It had also prevented 3,500 tonnes of various types of precursor chemicals from being exported illegally.

Organized crime is taking over all aspects of this illicit trade, from smuggling precursor chemicals to manufacturing and trafficking the drugs.

Only 26 per cent of respondents reported that the seizure of precursor chemicals was the result of cooperation with other States.

Representatives referred to the changes made to their national legislation in order to apply effective administrative controls over the production, sale and movement of internationally controlled precursor chemicals.

(j) Increased awareness, knowledge and skills related to licit drugs and precursor chemicals to enable regulatory agencies to better control and prevent their diversion into the illicit market

In contrast, in the missile and chemical areas, there are some precursor chemicals or missile components or types of equipment which are clearly only used for proscribed purposes.

In 2004 alone, China had dealt with 98,000 drug related crimes and seized 10.83 tonnes of heroin, 2.75 tonnes of methamphetamine, 3 million ecstasy tablets and 160 tonnes of precursor chemicals.

The effective implementation of prior import export notification systems had enabled competent national authorities to verify the legitimacy of transactions and to identify suspicious shipments, thus preventing diversion of precursor chemicals.

Noting that links are increasingly being uncovered between the smuggling of drugs and the smuggling of precursor chemicals, including the use of similar modi operandi to conceal consignments in order to avoid detection,

The international community has already provided Afghanistan with much support and there may be scope to introduce measures that control the export to the country of precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of heroin.

Only 26 per cent of respondents in the third reporting period (compared with 25 per cent in the second) reported that precursor chemicals had been seized as a result of cooperation with other States.

The capacity of Governments to undertake effective operations to counter the smuggling of precursor chemicals and combat the illicit manufacture of drugs will be supported, along with inter agency, cross border and regional cooperation.

For Central Asia and other neighbours of Afghanistan, border control measures to combat trafficking in heroin and precursor chemicals remain the main focus and action will also target related crime and terrorism problems in the region.

A workshop on precursor analysis was held as part of the regional project on precursor control in Central Asia.

But in the past few years, the production of ATS has become a big global business. Organized crime is taking over all aspects of this illicit trade, from smuggling precursor chemicals to manufacturing and trafficking the drugs.

Several representatives also reported on regional initiatives and bilateral agreements in the areas of law enforcement, capacity building and training, and monitoring of precursors and substitute precursor chemicals currently not under international control, as well as information exchange.

5. Invites Member States and appropriate international and regional bodies to review intelligence on the smuggling of drugs and the smuggling of precursor chemicals, in order to identify common links and to plan appropriate operations to stop such activities

Pakistan had played a leading role in sensitizing the international community to the drug problem in its region and had bolstered international efforts to stop the outflow of drugs and the inflow of precursor chemicals in that part of the world.

Sometimes they are a precursor to import restraints.

Many countries have unidentified quantities of unwanted chemicals, chemicals that are poorly stored, chemicals that require repackaging and chemicals that await final disposal and destruction.

It is derived from the Greek word prodromos or precursor .

It is produced industrially as a precursor to many products.

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As such, Rexx is considered a precursor to Tcl and Python.

Four risk factors for a precursor of heart failure are discovered.

A number of representatives reported on precursor control efforts in their countries, indicating that the need to strengthen national legislation on precursor control had been identified and was being addressed.

Encourages Member States and the International Narcotics Control Board, in accordance with article 12, paragraph 2, of the 1988 Convention and taking account of the findings by the competent national authorities, to assess and, where necessary, address the use of substitute precursor chemicals by trafficking networks

Encourages Member States and the International Narcotics Control Board, in accordance with article 12, paragraph 2, of the 1988 Convention and taking account of the findings by the competent national authorities, to assess and, where necessary, address the use of substitute precursor chemicals by trafficking networks

Experience showed that undocumented stockpiles were frequently a precursor to illegal trade.

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Also encouraging Member States to facilitate the exchange of information between the relevant agencies in order to identify the sources of seized precursor chemicals and those responsible for the shipping and diversion of those substances and to identify the sources of pharmaceutical preparations misused for illicit drug manufacture,

When one type of precursor chemical is unavailable, producers switch to an alternative.

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West Francia approximated the area occupied by, and was the precursor, to modern France.

In traditional Chinese thought, natural disasters are seen as a precursor of dynastic change.

1864 John Newlands proposes the law of octaves, a precursor to the periodic law.

It may also be a precursor to domestic violence, forced labour and sexual slavery.

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