Precursors and chemicals frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances : report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2020 on the Implementation of Article 12 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988

In accordance with the Board's mandate under the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988, the annual reports on precursors provide an overview of the most important actions taken to implement article 12 of that Convention and to strengthen the functioning of the international precursor control system in any given year. The reports also provide a detailed account of the latest trends and developments in legitimate international trade and in trafficking in precursor chemicals under international control, as well as their non-scheduled substitutes and alternatives.
1. Introduction -- 2. Action taken by Governments and the International Narcotics Control Board -- 3. Extent of licit trade and latest trends in trafficking in precursors -- 4. Impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on licit and illicit activities related to precursors -- 5. Conclusions and recommendations -- Glossary -- Annex 1. Parties and non-parties to the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988, by region, as at 1 November 2020 -- Annex 2. Submission of information by Governments pursuant to article 12 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 (form D) for the period 2015–2019 -- Annex 3. Seizures of substances in Table I and Table II of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988, as reported to the International Narcotics Control Board, 2015–2019 -- Annex 4. Submission of information by Governments on licit trade in, uses of and requirements for substances in Table I and Table II of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 for the years 2015–2019 -- Annex 5. Annual legitimate requirements for ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, 3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone and 1-phenyl-2-propanone; substances frequently used in the manufacture of amphetaminetype stimulants -- Annex 6. Governments that have requested pre-export notifications pursuant to article 12, subparagraph 10 (a), of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 -- Annex 7. Substances in Table I and Table II of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 -- Annex 8. Use of scheduled substances in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances -- Annex 9. Licit uses of the substances in Table I and Table II of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 -- Annex 10. Treaty provisions for the control of substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances -- Annex 11. Regional groupings.

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