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, 15; 2003; 2006, no. 12. No; 2007, 12, 21 No 16. no; 2008; Latvian Journal No. 183, 2010; 2012, 200. No.) the following amendments: 1. Supplement article 1 with the following paragraph 13: "13) the new psychoactive substance — a new dope pure form or in a preparation, which is listed under the 30 March 1961, to the Joint Convention on the narcotic substances and may cause health hazards equivalent as substances listed in annexes I, II or IV of the Convention, a list, or a new psychotropic substance in pure form or in a preparation not listed according to 21 February 1971 a Joint Convention on psychotropic substances and can cause a health threat as equivalent to the substances listed in the Convention I, II, III or IV list. " 2. in article 4: Add to the article with the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth by the following: "(2) with the Center for disease prevention and control for a period of up to 12 months from the date of entry into force of the decision may prohibit or restrict the new psychoactive substance or manufacture of products containing them, purchase, storage, transport, transfer or release, which are not included in Latvia controlled drugs , psychotropic substances and precursors and on which information is obtained from a European early-warning system and received the Court examiner's opinion of the authority on new psychoactive substances. This decision shall enter into force the day following that of its publication in the Official Gazette "Latvijas journal". (3) the new psychoactive substances or products containing them, which prohibited or restricted the circulation of this article the decision referred to in the second subparagraph, the natural or legal person within three working days from the date of entry into force of the decision shall be transmitted to the national police. (4) the new psychoactive substance or products containing them, which prohibited or restricted the circulation of this article the decision referred to in the second subparagraph, provides national police or investigative authority in criminal proceedings removed the new psychoactive substances or products containing them (hereinafter investigation authority). (5) If the new psychoactive substance is included in one of the Latvia controlled narcotic substances, psychotropic substances or precursors, the investigating authority shall take a decision on the substance, or products containing them. Implementation of that decision provides national police, applying the procedures set out in the Act, regulations on the treatment of items of evidence and property seized. (6) If the new psychoactive substance is not included in Latvia controlled narcotic substances, psychotropic substances or precursors to the lists, the State police or the investigating authority shall take a decision on the substance, or products containing them to return it to the owner or the lawful possessor. The State police or the investigating authority shall notify the owner or the lawful possessor shall, at the same time be informed of the new psychoactive substance and the products containing them, if the owner or lawful possessor within two months from the date of dispatch of the notice will not be removed. The State police or the investigating authority of the new psychoactive substance or products containing them to the owner or lawful possessor shall be returned or destroyed when writing about it. (7) in the second part, that decision may be challenged in the Ministry of health of the administrative procedure law. Draft decision shall not suspend its activity. (8) the decision of the Ministry of health about the contested this article referred to in the second paragraph of the decision may be appealed to the administrative procedure law. Appeal shall not suspend the decision action. "; believe the current text of article about the first part. The Parliament adopted the law in 2013. on 17 October. The President a. Smith 2013 in Riga on October 31.