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EU framework for monitoring and controlling drug precursors
This document consolidates policy analysis and proposed legislative amendments on COM(2025) 747 from a trade and customs perspective. It integrates the analysis of the new Union Customs Code (nUCC) infringements and penalties framework (EP/Council agreement, March 2026) and the operational perspective of the express delivery sector on precursor controls. Structure: Part I — Policy Analysis and Advisory (five MEP questions); Part II — 13 proposed legislative amendments. Legislative timing: No draft EP report published as of June 2026. Pre-summer recess engagement with rapporteurs' offices is time-critical.
▣ COM(2025) 747 finalDe minimis reform: the EUR 3 regime takes effect
From 1 July 2026, the EU abolishes the €150 customs duty exemption for low-value imports and introduces a €3 flat duty per HS line item, new product identifier obligations, and destination-clearance rules that reshape the entire cross-border e-commerce import chain. This article by Walter Van der Meiren explains what changes, for whom, and what operators must do before the deadline.
▣ Council Reg. (EU) 2026/382