# 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, Article 8

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. When the scheduled substances are entered into Great Britain for unloading or transhipment, for temporary storage, for their storage in a free zone ..., or for their placing under the external Union transit procedure, the licit purposes must be demonstrated by the operator, upon request by the competent authorities.
2. The Secretary of State may make regulations to establish the criteria to determine how the licit purposes of the transaction may be demonstrated, in order to ensure that all movements of scheduled substances within Great Britain can be monitored by the competent authorities and the risk of diversion be minimised.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/111/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-111/article-8
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