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1. The Commission shall establish a European database on drug precursors with the following functions:

(a) to facilitate the communication of information, where possible in an aggregated and anonymised manner, pursuant to Article 13(1), the synthesis and analysis of that information at the Union level, and the reporting to the International Narcotics Control Board pursuant to Article 13(3);

(b) to create a European register of operators and users, which have been granted a licence or registration;

(c) to enable operators to provide the competent authorities with information about their transactions in accordance with Article 8(2) in electronic form, as specified in implementing measures adopted pursuant to Article 14. Personal data shall be included in the European database only after the adoption of the delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(8) and 8(3).

2. The Commission and the competent authorities shall take all necessary measures to ensure the security, confidentiality and accuracy of personal data contained in the European database and to ensure that the rights of data subjects are protected in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC and Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council ().

3. Information obtained pursuant to this Regulation, including personal data, shall be used in accordance with the applicable law on personal data protection and shall not be retained for longer than necessary for the purposes of this Regulation. The processing of special categories of data as referred to in Article 8(1) of Directive 95/46/EC and in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 shall be prohibited.

4. The Commission shall make publicly available, in a clear, comprehensive and understandable manner, information concerning the European database in accordance with Articles 10 and 11 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.