Judgment_paragraph 10 · Criminal proceedings against TF (C-806/21)

10Article 2 of that regulation provides:‘For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:(a) “scheduled substance” means any substance listed in Annex I that can be used for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, including mixtures and natural products containing such substances but excluding mixtures and natural products which contain scheduled substances and which are compounded in such a way that the scheduled substances cannot be easily used or extracted by readily applicable or economically viable means, medicinal products as defined in point 2 of Article 1 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ 2001 L 311, p. 67)] and veterinary medicinal products as defined in point 2 of Article 1 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (OJ 2001 L 311, p. 1)];(b) “non-scheduled substance” means any substance which, although not listed in Annex I, is identified as having been used for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances;(c) “placing on the market” means any supply, whether in return for payment or free of charge, of scheduled substances in the Union; or the storage, manufacture, production, processing, trade, distribution or brokering of these substances for the purpose of supply in the Union;(d) “operator” means any natural or legal person engaged in the placing on the market of scheduled substances;…(f) “special licence” means a licence that is granted to a particular type of operator;(g) “special registration” means a registration that is made for a particular type of operator;…’