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I support the compromise reached with the Council at first reading, which should make a significant contribution to reducing of the risks of illicit use of certain chemicals, widely available on the market and accessible to the general public. In 2006 we adopted the REACH Regulation, which covers chemicals from a safety perspective, but issues of security relating to chemical precursors to explosives were, by way of exception, outside its scope. We must not forget that home-made explosives, made from certain chemical precursors that are easily accessible to the public, are, according to Europol, the preferred tool for perpetrators of terrorist attacks. We urgently need to adopt a common EU approach in order to prevent different levels of regulation resulting in security gaps and distorting the functioning of the internal market. Only thus shall we manage to significantly reduce the risk of the misuse of certain chemical precursors to produce home-made explosives, prohibiting unauthorised sales of certain chemicals above specific concentration thresholds to members of the general public. This regulation should also be accompanied by a whole set of measures to be taken by the chemical industry and the retail sector to enhance security and raise awareness in the entire supply chain."@en1
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