This publication presents the data and findings of the risk assessment on N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]furan-2-carboxamide (furanylfentanyl), carried out by the extended Scientific Committee of the EMCDDA on 23 May 2017. On the basis of the Risk Assessment Report — and on the initiative of the European Commission — on 15 November 2017, the Council decided that furanylfentanyl should be subject to control measures across the Member States.