# Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624, Division: Use of narcotics, drugs and alcohol consumption

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

Statutory staff deployed as members of the teams shall not consume or be under the influence of alcohol while on duty.
Statutory staff deployed as members of the teams shall not possess or use narcotics or drugs, unless prescribed on medical grounds. Statutory staff deployed as members of the teams requiring drugs for medical purposes shall immediately inform their immediate superior of such a requirement. Their participation in operational activities may be reviewed having regard to potential effects and side-effects associated with the use of the substance.
The Agency shall establish a control mechanism to ensure that its statutory staff deployed as members of the teams do not carry out their functions under the influence of narcotics, drugs or alcohol. That mechanism shall be based on regular medical testing of statutory staff deployed as members of the teams in order to identify any possible consumption of narcotics, drugs or alcohol. Any positive test results shall be immediately reported to the executive director.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1896/annex/V/division/4/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1896/annex-V/division-4/division-2
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