Article 12 / Guidelines
The Commission shall provide regularly updated guidelines to assist actors in the chemical supply chain and the competent authorities, and to facilitate cooperation between the competent authorities and economic operators. The Commission shall consult the Standing Committee on Explosives Precursors on any draft guidelines or updates thereof. The guidelines shall, in particular, provide:
information on how to conduct inspections;
information on how to apply the restrictions and controls under this Regulation to regulated explosives precursors ordered at a distance by members of the general public or professional users;
information on possible measures to be adopted by online marketplaces to ensure compliance with this Regulation;
information on how to exchange relevant information between the competent authorities and the national contact points and between Member States;
information on how to recognise and report suspicious transactions;
information on storage arrangements which ensure that a regulated explosives precursor is securely stored;
other information, which may be deemed useful.