{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-111/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-111/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2005/111",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 of 22 December 2004 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Union and third countries in drug precursors",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-111",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "All imports, exports or intermediary activities involving scheduled substances, with the exception of substances listed in Category 4 of the Annex, shall be documented by the operator by way of customs and commercial documents, such as summary declarations, customs declarations, invoices, cargo manifests, transport and other shipping documents.\nThose documents shall contain the following information:\n(a)the name of the scheduled substance as stated in the Annex, or, in the case of a mixture or a natural product, its name and the name of any scheduled substance, as stated in the Annex, contained in the mixture or in the natural product, followed by the term ‘DRUG PRECURSORS’;\n(b)the quantity and weight of the scheduled substance and, in the case of a mixture or a natural product, the quantity, weight, and, if available, the percentage of any scheduled substance contained therein; and\n(c)the names and addresses of the exporter, the importer, the ultimate consignee and, where applicable, the person involved in the intermediary activities.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulation revoked (N.I.) (29.6.2026) by The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/607), reg. 1(1), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Regulation (EU) No 1259/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/111/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:54:54.786055+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}