UN Red List

 

• 1What is the UN red list?
• 2National laws
  • 2.1USA
• 3Substances controlled by the UN red list & the 1988 Convention.
  • 3.1The 1988 Convention
    • 3.1.1Table 1
    • 3.1.2Table 2
  • 3.2The UN red list
    • 3.2.1Part 1
    • 3.2.2Part 2
    • 3.2.3part 3
• 4Remarks
• 5References

[top]What is the UN red list?

The United Nations Red List is a list of substances which are subject to certain measures of control and restriction. These are substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

[top]National laws

The UN conventions have lead to national laws controlling the Un red list substances.

[top]USA

In the USA, this has been translated in the List 1 and 2 of the controlled substances act. Also known as the DEA's Watched Chemicals list.

[top]Substances controlled by the UN red list & the 1988 Convention.

[top]The 1988 Convention

[top]Table 1

English	French	Spanish	Chemical Abstracts Index Name	HS Code	CAS No.
Acetic anhydride	Anhydride acétique	Anhídrido acético	acetic oxide	2915.24	108-24-7
N-Acetylanthranilic acid	Acide N-acétylanthranilique	Acido N-acetilantranílico	benzoic acid, 2-(acetylamino)-	2924.23	89-52-1
Ephedrine	Ephédrine	Efedrina	[R-(R*,S*)]--[1-(methylamino)ethyl]-benzenemethanol	2939.41	299-42-3
Ergometrine	Ergométrine	Ergometrina	ergoline-8-carboxamide,9,10-didehydro-N-(2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-6-methyl-,[8ß(S)]	2939.61	60-79-7
Ergotamine	Ergotamine	Ergotamina	ergotaman-3',6',18'-trione,12'-hydroxy-2'-methyl-5'- (phenylmethyl)-,(5)	2939.62	113-15-5
Isosafrole	Isosafrole	Isosafrol	1,3-benzodioxole,5-(1-propenyl)-	2932.91	120-58-1
Lysergic acid	Acide lysergique	Acido lisérgico	(8ß)-9,10-didehydro-6-methylergoline-8-carboxylic acid	2939.63	82-58-6
3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone	Méthylènedioxyphényl-3,4 propanone-2	3,4-Metilendioxifenil-2-propanona	2-propanone,1-[3,4(methylenedioxy)phenyl]-	2932.92	4676-39-5
Norephedrine	Norephédrine	Norefedrina	(R*,S*)-∝-(1-aminoethyl)benzenemethanol	2939.49	14838-15-4
1-Phenyl-2-propanone	Phényl-1 propanone-2	1-Fenil-2-propanona	1-phenyl-2-propanone	2914.31	103-79-7
Piperonal	Pipéronal	Piperonal	1,3-benzodioxole-5-carboxaldehyde	2932.93	120-57-0
Potassium permanganate	Permanganate de potassium	Permanganato potásico	permanganic acid (HMnO4), potassium salt	2841.61	7722-64-7
Pseudoephedrine	Pseudoéphédrine	Seudoefedrina	[S-(R*,R*)]--[1-(methylamino)ethyl]-benzenemethanol	2939.42	90-82-4
Safrole	Safrole	Safrol	1,3-benzodioxole,5-(2-propenyl)-	2932.94	94-59-7

The salts of the substances listed in this Table whenever the existence of such salts is possible.

[top]Table 2

English	French	Spanish	Chemical Abstracts Index Name	HS Code	CAS No.
Acetone	Acétone	Acetona	2-propanone	2914.11	67-64-1
Anthranilic acid	Acide anthranilique	Acido antranílico	2-aminobenzoic acid	2922.43	118-92-3
Ethyl ether	Ether éthylique	Eter etílico	1,1'-oxybis[ethane]	2909.11	60-29-7
Hydrochloric acid [1]	Acide chlorhydrique	Acido clorhídrico	hydrochloric acid	2806.10	7647-01-0
Methyl ethyl ketone	Méthyléthylcétone	Metiletilcetona	2-butanone	2914.12	78-93-3
Phenylacetic acid	Acide phénylacétique	Acido fenilacético	benzeneacetic acid	2916.34	103-82-2
Piperidine	Pipéridine	Piperidina	piperidine	2933.3 2	110-89-4
Sulphuric acid [1]	Acide sulfurique	Acido sulfúrico	sulfuric acid	2807.00	7664-93-9
Toluene	Toluène	Tolueno	benzene, methyl-	2902.30	108-88-3

The salts of the substances listed in this Table whenever the existence of such salts is possible.

[1] The salts of hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid are specifically excluded from Table II.

[top]The UN red list

[top]Part 1

Part One gives a list of those substances scheduled in Tables I and II of the 1988 Convention. The list is divided into two sections, the first listing those substances included in Table I, and the second listing those substances in Table II. English, French and Spanish names as used in the respective versions of the Tables of the 1988 Convention are given, as well as Harmonized System (HS) codes and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry numbers, to facilitate rapid identification of all scheduled substances. The full Chemical Abstracts Index name of each substance is given also for reference purposes.

[top]Part 2

Precursors and Chemicals Frequently used in the Illicit Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances under International Control (“Red List”) 1
This part needs to be written.

[top]part 3

This part needs to be written.

[top]Remarks

Many countries are starting to see the problems in outlawing such substances,In 2003 a European Parliament committee finding said that:

Despite massive deployment of police and other resources to implement the UN Conventions, production and consumption of, and trafficking in, prohibited substances have increased exponentially over the past 30 years, representing what can only be described as a failure, which the police and judicial authorities also recognise as such . . . [T]he policy of prohibiting drugs, based on the UN Conventions of 1961, 1971 and 1988, is the true cause of the increasing damage that the production of, trafficking in, and sale and use of illegal substances are inflicting on whole sectors of society, on the economy and on public institutions, eroding the health, freedom and life of individuals.

[top]References

1. http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/l...d=4089&catid=5