WTO Quantitative Restrictions

United Kingdom #6500 (v.2)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
30/09/2022 - 30/09/2024
Old version v.2
Reporting member
United Kingdom
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Import and export prohibition and restrictions of drug precursor chemicals
National legal basis
Regulation (EC) 273/2004 of the European Parliament and Council of 11 February 2004 on drug precursors (Retained EU Legislation)
Available through: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/273/contents

Council Regulation (EC) 111/2005 of 22 December 2004 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors (Retained EU Legislation)

Available through: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/111/contents

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1011 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 273/2204 of the European Parliament and of the Council on drug precursors and Council Regulation (EC) No. 111/2005 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Union and third countries in drug precursors, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1277/2005 (Retained EU Legislation)

Available through: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/1011/annexes/adopted
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1013 of 25 June 2015 laying down rules in respect of Regulation (EC) No. 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on drug precursors and of Council Regulation (EC) No. 111/2005 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Union and third countries in drug precursors (Retained EU Legislation)

Available through: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/1013/2015-06-25

The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Intra-Community Trade) Regulations 2008

Available through: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/295/contents/made

The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Community External Trade) Regulations 2008

Available through:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/296/contents/made

The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Intra-Community Trade and Community External Trade) Regulations 2010

Available through:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2564/made

The above are amended by the Part 5, Chapter 1 of the Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Available through: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111178102/contents

The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990

Available through: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/5/contents
Administrative mechanism
Administration: UK Home Office
Responsible entities
Home Office
HS version
HS 2022
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Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX(b) GATT Protection of human, animal or plant life or health
Non-WTO commitments

UN Convention (1988) on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Reported as: 1988 UN Convention Against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Single Convention (1961) on Narcotic Drugs

Reported as: 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

Convention (1971) on Psychotropic Substances

Reported as: 1971 UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
P CP NAL P-X CP-X
Symbol
NAL
P
CP
P-X
CP-X

Tariff lines
Various
A full list of substances can be found at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/111/annex