Annex: Principal areas of EU legislation linked to drug supply reduction

• Author: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EU body or agency), Europol (EU body or agency)
• Pages: 241-242

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Annex: Principal areas of EU legislation

linked to drug supply reduction

Drug precursors

Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 on trade in drug precursors between EU and third countries, amended by Regulation (EU) No 1259/2013.

Regulation (EC) No 273/2004, on trade in drug precursors within the EU, amended by Regulation (EU) No 1258/2013.

EU agencies addressing drug supply issues

Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the European Monitoring Centre for

Drugs and Drug Addiction (recast) as amended.

Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law

Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA,

2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA.

Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency for Criminal

Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2002/187/JHA.

Regulation (EU) 2015/2219 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on the European Union Agency for Law

Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2005/681/JHA.

Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on the European Border and Coast Guard

and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the

European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 and Council Decision 2005/267/EC.

Risk assessment and control of new psychoactive substances

Regulation (EU) 2017/2101 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006

as regards information exchange on, and an early warning system and risk assessment procedure for, new psychoactive substances.

Directive (EU) 2017/2103 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 amending Council Framework Decision

2004/757/JHA in order to include new psychoactive substances in the denition of ‘drug’ and repealing Council Decision 2005/387/JHA.

Counterfeiting of medical products

Council of Europe Convention on the counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving threats to public health (Council of

Europe Treaty Series – No. 211).

Judicial and police cooperation in criminal matters

Council Act of 29 May 2000 establishing in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union the Convention on Mutual Assistance

in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (2000/C 197/01).

Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on joint investigation teams (2002/465/JHA).

Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States

(2002/584/JHA).

Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA of 25 October 2004 laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal

acts and penalties in the eld of illicit drug tracking.

Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008 on the ght against organised crime.

Council Framework Decision 2008/978/JHA of 18 December 2008 on the European evidence warrant for the purpose of obtaining objects,

documents and data for use in proceedings in criminal matters.

Cybercrime

Directive 2013/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 August 2013 on attacks against information systems and replacing

Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA.

Council Framework Decision of 28 May 2001 combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment (2001/413/JHA).

Forensic analysis and criminal investigation

Council Decision of 28 May 2001 on the transmission of samples of controlled substances (2001/419/JHA).

Council Recommendation of 30 March 2004 regarding guidelines for taking samples of seized drugs (2004/C 86/04).

Information exchange

Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 on simplifying the exchange of information and intelligence between law

enforcement authorities of the Member States of the European Union.

Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and

cross-border crime.