Chapter IV
CONTROL OF THE DISTRIBUTION, PURCHASE, SALE, USE AND EXCHANGE OF NARCOTICS, ADDICTIVE DRUGS, PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICINES AND PRE-SUBSTANCES
Article 9.-
1. The Ministry of Health shall specify the regimes of distribution, purchase, sale, use and exchange of narcotics, addictive drugs, psychotropic medicines and pre-substances for medical use, analysis, test and scientific research.
2. The Ministry of Industry shall specify the regimes of distribution, purchase, sale, use and exchange of pre-substances for industrial use.
3. The Ministry of Public Security shall specify the regimes of distribution, purchase, sale, use and exchange of narcotics, pre-substances, addictive drugs and psychotropic medicines in service of research, expertise, professional training and drug-related crime investigation.
Article 10.- Medical establishments under the People’s Army and the People’s Police are allowed to purchase addictive drugs and psychotropic medicines at the Central Pharmaceutical Company or provincial-level pharmaceutical companies according the estimation plans already approved by the competent bodies of the Ministry of Health.
Article 11.-
1. Addictive drugs and psychotropic medicines must be labeled and preserved in strict compliance with regulations. Drug labels must be clearly inscribed with their names, composition, concentration, content, indications and contra-indications, use duration and manufacturing establishments.
2. Pre-substances for medical and industrial use, analysis, test and scientific research must be labeled and preserved in strict compliance with regulations. Substances labels must be clearly inscribed with their names, composition, concentration, content, use duration and manufacturing establishments.
Article 12.- Agencies, organizations and units that wish to use addictive drugs, psychotropic medicines and pre-substances in medical or industrial field, analysis, test or scientific research shall have to make estimations according to the set form. The Ministry of Health shall approve estimations of addictive drugs and psychotropic medicines for each administration level according to its annual demand. Agencies, organizations, units and individuals that wish to use pre-substances in the industrial field shall have to work out and report their plans to the Ministry of Industry.