On the 18th August 2005 EC regulation No 273/2004 was enforced.

The legislation relates to the regulation of drugs precursor chemicals in the United Kingdom and Export of these compounds outside the EU.

The new legislation will affect the chemical trade and Universities in the following ways:

• You will be required to obtain a licence for your organisation to enable you to purchase category 1 chemicals
• You will be required to complete returns for the Home Office on all category 1 chemicals and some category 2 chemicals
• You will be required to appoint a compliance officer to deal with these matters, and they will be required to act on your behalf in regulating this new legislation. This will include advising the competent authority on any potential illicit usage of the compounds included in all three categories, these will all be mandatory requirements.

Chemicals and categories are as follows

For further information or advice in the first instance please see frequently asked questions. If you cannot find your answer please contact:

Serina Hannon: chems@thermofisher.com or call on 01509 555037
Laura Brophy-Savage: laura.brophy-savage@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Or visit

http://www.cci.gb.com
email: contact@cci.gb.com