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DEA Proposes New Import, Export Restrictions for 4 Fentanyl-Related Substances

The Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing to list four fentanyl-related substances -- fentanyl carbamate, ortho-fluoroacryl fentanyl, ortho-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl and para-fluoro furanyl fentanyl -- under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, it said in a notice released March 17. The…

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four substances are already temporarily controlled under a 2018 order that expires May 6 (see 2004090045). “If finalized, this action would make permanent the existing regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule I controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, reverse distribute, import, export, engage in research, conduct instructional activities or chemical analysis, or possess), or propose to handle” these four substances, DEA said. Comments are due April 19.