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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

Drug Precursors: Summary of legislative framework at the level of the European Union
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
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
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
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
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
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)

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.
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

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