Thematic chapters in INCB’s reports on precursors

Since 2011, INCB has reviewed each year, in a consolidated manner, the achievements, progress and challenges of international precursor control since the 1988 Convention entered into force on 11 November 1990.

Thematic chapters so far have focused on:

• 2011: 20 Years of international precursor control: achievements and progress
• 2012: Challenges in international precursor control
• 2013: Action to enhance international precursor control
• 2014: Making precursor control fit for 2019 and beyond (a contribution to UNGASS 2016)
• 2015: Public-private partnerships: their merits and potential in preventing the diversion of chemicals
• 2016: Prevention of chemical diversion beyond regulatory controls: the role of law enforcement
• 2017: Internet-facilitated trade in precursors
• 2018: Options to address the proliferation of non-scheduled “designer” precursors at the international level
• 2019: Article 13 of the 1988 Convention as a complementary tool in addressing illicit drug manufacture
• 2020: Impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on licit and illicit activities related to precursors
• 2021: Domestic controls: the extent of utilization of the provisions of article 12, paragraph 8, of the 1988 Convention
• 2022: Facilitation of precursor trafficking through the Internet: a thematic study
• 2023: Implications of conflict and unresolved territorial disputes for precursor control