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Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on drug precursors (Text with EEA relevance)
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ANNEX IU.K. [F1List of scheduled substances]
Textual Amendments
CATEGORY 1
b The CAS No is the ‘chemical abstracts service registry number’, which is a unique numeric identifier specific to each substance and its structure. The CAS No is specific to each isomer and to each salt of each isomer. It must be understood that the CAS Nos for the salts of the substances listed above will be different to those given. | |||
c Also named (+)-norpseudoephedrine, CN code 2939 43 00, CAS No 492-39-7. | |||
| Substance | CN designation(if different) | CN codea | CAS Nob |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-phenyl-2-propanone | Phenylacetone | 2914 31 00 | 103-79-7 |
| [F2Methyl alpha-phenylacetoacetate (MAPA) | 2918 30 00 | 16648-44-5 | |
Methyl 2-methyl-3-phenyloxirane-2-carboxylate (BMK methyl glycidate) | 2918 99 90 | 80532-66-7 | |
2-methyl-3-phenyloxirane-2-carboxylic acid (BMK glycidic acid) | 2918 99 90 | 25547-51-7] | |
| N-acetylanthranilic acid | 2-acetamidobenzoic acid | 2924 23 00 | 89-52-1 |
| [F3Alpha-phenylacetoacetamide (APAA) | 2924 29 70 | 4433-77-6] | |
| [F4Alpha-phenylacetoacetonitrile (APAAN) | 2926 40 00 | 4468-48-8] | |
| Isosafrol (cis + trans) | 2932 91 00 | 120-58-1 | |
| 3,4-methylenedioxyphenylpropan-2-one | 1-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)propan-2-one | 2932 92 00 | 4676-39-5 |
| Piperonal | 2932 93 00 | 120-57-0 | |
| Safrole | 2932 94 00 | 94-59-7 | |
| [F5Methyl 3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methyloxirane-2-carboxylate (PMK methyl glycidate | 2932 99 00 | 13605-48-6 | |
| 3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methyloxirane-2-carboxylic acid (PMK glycidic acid) | 2932 99 00 | 2167189-50-4] | |
| [F64-anilino- N -phenethylpiperidine (ANPP) | 2933 39 99 | 21409-26-7 | |
| N -phenethyl-4-piperidone (NPP) | 2933 39 99 | 39742-60-4] | |
| Ephedrine | 2939 41 00 | 299-42-3 | |
| Pseudoephedrine | 2939 42 00 | 90-82-4 | |
| Norephedrine | [F12939 44 00] | 14838-15-4 | |
| Ergometrine | 2939 61 00 | 60-79-7 | |
| Ergotamine | 2939 62 00 | 113-15-5 | |
| Lysergic acid | 2939 63 00 | 82-58-6 | |
| The stereoisomeric forms of the substances listed in this category not being cathinec, whenever the existence of such forms is possible. | |||
| The salts of the substances listed in this category, whenever the existence of such salts is possible and not being the salts of cathine. | |||
| [F7(1R,2S)-(-)-chloroephedrine | [F82939 79 90] | 110925-64-9 | |
| (1S,2R)-(+)-chloroephedrine | [F92939 79 90] | 1384199-95-4 | |
| (1S,2S)-(+)-chloropseudoephedrine | [F102939 79 90] | 73393-61-0 | |
| (1R,2R)-(-)-chloropseudoephedrine | [F112939 79 90] | 771434-80-1] | |
Textual Amendments
F2Inserted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1737 of 14 July 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 as regards the inclusion of certain drug precursors in the list of scheduled substances (Text with EEA relevance)
F3Inserted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1737 of 14 July 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 as regards the inclusion of certain drug precursors in the list of scheduled substances (Text with EEA relevance)
F4Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1737 of 14 July 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 as regards the inclusion of certain drug precursors in the list of scheduled substances (Text with EEA relevance)
F5Inserted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1737 of 14 July 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 as regards the inclusion of certain drug precursors in the list of scheduled substances (Text with EEA relevance)
F6Inserted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/729 of 26 February 2018 amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 as regards the inclusion of certain drug precursors in the list of scheduled substances (Text with EEA relevance).
F7Inserted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1443 of 29 June 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 as regards the inclusion of certain drug precursors in the list of scheduled substances (Text with EEA relevance).
F8Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1737 of 14 July 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 as regards the inclusion of certain drug precursors in the list of scheduled substances (Text with EEA relevance)
F9Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1737 of 14 July 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 as regards the inclusion of certain drug precursors in the list of scheduled substances (Text with EEA relevance)
F10Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1737 of 14 July 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 as regards the inclusion of certain drug precursors in the list of scheduled substances (Text with EEA relevance)
F11Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1737 of 14 July 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 as regards the inclusion of certain drug precursors in the list of scheduled substances (Text with EEA relevance)
[F1CATEGORY 2
| SUBCATEGORY 2A | |||
| Substance | CN designation (if different) | CN code a | CAS No b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acetic anhydride | 2915 24 00 | 108-24-7 | |
| The salts of the substances listed in this category, whenever the existence of such salts is possible. | |||
| SUBCATEGORY 2B | |||
b The CAS No is the ‘ chemical abstracts service registry number ’ , which is a unique numeric identifier specific to each substance and its structure. The CAS No is specific to each isomer and to each salt of each isomer. It must be understood that the CAS Nos for the salts of the substances listed above will be different to those given. ] | |||
| Substance | CN designation (if different) | CN code a | CAS No b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenylacetic acid | 2916 34 00 | 103-82-2 | |
| Anthranilic acid | [F12ex 2922 43 00] | 118-92-3 | |
| Piperidine | 2933 32 00 | 110-89-4 | |
| Potassium permanganate | 2841 61 00 | 7722-64-7 | |
| The salts of the substances listed in this category, whenever the existence of such salts is possible. | |||
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F12Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1737 of 14 July 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 as regards the inclusion of certain drug precursors in the list of scheduled substances (Text with EEA relevance)
CATEGORY 3
b The CAS No is the ‘chemical abstracts service registry number’, which is a unique numeric identifier specific to each substance and its structure. The CAS No is specific to each isomer and to each salt of each isomer. It must be understood that the CAS Nos for the salts of the substances listed above will be different to those given. | |||
| Substance | CN designation(if different) | CN codea | CAS Nob |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid | Hydrogen chloride | 2806 10 00 | 7647-01-0 |
| Sulphuric acid | [F132807 00 00] | 7664-93-9 | |
| Toluene | 2902 30 00 | 108-88-3 | |
| Ethyl ether | Diethyl ether | 2909 11 00 | 60-29-7 |
| Acetone | 2914 11 00 | 67-64-1 | |
| Methylethylketone | Butanone | 2914 12 00 | 78-93-3 |
| The salts of the substances listed in this category, whenever the existence of such salts is possible and not being the salts of hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid. | |||
Textual Amendments
F13Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1737 of 14 July 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 as regards the inclusion of certain drug precursors in the list of scheduled substances (Text with EEA relevance)
ANNEX IIU.K.
| Substance | Threshold |
|---|---|
| Acetic anhydride | 100 l |
| Potassium permanganate | 100 kg |
| Anthranilic acid and its salts | 1 kg |
| Phenylacetic acid and its salts | 1 kg |
| Piperidine and its salts | 0,5 kg |
ANNEX IIIU.K.
1.Model declaration relating to individual transactions (category 1 or 2)U.K.
2.Model declaration relating to multiple transactions (category 2)U.K.
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