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Amendments To The Law "on The Illicit Manufacture Of Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances And To The Legitimate Movement Of Medicinal Products Order"

Original Language Title: Grozījumi likumā "Par narkotisko un psihotropo vielu un zāļu likumīgās aprites kārtību"

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the law "on the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and to the legitimate movement of medicinal products order" make law "For the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and to the legitimate movement of medicinal products order" (Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1996, no. 12; 1998, no. 15; 2000, no. 10, no. 15; 2003) the following amendments: 1. Replace the words "throughout the Act the national medicines agency" (fold) with the words "the State Agency of medicines" (fold).
2. in article 1: (2) replace the words "customs border crossing" with the words "removal from the territory of Latvia";
Replace in paragraph 3, the words "customs border crossing" with the words "the entry into the territory of Latvia";
make paragraph 6 by the following: ' 6) the narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs — medicines that consists of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; ";
9. turn off the point.
3. Article 3: make the first paragraph by the following: "(1) the plants, substances and drugs which in international conventions or under them are classified as narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances and medicines, or you can use these substances and illicit manufacture of the medicinal product, and any other plants, substances and drugs with similar pharmacological effects, that abuse can threaten the health, depending on the plant substance abuse, and drug use include the degree of danger in Latvia controlled narcotic substances, psychotropic substances and precursors. ";
make the second paragraph, the last sentence by the following: "the movement of Precursors is governed by the law on precursors". ";
turn off the last sentence of the third paragraph, the words "and in some cases of these mixtures or herbal life is entitled to regulate the order of the Minister of health".
4. To make article 4 by the following: "article 4. Medication or other mixtures containing any of list II or III substances, but no or minimal the abuse because they contain substances not easily separable in such quantities that can be abused, the individual may exempt from this law measures providing for checks by the Health Ministry's decision. In this decision, the control measures shall be those from which the medicine or other mixes are released. "
5. Express 6 and article 7 by the following: "article 6. (1) in Latvia to grow poppy izliegt sleep (Papaver somnifer), kokaīnkrūm (Erythroxyl) and Indian hemp (cannabis sativa subsp. indica). Agricultural or other land owner or the lessee will be obliged to destroy their land areas growing sleep poppies.
(2) fibre and seed production, as well as horticultural purposes allowed to grow hemp for sowing (cannabis sativa subsp. sativa). Sowing hemp volume shall be arranged only in the open (not to grow indoors and cover areas, greenhouses or under protection). The order in which the media allowed the cultivation of cannabis is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
7. article. When I, II and III list includes plants, substances and medicines necessary veterinary medical and scientific studies, physical and chemical properties as well as training, people can get the medicines agency issued a permit I, II and III of the list of production or plant I, II and III substances included on the list and the movement of medicinal products. Authorization, suspension and revocation procedures, as well as the requirements, compliance with which shall be ensured by the beneficiary of the authorisation, purchasing, using, storing, tracking and destroying the list I, II and III contained in plants, substances and medicinal products shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. "
6. Make article 9 the first paragraph by the following: "(1) pharmacy, medicine and pharmaceutical production in the lieltirgotav action on list II and III substances and medicines carried out only when the received special permission (license) or the activity in pharmaceutical veterinārfarmaceitisk, which indicates that the transaction with psychotropic substances and medicines or narcotic and psychotropic substances and medicines is allowed."
7. Turn off the article 10.
8. Replace article 11 1 and in paragraph 3, the words "drug addiction or alcoholism, toksikomānij" with the words "alcohol, narcotic, psychotropic or toxic substance dependence".
9. Turn off the second part of article 12, 13, 17, 34 and 35 in the article the word "legal".
10. Turn off the article 19, the word "customs".
11. Express article 21, first paragraph as follows: "(1) each consignment to a State which is not a member of the European Union or the European economic area country, four required import or export permits copies."
12. To supplement the law with article 21.1 as follows: "article 21.1. (1) each consignment to a country which is a Member State of the European Union or the European economic area, you need three import or copy of the export permit.
(2) one copy of the import permit, the exporter, the client sends a second copy to accompany the consignment, on the copy of the import transaction indicates actually imported and the volume, date and submitted to the State Agency of medicines.
(3) one copy of the export permit client adds a second copy of the consignment, the State Agency of medicines shall send the competent authorities of the importing country, the third copy shall be issued by the customer, after the export transaction, indicating the substance actually exported and the amount of the medicinal product, date and submitted to the State Agency of medicines. "
13. off article 27, the words "customs border in both directions šķērsojošo".
14. Add to article 28, the words "to countries which are not Member States of the European Union or the European economic area countries".
15. Article 36: Supplement to the second part of the article as follows: "(2) (II) and (iii) the list of substances and medicine animals certified veterinary surgeon or the supervision of the veterinarian or veterinary assistant veterinārfeldšer.";
believe the current text of the first part of the article.
16. Article 37 be expressed as follows: "article 37. Cabinet of Ministers sets II and III of the list of medicinal products, purchasing, distribution, delivery, storage, and destruction of accounting procedures: 1) medicine and veterinary medicine lieltirgotav;
2) medicinal products and in the manufacture of veterinary medicinal products;
3) pharmacies;
4) treatment institutions and social care institutions;
5 in veterinary care establishments) and persons engaged in veterinary practice (for practicing veterinarians and the veterinary care business operators). " 
17. off 38. and article 40.
18. Article 42 of the expression by the following: ' article 42. List II and III substances and medications must not advertise in the media, as well as use it to promote any other form of advertising that is designed for non-specialists. "
The Parliament adopted the law of 11 May 2006.
 
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga on May 30, 2006 Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on 13 June 2006.