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Timeline showing the year in which different new benzodiazepines were notified to the EU’s Early Warning System. The first, Phenazepam, was notified in 2007. A A total of 30 have been notified by 2020, most between the years 2014 and 2018.
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Timeline of benzodiazepines formally notified to the EU Early Warning System for the first time, 2007–2020

09.06.2021
This timeline, showing when different benzodiazepines were formally notified to the EU Early Warning System for the first time, is taken from the publication New benzodiazepines in Europe – a review...
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Commission Delegated Directive on isotonitazene

13.11.2020
Isotonitazene is a synthetic opioid analgesic and is closely related to etonitazene and clonitazene, both of which are under international control under the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, as...
Overview of EU early warning system (EWS) regulation
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Infographic: New legislative system to tackle new psychoactive substances

23.11.2018
The legislation — applicable across Europe from 23 November 2018 — strengthens the EU Early Warning System (EU EWS) and risk assessment procedures on NPS and shortens control processes.
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New legislation, bringing faster response to new drugs, applies from today

23.11.2018
Europe’s ability to rapidly respond to public health and social threats caused by new psychoactive substances (NPS/‘new drugs’) will be significantly strengthened, thanks to new legislation applying from today (1). The legislation...
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New legislation published today to bring faster response to new drugs

21.11.2017
Europe’s ability to rapidly respond to public health and security threats caused by new psychoactive substances will be significantly strengthened, thanks to new legislation published today by the European Union.
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New psychoactive substances in Europe: legislation and prosecution — current challenges and solutions

15.11.2016
The European new psychoactive substances (NPS) market has increased at a speed that established drug control laws struggle to match. Various countries have therefore introduced new legal responses to this phenomenon, based...
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New legal instrument on psychoactive substances

10.05.2005
The Council of the European Union has approved a legal instrument today that broadens the scope of EU action on new substances appearing on the drug scene in the Member States. The...
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Joint action of 16 June 1997 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, concerning the information exchange, risk assessment and the control of new synthetic drugs

16.06.1997
This legislation is no longer in force and is made available here for information purposes. The EMCDDA was assigned a key role in the detection and assessment of new synthetic drugs in...
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