PHENYLACETIC ACID DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UK LIKELY TO SUPPORT RECLASSIFICATION

UNCLAS LONDON 000458 SENSITIVE SIPDIS INL FOR CHRISTINE CLINE AND KATHLEEN PALA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC UNODC CND SNAR UK SUBJECT: PHENYLACETIC ACID DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UK LIKELY TO SUPPORT RECLASSIFICATION REF: STATE 15387 (SBU) Fern Horine, Deputy Head of the Drugs and International Crime Division at the FCO, told Poloff in response to reftel demarche that the UK had not focused much attention on the proposed reclassification of phenylacetic acid from Table II to Table I of the 1988 UN Convention. She noted that it would impact UK licensing procedures, including mandating a pre-export notification, which would add a step to the phenylacetic acid export application process. She said the UK "does not envisage having strong objections" to the reclassification, but that these were only her initial reactions and other concerns could arise as they consider the issue further. Visit London's Classified Website: http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom SUSMAN