10. 4. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 96/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 900/92 of 31 March 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 laying down measures to be taken to discourage the diversion of certain substances to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Comimunity, and in particular Article 113 thereof, : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 () laid down measures to be taken to discourage the diversion of certain substances to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances ; Whereas diversibn patterns are rapidly changing and it is considered on the international level that the procedures identified by Article 12 of the UN Convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, hereinafter referred to as the ‘United Nations Convention’, need to be reinforced to effectively counter chemical diversion ; Whereas the Commission and seven Member States parti- cipated in the work of the Chemical Action Task Force created by the Houston Economic Submit (G-7) on 10 July 1990 to develop effective procedures to prevent diversion of precursor and essential chemicals to illicit drugs manufacture ; whereas a full Community coordina- tion was ensured throughout this work, as well as close consultation with representatives of trade and industry; Whereas the Final Report of the Task Force was approved by the London Economic Summit (G-7) on 15 July 1991 ; Whereas this Final Report, in recognizing the United Nations Convention as the basic instrument of interna- tional cooperation in chemical diversion matters, contains a number of recommendations for reinforcing national and international measures on the basis of that Conven- tion ; Whereas some of the recommendations of the Task Force concern measures not covered by Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90, and in particular certain requirements with () OJ No L 357, 20. 12. 1990, p. 1. regard to the exportation of chemical substances, the extension of the list of chemical substances subject to international control, and a new category-based classifica- tion scheme providing for appropriate control measures according to the nature and trade patterns of the substances in each of the three categories established ; whereas the substances in Category 3 in particular are widely traded on a licit basis and should be subjected to export authorization arrangements only when they are intended for certain sensitive countries, in order not to increase unnecessarily the burden of controls; whereas furthermore, the report recommends the strengthening of international cooperation by the conclusion of bilateral agreements, in particular between regions exporting and regions importing scheduled chemicals ; Whereas it appears important that the Community, in view of its commitment to the work of the Task Force, should implement the recommendations approved, and contribute as far as possible to international cooperation in this field ; Whereas, under the United Kingdom Nations Conven- tion, amendments to Tables I and II of the Annex are proposed to the Commission on narcotic drugs of the economic and Social Council of the United Nations Organization, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 is hereby amended as follows : 1. in Article 1 (2), point (f) shall be replaced by the following : (f) “ultimate consignee” means any natural or legal person to which the scheduled substances are delivered in the country of destination. This person may be different from the end-user;. The former subparagraph (f) shall become (g);