Chemical Industry Compliance

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• Chemical Industry Compliance

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Restriction Types

• Drugs Precursors
• Misuse of Drugs
• Chemical Weapons Precursors
• Poisons
• Ozone Depleters
• Ethanol
• Environmentally Sensitive
• ?Home Made Explosive Precursors

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Drug Precursors

• EU Legislation
• EC 273/2004 Intra Community Trade

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Which chemicals are controlled as drug precursors?

• Category 1 - precursors
• Category 2 reagents
• Category 3 - solvents

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Category 3 drugs precursors

• Hydrochloric Acid
• Sulphuric Acid
• Acetone
• Methyl Ethyl Ketone
• Diethyl Ether

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Requirements of a supplier of category 3 drugs
precursors

• Register only exporting
• Register only if thresholds are exceeded
• Certain countries require individual export
  licences
• Keep records for 3 years
• Notify suspicious transactions

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Category 2 drugs precursors

• Acetic Anhydride
• Potassium Permanganate
• Anthranillic Acid
• Phenylacetic Acid
• Piperidine

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Requirements of a supplier of category 2 drugs
precursors

• Register premises
• Appoint a responsible officer
• Certain countries require individual export
  licences
• Completed End User Declaration (EUD)
• Submit annual returns
• Keep records for 3 years
• Notify any suspicious transactions

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Category 1 drugs precursors

• Ergometrine
• Ergotamine
• Lysergic Acid
• Acetylanthranillic Acid
• Isosafrole
• Safrole

• Benzyl Methyl Ketone (BMK)
• Ephedrine
• Pseudoephedrine
• Noephedrine
• Pieronyl Methyl Ketone (PMK)
• Piperonal

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Requirements of a supplier of category 1 drugs
precursor

• Appoint a responsible officer
• Obtain a licence
• Only sell to licenced customers
• Completed End User Declarations which must
  travel with the chemical
• Individual import/export licences required

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Requirements of a supplier of category 1 drugs
precursor

• Ensure no unauthorised removal of precursors
• Description of the place of storage
• Keep records for 3 years
• Notify any suspicious transactions

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Who are our customers?
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What would be considered as a suspicious enquiry?
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How do suspicious customer target chemical
companies?
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In conclusion why is chemical compliance
important?

• Trade legally
• Customers are legitimate
• Minimise the risk of chemicals used in illicit
  labs