http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/111/chapter/IIICouncil 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 precursorsCouncil Regulation (EC) No 111/2005Council 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 precursorsKing's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02005R0111-20180707texttext/xmlen2026-07-31Expert Participation2026-06-29 CHAPTER III<Repeal ChangeId="key-2b9f653d84113a14f8b9bb5e78a0fecf-1785405644966" CommentaryRef="key-2b9f653d84113a14f8b9bb5e78a0fecf" RetainText="true">POWERS OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES</Repeal>Article 261Without prejudice to Articles 11 to 25 and to paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, the competent authorities ... shall prohibit the introduction of scheduled substances into Great Britain or their departure from it, where there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that such substances are intended for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances.2The competent authorities shall detain or suspend release of the scheduled substances for the time necessary to verify the identification of the scheduled substances or compliance with the rules of this Regulation.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3aThe competent authorities ... shall prohibit the introduction of consignments of non-scheduled substances into Great Britain or their departure from it where there is sufficient evidence that those substances are intended for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances....Those substances shall be considered as proposed for inclusion in the list of non-scheduled substances referred to in point (b) of Article 10(2).3b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5The competent authorities may require the operators to pay a fee for the issuing of licences, registrations and authorisations. Such fees shall be levied in a non-discriminatory way and shall not exceed the approximate cost of processing the application.Such fees shall be prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.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.Inserted 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.Words in Art. 26(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 14(19)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 26(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 14(19)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in Art. 26(3a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 14(19)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in Art. 26(3a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 14(19)(c)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 26(3b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 14(19)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 26(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 14(19)(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)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.Words in Art. 26(1) substituted (29.6.2026) by The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/607), regs. 1(1), 6(20)(a)Words in Art. 26(3a) substituted (29.6.2026) by The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/607), regs. 1(1), 6(20)(a)Words in Art. 26(5) inserted (29.6.2026) by The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/607), regs. 1(1), 6(20)(b)