{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-111/article-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-111/article-9.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/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. Operators established in Great Britain shall notify the competent authorities immediately of any circumstances, such as unusual orders and transactions involving scheduled substances, which suggest that such substances intended for import, export or intermediary activities might be diverted for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances.\nTo that end, operators shall provide any available information, such as:\n(a) the name of the scheduled substance;\n(b) the quantity and weight of the scheduled substance;\n(c) the names and addresses of the exporter, the importer, the ultimate consignee and, where applicable, the person involved in the intermediary activities.\nThat information shall only be collected for the purposes of preventing the diversion of scheduled substances.\n2. Operators shall provide the competent authorities with information in summary form about their export, import or intermediary activities.\nThe Secretary of State may set out the information that is required by the competent authorities in order to allow them to monitor those activities.\n...",
  "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 9(1) substituted (29.6.2026) by The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/607), regs. 1(1), 6(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 9(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 14(7)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 9(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 14(7)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/111/article/9",
    "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."
}