DECREE

LISTS OF NARCOTIC SUBSTANCES AND PRECURSORS

Pursuant to the Law on Government organization dated June 19, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on Drug prevention and control dated December 09, 200 and the Law on amendments to the Law on Drug prevention and control dated June 03, 2008;

Pursuant to the Law on amendments to the Criminal Code dated June 20, 2017;

Pursuant to the Law on Chemicals dated November 21, 2007;

Pursuant to the Law on Pharmacy dated April 06, 2016;

At the request of the Minister of Public Security;

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Article 1. Lists of narcotic substances and precursors

The Lists of narcotic substances and precursors promulgated together with this Decree include:

List I: Narcotic substances banned from healthcare and life, the use of which for analysis, testing, scientific research and criminal investigation is subject to permission by competent authorities.

List II: Narcotic substances restricted from analysis, testing, scientific research, criminal investigation or healthcare as regulated by competent authorities.

List III: Narcotic substances permitted in analysis, testing, scientific research, criminal investigation, healthcare and veterinary medicine as regulated by competent authorities.

List IV: Precursors.

The Ministry of Public Security is responsible for management, licensing of export and import of precursors serving national defense and security. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is responsible for management, licensing of export and import of precursors serving veterinary medicine.

Article 2. Effect

1. This Decree comes into force from the day on which it is signed.

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3. The trade of N-Phenethyl-4-piperidinone (NPP) and 4-ANPP shall be regulated by regulations of this Decree and relevant documents from July 01, 2018.

Article 3. Implementation

1. Ministers, Heads of ministerial agencies, Heads of Governmental agencies, Presidents of the People’s Committees of provinces are responsible for the implementation of this Decree.

2. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is responsible for management of veterinary medicines that contain narcotic substances and precursors as prescribed in the Government's Decree No. 58/2003/ND-CP dated May 29, 2003 on control of import, export and transit through Vietnam of narcotic substances, precursors, narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs; the Government's Decree No. 80/2001/ND-CP dated November 05, 2001 providing guidelines for control of legal drug-related activities in Vietnam.

3. In case of discovery of a new substance relevant to production or use of narcotic substances or 03 International Drug Control Conventions of UNODC and such substance that cannot be found in any of the Lists enclosed herewith, the Ministry of Public Security shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and relevant authorities in proposing revisions to the Lists to the Government./.

ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
THE PRIME MINISTER




Nguyen Xuan Phuc