The EU Council's Working Party on Customs Union is scheduled to meet on 9 July 2026 at 14:30 in the Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels, according to a notice of meeting and provisional agenda published on 3 July 2026. The meeting, held in a 1+2+1 format, will adopt its agenda, hear information from the Presidency, and receive opening remarks from the Revenue Commissioner and Director General of Customs.
The agenda includes a presentation of Irish Presidency priorities and a report on the Working Party's activities in the first half of 2026, to be presented by the Cyprus delegation. The group will also prepare the EU position for the 10th Meeting of the EU-China Joint Follow-up Group on Drug Precursors, as outlined in document ST 11263/26. Additionally, delegates will discuss a Presidency compromise text on a proposed Regulation for monitoring and controlling drug precursors, which would repeal Regulations (EC) No 273/2004 and (EC) No 111/2005. A possible document on this item is to follow.
Delegates must register via the Delegates Portal; documents are available there or on request from room attendants. The meeting is a preparatory step for EU positions on drug precursor controls, impacting EU producers and distributors of precursor chemicals, as well as customs authorities and the European Commission. No prior coverage of this specific meeting exists in the available record.