This Directive is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.

Done at Brussels, 2 September 2020.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

( 1 ) OJ L 335, 11.11.2004, p. 8 .

( 2 ) Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction ( OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 1 ).

( 3 ) Deaths have also been reported by Canada (three cases) and the United States (18 cases).

( 4 ) Directive (EU) 2017/2103 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 amending Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA in order to include new psychoactive substances in the definition of ‘drug’ and repealing Council Decision 2005/387/JHA ( OJ L 305, 21.11.2017, p. 12 ).

( 5 ) OJ C 369, 17.12.2011, p. 14 .

COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2020/1687 of 2 September 2020 amending the Annex to Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA as regards the inclusion of the new psychoactive substance