<em class="pub-author">EMCDDA,</em>
<em class="pub-local">Lisbon,</em>
<em class="pub-date"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-11-13T00:00:00+00:00">November 2020</span></em>
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<div class="field field-name-field-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items" readability="10.5"><div class="field-item even" readability="16">This publication presents the data and findings of the risk assessment on <em>N,N</em>-diethyl-2-[[4-(1-methylethoxy)phenyl]methyl]-5-nitro-1<em>H</em>-benzimidazole-1- ethanamine (isotonitazene), carried out by the extended Scientific Committee of the EMCDDA on 26 May 2020. On the basis of the Risk Assessment Report, on 2 September 2020, the Commission decided that isotonitazene should be included in the definition of 'drug', in the Annex to Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/1687 by 3 June 2021.