101 UK Brexit Notes

Connemara Programme October 16 2018 pg. 147  If you trade with the EU in Category 2B drug precursor chemicals – Change in requirements – You will need to register with the Home Office if you want to trade within the EU regardless of volume (currently only required to register if it exceeds certain volumes). If businesses are only handling drug precursors in the UK, then there will be no change to requirements.  If you trade with the EU in Category 3 drug precursor chemicals – Change in requirements – You will need to register with the Home Office if you want to trade within the EU and are exporting quantities which exceed certain volumes (depending on chemical but between 20kg – 100kg per annum). If you are only handling drug precursors in the UK, then there will be no change to requirements.  If you are trading with third countries in all categories of drug precursor chemicals – No change in requirements.  If you only handle drug precursors in the UK – No change in requirements. Fees are payable for all ‘domestic’ licences/registrations and range from £109 to £3,655, depending on whether an applicant already holds a licence with us. Import and Export Licensing/Registration Requirements  If you are trading within the EU in Category 1 drug precursor chemicals – Change in requirements – You will need to apply for an import and export licence and PEN.  If you are trading within the EU in Category 2A drug precursor chemicals– Change in requirements – You will need to apply for an export licence and PEN. No change to import licences.  If you are trading within the EU in Category 2B drug precursor chemicals – Change in requirements – You will need to apply for an export licence and a PEN may be required depending on the importing country’s requirements. No change to import authorisations.  If you are trading within the EU in Category 3 drug precursor chemicals – Change in requirements – You will need to apply for an export authorisation and a PEN may be required depending on importing country’s requirements. No change to import authorisations.  If you are trading within the EU in Category 4 drug precursor chemicals – Change in requirements – You may need to apply for an export licence and a PEN may be required depending on importing country’s requirements. No change to import authorisations. The fee for an individual export or import licence is £24. More information The UK is a signatory to th e United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 (“the UN Convention”), which establishes controls on these substances to prevent the illicit manufacturing of drugs while also allowing for legitimate trade. EU legislation implements the UK’s international obligations under Article 12 of the UN Convention through:  Council Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which controls and monitors trade in drug precursors within the EU  Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005, which controls trade in drug precursors between EU and third countries You can find out more about dru g precursor chemical licensing , how to apply for licences and registrations and the associated fees online. Making an application to the Home Office – Domestic Licences/Registrations As part of contingency planning for a no deal scenario, you may apply for a domestic licence and registrations for drug precursor chemicals o nline now, although a fee will apply. If you already hold a domestic licence/registration in order to trade with non-EU countries, you will not be required to apply for a separate licence for trade with the EU. Please note however that an individual licence or registration is required for each site. Please note that import-export licences can only be issued to holders of a valid domestic licence, where one is needed. Domestic licences are valid for a period of one year. Making an application – Import and Export Licences/Registrations Should a deal not be agreed with the EU, the import and exporting licensing requirements will come into place at 23:00 on 29 March 2019. The Home Office will process applications in date order – you should plan on the basis of a 7 working day processing time. All import licences are normally valid for 3 months and export licences will be valid for 2 months or in line with the importing country’s permit, whichever expires first. Please note that import or export licences cannot be issued until such time as the relevant domestic licence is held, should one be needed. If you are a UK business, you must register for a National Drugs Control System ( NDS) account to apply for any import or export licences in order to facilitate international trade. The NDS is used to administer the import and export licensing regime of the UK. Registered NDS users can the n apply for a licence online . Individual import and/or export licences are required every time a shipment takes place.