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- The EU Drugs Strategy &
Action Plan Background
documentation - EU Legal Instruments
- European Commission
- Drug Precursors
- New Unregulated
Psychoactive Substances - EMCDDA
- Europol
- Eurojust
- Other International
Organisations and Actors - Member States
- Useful Websites /
Relevant Links
- EU Drugs Strategy (2013-20) – Recommendation – Council of the European Union, 29.12.2012 (2012/C 402/01)
- EU Action Plan on Drugs 2013-2016 - Notices from European Union Institutions, Bodies, Offices and Agencies – Council of the European Union, 30.11.2013 (2013/C 351/01)
- Draft Council Conclusions on the new EU Drugs Strategy, Brussels, 25.05.2012
- Press release: Drugs: MEPs back rules to take harmful "legal highs" off the market faster, 17 April 2014
- Council conclusions on the new EU drugs strategy 3172nd Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting Luxembourg, 7 and 8 June 2012
- Decision No 1150/2007/EC of the European Parliament and the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the Specific Programme 'Drug prevention and information' as part of the General Programme 'Fundamental Rights and Justice', 25.09.2007
- Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (recast), Strasbourg, 12.12.2006
- Council Decision 2005/387/JHA on the information exchange, risk assessment and control of new psychoactive substances, Brussels, 10.05.2005
- Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking, Luxembourg, 25.10.2004
- Commission Implementing Decision of 3.5.2013 concerning the adoption of a financing decision for 2013 in the framework of the Programme "Drug Prevention and Information" - Brussels, 3.5.2013, C(2013) 2500 final
- Preparatory study for an impact assessment on a new legislative instrument replacing the Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA on illicit drug tra?cking, Final Report March 2013
- Commission Staff Working Document: Impact Assessment, accompanying the document on a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on new Psychoactive Substances. Brussels, 17.9.2013 SWD(2013) 319 final
- Report on the evaluation of the transposition and impacts of the Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA on drug trafficking, Final Report March 2013
- Summary of the Assessment of the implementation of the EU Drugs Strategy 2005-2012 and its Action Plans (2012)
- Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, COM(2011) 689/2, Towards a stronger European response to drugs, Brussels 2011
- Commission Decision of 7 January 2011 adopting the 2011 annual work programme for the specific programme "Drug Prevention and Information" - C(2010)8234, Brussels, 7 Jan. 2011
- Press release: European Commission seeks stronger EU response to fight dangerous new synthetic drugs
- Report from the Commission on the assessment of the functioning of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA on the information exchange, risk assessment and control of new psychoactive substances, COM(2011) 430 final, Brussels, 11.7.2011
- Commission staff working paper on the assessment of the functioning of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA on the information exchange, risk assessment and control of new psychoactive substances. Brussels, 11.7.2011 SEC(2011) 912 final
- European pact against synthetic drugs, 27 October 2011
- European pact to combat international drug trafficking – disrupting cocaine and heroin routes, 3 June 2010
- Report from the Commission on the implementation of Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking, COM(2009)669 final, Brussels, 10.12.2009
- Regulation (EU) No 1258/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013, amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 on drug precursors
- 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
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 225/2011 of 7 March 2011 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1277/2005 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on drug precursors and for Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 297/2009 of 8 April 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1277/2005 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EC) No. 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on drug precursors and for Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1277/2005 of 27 July 2005 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on drug precursors and for Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors (Text with EEA relevance)
- Council Regulation(EC) No 111/2005 of 22 December 2004 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors
- Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on drug precursors
- Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Venezuela on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
- Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Bolivia on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
- Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances - Joint statement by the contracting parties concerning article 7 (1) - Side instrument concerning article 13
- Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Colombia on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
- Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Peru on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
- Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on cooperation regarding the control of precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
- Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Ecuador on precursors and chemical substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on new psychoactive substances, Brussels, 17.9.2013 COM(2013) 619 final
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA of 25 October 2004 laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking, as regards the definition of drug, 2013/0304 (COD)
- Council Decision 2005/387/JHA of 10 May 2005 on the information exchange, risk-assessment and control of new psychoactive substances
- 97/396/JHA: Joint Action of 16 June 1997 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, concerning the information exchange, risk assessment and the control of new synthetic drugs. Official Journal L 167 , 25/06/1997 P. 0001 - 0003
- Poster: new psychoactive substances in Europe, March 2015
- New psychoactive substances in Europe. An update from the EU Early Warning System, March 2015
- The Internet and drug markets: Summary of results from an EMCDDA Trendspotter study, January 2015
- EMCDDA – Work Programme 2015
- European Drug Report - Trends and Development, 2014
- EMCDDA–Europol 2013 Annual Report on the implementation of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA, July 2014
- EMCDDA – Work Programme 2014
- A year in review: Highlights from the EMCDDA's General Report of Activities 2013, June 2014
- General Report of Activities 2013: Key achievements and governance – a year in review, June 2014
- Four new drugs go under the microscope - Drugnet Europe, Jan-Mar 2014
- Estimating public expenditure on drug-law offenders in prison in Europe
- EMCDDA Papers - Regional drug strategies across the world, Lisbon, 2014
- Exploring methamphetamine trends in Europe, Lisbon, January 2014
- Risk Assessment Report of a new psychoactive substance: 1-cyclohexyl-4-(1,2-diphenylethyl)piperazine (MT-45)
- Risk assessment of 4-methyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-amine (4,4'-dimethylaminorex, 4,4'-DMAR), November 2014
- EMCDDA–Europol Joint Report on a new psychoactive substance: 1-cyclohexyl-4-(1,2-diphenylethyl)piperazine (MT-45), September 2014
- Report on the risk assessment of 2-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-(ethylamino)cyclohexanone (methoxetamine) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances, May 2014
- Report on the risk assessment of 1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one (MDPV) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances, May 2014
- Report on the risk assessment of 3,4-dichloro-N-{[1-(dimethylamino)cyclohexyl]methyl}benzamide (AH-7921) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances, May 2014
- Report on the risk assessment of 2-(4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-(2-methoxybenzyl)ethanamine (25I-NBOMe) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances, May 2014
- EMCDDA–Europol Joint Report on a new psychoactive substance: 25I-NBOMe, January 2014
- EMCDDA–Europol Joint Report on a new psychoactive sub-stance: MDPV (3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone), January 2014
- EMCDDA–Europol Joint Report on a new psychoactive sub-stance: AH-7921, January 2014
- Report on the risk assessment of 5-(2-aminopropyl)indole in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances, Lisbon, January 2014
- Report on the risk assessment of 4-methylamphetamine in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances, January 2014
- EMCDDA–Europol Joint Report on a new psychoactive substance: methoxetamine (2-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-(ethylamino)cyclohexanone), Lisbon, January 2014
- EMCDDA–Europol Joint Report on a new psychoactive substance: MDPV (3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone), Lisbon, January 2014
- EMCDDA–Europol Joint Report on a new psychoactive substance: AH-7921, Lisbon, January 2014
- EMCDDA–Europol Joint Report on a new psychoactive substance: 25I-NBOMe, Lisbon, January 2014
- Perspectives on Drugs: The new EU drugs strategy (2013–20)
- EMCDDA Papers - Drug supply reduction and internal security policies in the European Union: an overview, Lisbon, 2013
- EMCDDA Papers - Drug squads: units specialised in drug law enforcement in Europe, Lisbon, 2013
- A year in review: Highlights from the EMCDDA's General Report of Activities 2012, June 2013
- EMCDDA General Report of Activities 2012, Lisbon, June 2013
- EMCDDA-Europol Joint Report on a new psychoactive substance: 4-methylamphetamine, 2012
- Prisons and drugs in Europe: The problem and responses, Lisbon, November 2012
- Fentanyl in Europe EMCDDA Trendspotter Study Report from an EMCDDA expert meeting, 9 to 10 October 2012
- EMCDDA trend report for the evaluation of the 2005-12 EU drugs strategy, April 2012
- Data: Statistical bulletin 2012
- Annual Report 2012: The State of the Drugs Problem in Europe
- EMCDDA–Europol 2011 Annual Report on the implementation of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA
- Report on the risk assessment of mephedrone in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances
- Report on the Risk Assessment of 4-MTA in the Framework of the Joint Action on New Synthetic Drugs
- Report on the risk assessment of BZP in the framework of the Council decision on new psychoactive substances
- ‘Synthetic Drug Precursor Trafficking Network Broken Up’, The Hague, 03.04.2014
- ‘Poly-Drug Trafficking Network Broken Up’, The Hague, 03.04.2014
- ‘Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Hit the EU Market’, The Hague, 7 March 2014
- Europol's Contribution to the UNODC high level review of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem - The Hague, 7 August 2013
- EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) 2013
- EU Drug Markets Report - A Strategic Analysis, 2013
- EU Drug Markets Report - A Strategic Analysis – Case Studies, 2012
- EU Drug Markets Report - A Strategic Analysis – Full Report, 2012
- New drugs in Europe - EMCDDA–Europol 2012 Annual Report on the implementation of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA
- ‘Twenty-seven arrested as European Police dismantle large drug smuggling network’, The Hague, 24.10.2012
- Europol Work Programme 2013, The Hague, 17.07.2012
- Europol Review 2012: General Report on Europol Activities
- Implementation Report of the Action Plan on Drug Trafficking Strategic project: Enhancing the work of EUROJUST in drug trafficking cases, 14 January 2015
- Outcome Report: Strategic meeting on drug trafficking - The Hague, 01 December 2014
- Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between Eurojust and the EMCDDA, 14. July. 2014
- Press Release : Eurojust assists in dismantling drug smuggling operation, The Hague, 09.08.2013
- Eurojust Annual Report 2013
- Press Release: International operation targets Albanian drug trafficking network, The Hague, 09.07.2012
- Strategic Project on: “Enhancing the work of EUROJUST in Drug Trafficking Cases”, Final Results, January 2012
- Eurojust News, Issue No 3, December 2010
Interpol
Council of Europe: Pompidou Group
- Pompidou Group Work Programme 2015-2018
- Inventory of Activities and Outcomes Accomplished During the Work Cycle 2011-2014
- Harm Reduction - Policy paper on preventing risks and reducing harm linked to the use of psychoactive substances, 2013
- Drug related cybercrime and associated use of the Internet, 2013
- Drugs in Prisons Programme - Final Project Report, 20 June 2013
- Policy paper providing guidance to policy makers for developing coherent policies for licit and illicit drugs, December 2011
- The Pompidou Group: Mission, organisation, governance & working methods, 12 October 2010
SELEC
Horizontal Drugs Group (HDG)
United Nations/UNODC
- World Drug Report 2014 - Executive Summary
- World Drug Report 2014 – Full Report
- Cannabis policy reform in Europe: Bottom up rather than top down, December 2014
- The International Drug Control Regime and Access to Controlled Medicines, December 2014
- Scheduling in the international drug control system, June 2014
- IDPC: The European Union Drugs Strategy 2013-2020, July 2013
- Towards a revision of the UN drug control conventions, March 2012
- Action against transnational organized crime and illicit trafficking, including drug trafficking (2011 - 2013)
- UN Convention against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988
- UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 as amended by the 1972 protocol
- UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971
- UN Convention against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988
U.K. House of Lords
- European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs
- European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)
- Eurojust
- Europol
- Interpol
- Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre – Narcotics (MAOC-N)
- Council of Europe - Pompidou Group
- UNODC – Drug Trafficking
- TNI – Transnational Institute Drugs & Democracy Programme (UN Drug Control)
- INCB - International Narcotics Control Board
- CND - Commission on Narcotic Drugs
- UNODC – Drug Use Prevention, Treatment and Care
- SELEC - Southeast European Law Enforcement Department