3. Promotion of regional and international cooperation in the fight against the illicit manufacture, trafficking and consumption of synthetic drugs, in particular amphetamine-type stimulants
   Resolution. March 2000
4. Lucknow accord on the adoption of uniform measures to control international trade in precursors and other chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
   Resolution. July 1999
5. Measures to enhance international cooperation to counter the world drug problem
   Resolution. September 1998
6. Baku Accord on Regional Cooperation against Illicit Cultivation, Production, Trafficking, Distribution and Consumption of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and Their Precursors
   Resolution. July 1997
7. Implementation of comprehensive measures to counter the illicit manufacture, trafficking and abuse of amphetamine-type stimulants and their precursors
   Resolution. July 1997
8. Action to strengthen international cooperation to control precursors and their substitutes used in the illicit manufacture of controlled substances, in particular amphetamine-type stimulants, and to prevent their diversion
   Resolution. July 1996

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