Chương 1 Nghị định 80/2001/NĐ-CP: Những quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1.- This Decree details and guides the control of lawful drug-related activities in the country, including the permitted monitoring, inspection and supervision of activities of researching, expertising, producing, preserving, storing, transporting, purchasing, selling, distributing, using, treating and exchanging narcotics, addictive drugs, psychotropic medicines and pre-substances in the fields of health care, industry, analysis, test, scientific research, professional training, drug-related crime investigation, as well as the preclusion and prevention of the abuse of such activities for other purposes.

The control of lawful drug-related activities for defense and security purposes shall not be governed by this Decree.

Article 2.-

1. It is strictly prohibited to use in the medical field raw materials, finished products and semi-finished products containing substances specified in List I enclosed with the Government’s Decree No.67/2001/ND-CP of October 1, 2001 promulgating lists of narcotics and pre-substances. In cases where such substances are used for analysis, test, scientific research and drug-related crime investigation, such must be permitted by the Minister of Health or the Minister of Public Security.

2. The research into, expertise, production, transport, preservation, storing, purchase, sale, distribution, use, handling and exchange of narcotics and pre-substances specified in Lists II, III and IV (promulgated together with the Government’s Decree No.67/2001/ND-CP of October 1, 2001) in the fields of health care, industry, analysis, test, scientific research, professional training and drug-related crime investigation must be strictly controlled. The production of these substances shall not imply the planting of narcotic substance-bearing trees.

Article 3.-

1. The competent agencies shall, within the ambit of their tasks and powers, have to coordinate with one another in rigorously controlling the lawful drug-related activities in the country.

2. Individuals, agencies and organizations that conduct lawful drug-related activities in the country shall have to abide by the provisions of the Law on Drug Prevention and Fight, this Decree and other relevant legal documents, and be subject to the inspection and supervision by the competent agencies under the provisions of law.