No L 370/76 Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 12, 92 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/1059/EEC " of 14 December 1992 on the manufacture and the placing on the market of certain substances used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances ‘ THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), In cooperation with the European Parliament (), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (°), Whereas some Member States have adopted measures to monitor the manufacture and the placing on’the market of certain substances frequently used in the illicit manu- facture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances ; whereas other Member States are about to adopt measures of this kind ; whereas it is therefore necessary to establish commun rules at Community level in anticipation of the completed internal market in order to avoid distortion of competition in lawful trading and to ensure uniform application of the rules adopted; Whereas on 19 December 1988 a Convention against Hlicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, hereinafter referred to as the ‘United Nations Convention’, was adopted in Vienna ; whereas the United Nations Convention is part of the world-wide efforts to combat drugs; whereas the Community participated in the negotiation of that Convention, showing its political will to act within the limits of its competences ; Whereas the requirements of Article 12 of the United Nations Convention, in respect of trade in precursors, (i.e. () OJ No C 21, 29. 1. 1991, p. 17. () OJ No C 125, 13. 5. 1992, p. 195 ; and Decision of 18 No- vember 1992 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () OJ No C 159, 17. 6. 1991, p. S8. substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, are imple- mented as far as trade between the Community and third countries is concerned by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 of 13 December 1990 laying down measures to be taken to discourage the diversion of certain substances to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (¥) ; Whereas Article 12 of the United Nations Convention envisages adoption of appropriate measures to monitor manufacture and distribution of precursors ; whereas, by decisions taken at its 35th session, the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs included additional substances in the tables of the Annex to the Convention ; whereas corresponding provisions should be laid down in this Directive in order to detect possible cases of illicit diversion of drugs in the Community or to counter frau- dulent imports into the Community and to ensure that common monitoring rules are applied in the Community market ; Whereas the provisions of Article 12 of the United Nations Convention are based on a system of monitoring trade in the substances in question ; whereas most trade in these substances is fully licit ; whereas the documenta- tion and labelling of consignments of these substances must be sufficiently explicit; whereas it is furthermore important, whilst providing competent authorities with the necessary means of action, to develop within the spirit of the United Nations Convention mechanisms based on close cooperation with the operators concerned and on the development of intelligence gathering, exchange and exploitation ; (9 OJ No L 357, 20. 12. 1990, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 900/92 (O] No L 96, 10. 4. 1992, p. 1).