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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1011/article-4",
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  "legislation": "eur/2015/1011",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1011 of 24 April 2015 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 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 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1011",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Cases where a licence is not required",
  "text": "Pharmacies, dispensaries of veterinary medicine, customs, police, armed forces and official laboratories of competent authorities may be exempted from the requirement of licensing pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 in so far as these operators use drug precursors within the scope of their official duties.\nThe operators set out in the first paragraph are also exempted from the following:\n(a)the provision of documentation referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 111/2005;\n(b)the obligation to appoint a responsible officer set out in Article 3(1) of this Regulation.",
  "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."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/1011/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:46:37.348946+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."
}