Explosive precursors are raw materials used to make explosives.
In order to prevent criminal use of self-made explosives, businesses must report to the National Contact Point of the Federal Police any information regarding:
- suspicious transactions
- thefts and
- untraceable disappearances
of explosive precursors listed below.
Besides, private individuals may not:
- buy
- possess
- use or
- import into the territory
any of the substances include in list I below.
| LISTE I | LISTE II | |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Hydrogen peroxide (12 % w/w) |
Hexamine |
|
2 |
Nitromethane (16 % w/w) |
Acetone |
|
3 |
Nitric acid (3 % (w/w) |
Potassium nitrate |
|
4 |
Potassium chlorate (40 % w/w) |
Sodium nitrate |
|
5 |
Potassium perchlorate (40 % w/w) |
Calcium nitrate |
|
6 |
Sodium chlorate (40 % w/w) |
Ammonium and calcium nitrate |
|
7 |
Sodium perchlorate (40 % w/w) |
Aluminium powder |
|
8 |
Sulphuric acid (15 % w/w) |
Magnesium powder |
|
9 |
Ammonium nitrate (16% w/w nitrogen from ammonium nitrate) |
Magnesium nitrate-hexahydrate |
Both lists are taken from Regulation (EU) No 2019/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the marketing and use of explosive precursors, amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and repealing Regulation ‘EU) No 98/2013
This regulation imposes new obligations on companies, such as:
- Economic operators now have a duty to inform each other, which also applies to online marketplaces towards their users;
- Internal procedures and monitoring systems can be implemented in order to meet these obligations. Staff training is one of these obligations;
- Verifying the buyer’s legitimacy for a transaction related to restricted explosive precursors.
Contact point at the Federal Police
Central Directorate for tackling serious and organised crime
Terrorism Division
- Tel. 02 642 63 20
- Email: explosiveprecursor@police.belgium.eu
- Available 24/7 in French, Dutch or English
