Regulation (EU) 2019/1148 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 9 U.K. Reporting of suspicious transactions, disappearances and thefts

1. For the purpose of preventing and detecting the illicit manufacture of explosives, economic operators and online marketplaces shall report suspicious transactions. Economic operators and online marketplaces shall do so after having regard to all the circumstances and, in particular, where the prospective customer acts in one or more of the following ways:

(a) appears unclear about the intended use of the regulated explosives precursors;

(b) appears unfamiliar with the intended use of the regulated explosives precursors or cannot plausibly explain it;

(c) intends to buy regulated explosives precursors in quantities, combinations or concentrations uncommon for legitimate use;

(d) is unwilling to provide proof of identity, place of residence or, where appropriate, status as professional user or economic operator;

(e) insists on using unusual methods of payment, including large amounts of cash.

2. Economic operators and online marketplaces shall have in place appropriate, reasonable and proportionate procedures to detect suspicious transactions, adapted to the specific environment in which the regulated explosives precursors are made available.

3. Each Member State shall set up one or more national contact points with a clearly identified telephone number and e-mail address, web form or any other effective tool for the reporting of suspicious transactions and significant disappearances and thefts. The national contact points shall be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

4. Economic operators and online marketplaces may refuse the suspicious transaction. They shall report the suspicious transaction or attempted suspicious transaction within 24 hours of considering that it is suspicious. When reporting such transactions, they shall give the identity of the customer if possible and all the details which have led them to consider the transaction to be suspicious to the national contact point of the Member State where the suspicious transaction was concluded or attempted.

5. Economic operators and professional users shall report significant disappearances and thefts of regulated explosives precursors within 24 hours of detection to the national contact point of the Member State where the disappearance or theft took place. In deciding whether a disappearance or theft is significant, they shall take into account whether the amount is unusual considering all circumstances of the case.

6. Members of the general public that have acquired restricted explosives precursors in accordance with Article 5(3) shall report significant disappearances and thefts of restricted explosives precursors within 24 hours of detection to the national contact point of the Member State where the disappearance or theft took place.