The contents of the regulations on the management of easy-to-use toxic chemicals

Chapter I

Article 1

These regulations are formulated in order to strengthen the management of drug-prone chemicals, regulate the production, operation, purchase, transportation, and import and export of drug-prone chemicals, and prevent drug-prone chemicals from being used in the manufacture of drugs, as well as to safeguard the economic and social order.

Article 2

The State implements a classification management and licensing system for the production, operation, purchase, transportation and import and export of easy-to-use chemicals.

Easy-to-use chemicals are divided into three categories. The first category is the main raw materials that can be used in the production of drugs, and the second and third categories are chemical preparations that can be used in the production of drugs. Specific categories and varieties of vulnerable chemicals are listed in the Schedule to the Ordinance.

If the classification and varieties of the easy-to-use chemicals need to be adjusted, the public security department of the State Council, in conjunction with the State Council's food and drug supervision and administration department, the supervision and administration department of production safety, the competent department of commerce, the competent department of health and the General Administration of Customs shall put forward a plan for the approval of the State Council.

The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government that it is necessary to adjust the classification or increase the varieties other than those provided for in these regulations in the administrative region, shall be put forward to the public security department of the State Council, the public security department of the State Council, in conjunction with the State Council's relevant administrative departments to put forward a plan for the approval of the State Council.

Article 3

The public security department under the State Council, the food and drug administration department, the supervision and administration department of production safety, the department in charge of commerce, the department in charge of health, the General Administration of Customs, the department in charge of pricing, the department in charge of railroads, the department in charge of transportation, the administration for industry and commerce, and the department in charge of environmental protection shall be responsible for national management of excisable toxic chemicals in their respective areas of responsibility.

The relevant administrative departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level are responsible, within their respective areas of responsibility, for the administration of the relevant management of the easy-to-use toxic chemicals in their own administrative areas.

Local people's governments at or above the county level shall strengthen the leadership of the management of easy-to-use chemicals, and coordinate and solve problems in the management of easy-to-use chemicals in a timely manner.

Article 4

The packaging and instructions for the use of drug-prone chemicals should be marked with the name of the product (including scientific and common names), the chemical molecular formula and composition.

Article 5

The production, operation, purchase, transportation, import and export of drug-prone chemicals, in addition to the provisions of these Regulations, shall comply with the relevant provisions of the laws and other administrative regulations on drugs and hazardous chemicals, if they are drugs and hazardous chemicals.

It is prohibited to smuggle or illegally produce, operate, purchase, transfer, or transport excisable chemicals.

The use of cash or in-kind for the transaction of excisable chemicals is prohibited. However, except for the legal purchase of drug preparations of drug-type excisable chemicals in the first category and the third category of excisable chemicals by individuals.

Units producing, operating, purchasing, transporting, importing or exporting excisable chemicals shall establish an internal system for the management of excisable chemicals.

Article 6

The State encourages the public security organs and other relevant administrative departments to report violations involving excisable chemicals. The department receiving the report shall maintain the confidentiality of the informant. The people's governments at or above the county level and the relevant administrative departments shall provide incentives for the report is true.

Chapter II

Article 7

Application for the production of the first class of vulnerable chemicals, shall have the following conditions, and by the administrative department under Article 8 of these Regulations for approval, obtain a production license before production:

(a) is registered according to law, the production of chemical products or drug manufacturers

(b) have production equipment, warehousing facilities and pollutant treatment facilities in accordance with national standards

(iii) have a strict production safety management system and contingency plans for environmental emergencies

(iv) the enterprise's legal representatives and technical and managerial personnel have knowledge related to production safety and easy-to-use chemicals, and have no criminal record of drugs

(v) laws, rules and regulations stipulate the following Other conditions.

Application for the production of the first category of drug-type chemicals, should also be set in the storage premises and other key areas of television monitoring facilities and alarm devices networked with the public security organs.

Article 8

Applications for the production of the first category of drug-type chemicals, food and drug supervision and management department of the people's government of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government for approval; applications for the production of non-drug-type chemicals in the first category of drug-type chemicals, by the people's government of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government of the supervision and management of production safety department for approval.

The administrative departments specified in the preceding paragraph shall, within 60 days from the date of receipt of the application, review the application materials submitted by the applicant. In line with the provisions of the production license issued, or in the enterprise has obtained the relevant production license documents marked; not licensed, shall state the reasons in writing.

Review of the first class of excisable chemicals production license application materials, as needed, can be on-site verification and expert review.

Article 9

Applications for the operation of the first category of chemical substances shall have the following conditions, and shall be approved by the competent administrative department as stipulated in Article 10 of the present Regulations, and shall be allowed to operate only after obtaining a license for the operation:

(1) it is a chemical product business enterprise or drug business enterprise registered in accordance with the law

(2) there is a place of operation in compliance with the state regulations (ii) the business premises in accordance with national regulations, the need to store, custody of chemical substances, there should also be in line with national technical standards of warehousing facilities

(iii) the business management system of chemical substances and a sound sales network

(iv) the enterprise's legal representative and sales, management personnel with knowledge of chemical substances, no criminal record of narcotics

(v) the laws, regulations, rules and other conditions stipulated by the law. Provide other conditions.

Article 10

Applications for the operation of the first category of drug-type chemical substances shall be examined and approved by the Food and Drug Administration under the State Council; applications for the operation of non-drug-type chemical substances in the first category of drug-type chemical substances shall be examined and approved by the work safety supervision and management department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government.

The administrative department specified in the preceding paragraph shall, within 30 days from the date of receipt of the application, review the application materials submitted by the applicant. To comply with the provisions of the business license issued, or in the enterprise has obtained the relevant business license documents marked; not licensed, shall state the reasons in writing.

Review of the first class of drug-prone chemicals business license application materials, as needed, can be verified on-site.

Article 11

To obtain the first type of production license of excisable chemicals or in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 13 of these Regulations has been fulfilled the second and third types of excisable chemicals for the record of the production enterprise, can be distributed self-produced excisable chemicals. However, the establishment of sales outlets outside the plant for the distribution of the first category of excisable chemicals, should be in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations to obtain a business license.

The first category of drug-type chemicals in the drug mono-prescription preparations of narcotic drugs by the designated business enterprises for distribution, and shall not be retailed

Article XII

To obtain the production of the first category of chemicals, the operation of the enterprise shall be licensed to the production, business license to the administration for industry and commerce for the change of the business scope of registration. Without the change of registration, shall not carry out the production and operation of the first category of easy-to-use chemicals.

The first class of excisable chemicals production, business license is revoked, the competent administrative department shall make a decision on revocation within five days from the date of notification to the administrative department for industry and commerce; the revocation of the license of the enterprise, should be timely to the administrative department for industry and commerce for the change of business scope or business cancellation of the registration.

Article 13

Production of the second category, the third category of vulnerable chemicals, shall, within 30 days from the date of production, the production of varieties, quantities and other information, to the local municipal people's government of the district-level supervision and management of production safety department for the record.

Operation of the second category of vulnerable chemicals, should be operated within 30 days from the date of operation, will operate within 30 days of the varieties, quantities, the main flow to the municipal people's government of the area where the production safety supervision and management department for the record; operation of the third category of vulnerable chemicals, should be operated within 30 days from the date of operation, will operate within 30 days of the varieties, quantities, the main flow to the county-level people's government safety production supervision and management department for the record. People's Government Safety Production Supervision and Administration Department for the record.

The administrative departments stipulated in the first two paragraphs shall issue a certificate of filing on the day of receipt of the filing materials.

Chapter III

Article 14

Applications for the purchase of the first class of excisable chemicals shall be submitted with the following documents, which shall be examined and approved by the competent administrative department as stipulated in Article 15 of these Regulations, and a purchase permit shall be obtained:

(1) Business enterprises shall submit their business licenses and certificates of need for lawful use

(2) Other organizations shall submit their registration certificates (Establishment approval documents) and proof of legal use of the need.

Article 15

Applications for the purchase of the first category of drug-type chemicals, the food and drug supervision and management department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government for approval; applications for the purchase of the first category of non-drug-type chemicals, the public security organs of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government for approval.

The administrative department specified in the preceding paragraph shall, within 10 days from the date of receipt of the application, examine the application materials and documents submitted by the applicant. To comply with the provisions of the purchase license issued; not licensed, shall state the reasons in writing.

Review of the first category of susceptible chemicals purchase license application materials, as needed, may be on-site verification.

Article 16

Holding narcotic drugs, the first class of psychotropic drugs purchase seal card of the medical institutions to buy the first class of drug-type drug-type chemicals, without applying for the purchase of the first class of drug-type chemicals license.

Individuals are not permitted to purchase the first and second categories of drug-usable chemicals.

Article 17

If a person purchases the second or third category of drug-eligible chemicals, he or she shall, prior to the purchase, record the varieties and quantities to be purchased with the public security organ of the people's government at the county level where he or she is located. Individuals purchasing small quantities of potassium permanganate for their own use need not file a record.

Article 18

When a business unit sells the first class of easy-to-use drug chemicals, it shall check the purchase license and the identity certificate of the person who handles the purchase. Commissioned on behalf of the purchase, should also check the purchaser of the commission held by the instrument.

Operating units in the check, retain copies of the above documents before selling the first class of easy-to-use chemicals; found suspicious, should be immediately reported to the local public security organs.

Article 19

Business units shall establish sales ledgers for easy-to-use chemicals, and truthfully record the varieties, quantities, dates and purchasers of the sales. Sales ledgers and copies of supporting materials should be kept for two years for inspection.

The sale of the first class of easy-to-use chemicals should be reported to the local public security organs within 5 days from the date of sale for the record; the use of the first class of easy-to-use chemicals, should establish the use of the account, and save 2 years for inspection.

The sale of the second and third categories of vulnerable chemicals should be reported to the local public security organs for the record within 30 days from the date of sale.

Chapter IV

Article 20

Transportation of the first category of easy-to-use drug chemicals across the municipal administrative areas (or across the municipal boundaries for municipalities directly under the central government) or across the county administrative areas in the key areas identified by the public security department of the State Council where the situation of anti-drug control is critical, shall be subject to the approval of the public security organ of the people's government of the municipal government of the county where the shipment is to be made; and the transportation of the second category of easy-to-use drug chemicals shall be subject to the approval of the public security organ of the people's government of the county where the shipment is to be made. public security organs of the people's governments at the county level. Only after obtaining a permit for the transportation of the chemical can it be transported.

The transportation of the third category of vulnerable chemicals shall be transported to the public security organs of the people's governments at the county level of the place of shipment for the record. The public security organs shall receive the filing materials on the day of the filing issued a certificate of filing.

Article 21

Application for a permit for the transport of chemical substances, shall be submitted to the purchase and sale of chemical substances, the owner of the enterprise shall submit the business license; the owner of other organizations, shall submit the certificate of registration (establishment of the approval documents); the owner of the goods is an individual, shall be submitted to the personal identification. The operator should also submit their own identification.

The public security organs shall receive the first class of drug-trafficking chemicals within 10 days from the date of application for permission to transport the second class of drug-trafficking chemicals within 3 days from the date of application for permission to transport the application materials submitted by the applicant for review. In compliance with the provisions of the transport permit issued; not permitted, shall state the reasons in writing.

Review of the first class of drug-prone chemicals transportation permit application materials, as needed, can be verified on-site.

Article 22

The permit for the transport of the first class of chemical substances shall be issued a valid transport permit.

To permit the transport of the second category of vulnerable chemicals, issued three months of valid transport permits; six months of good transport safety conditions, issued 12 months of valid transport permits.

The transport permit for the transport of excisable chemicals shall contain information on the variety and quantity of excisable chemicals to be transported, the place of entry, the owner of the goods and the consignee, the carrier, as well as the type of transport permit.

Article 23

The transport of ephedrine samples of less than 100 grams for teaching and scientific research use and ephedrine in small packages for use in the preparation of formulations for medical institutions, as well as the purchase of ephedrine tablets of less than 60,000 tablets and injections of less than 15,000 sticks by medical institutions or narcotic drug business enterprises, where the owner of the goods or the carrier has a legally-obtained purchase permit or a narcotic drug transfer order, need not apply for a permit for the transportation of excisable chemicals. The owner of the goods or the carrier has a legally obtained purchase permit or narcotic drug transfer order, no need to apply for a permit for the transportation of excisable chemicals.

Article 24

To accept the owner of the goods entrusted to transport, the carrier shall check the owner of the transport license or record certificate, and check whether the goods transported with the transport license or record certificate of the varieties of chemical substances and other circumstances; inconsistent, shall not be transported.

Transportation of chemical substances, the transport personnel shall carry the transport license or the record of proof since the start of the whole transport. The public security organs should be in the transportation of easy-to-use chemicals in the process of inspection.

Transportation of chemical substances shall comply with the provisions of the state related to the transportation of goods.

Article 25

For the treatment of disease needs, the patient, the patient's close relatives or the patient's entrusted person with the medical diagnosis issued by the medical institution and my identity, may carry the first category of drug-type drug-type chemicals pharmaceutical preparations, but shall not exceed the maximum dose of a single prescription for medical use.

Maximum dosage of a single prescription for medical use shall be prescribed and announced by the competent health department of the State Council.

Chapter V

Article 26

Applications for importing or exporting excisable chemicals shall be submitted with the following materials, which shall be examined and approved by the competent department of commerce under the State Council or the competent department of commerce under the people's governments of the provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities directly under the Central Government on behalf of the State Council, and an import or export license obtained before engaging in the activities of importing or exporting:

(1) Foreign trade Operator registration certificate for the record (foreign-invested enterprises joint annual inspection certificate)

(ii) a copy of the business license

(iii) production, operation, purchase of excisable chemicals license or proof of filing

(iv) copy of the contract (agreement) for the import or export

(v) the identity of the person in charge.

Applications for export licenses for excisable chemicals should also be submitted to the importing party's government authorities issued by the legal use of excisable chemicals or the importing party to ensure the legal use of documents.

Article 27

The competent commercial department that accepts the application for import or export of excisable chemicals shall, within 20 days from the date of receipt of the application materials, review the application materials, and if necessary, may conduct on-site verification. In line with the provisions of the import or export license issued; not licensed, shall state the reasons in writing.

On the import of the first category of drug-type chemicals, the relevant competent department of commerce before making a licensing decision, shall obtain the consent of the State Council Food and Drug Administration.

Article 28

Ephedrine and other drug-eligible chemicals belonging to the scope of key monitored items shall be imported and exported by enterprises authorized by the competent department of commerce under the State Council in conjunction with the relevant departments of the State Council.

Article 29

The State shall implement an international verification system for the import and export of easy-to-use chemicals. The international verification catalog of easy-to-use chemicals and the specific methods of verification shall be stipulated and announced by the competent department of commerce under the State Council in conjunction with the public security department under the State Council.

The time used for international verification is not counted in the license period.

To the drug manufacturing, trafficking in serious cases of countries or regions for the export of easy-to-use chemicals and chemicals other than the varieties specified in these Regulations, may be in addition to the international verification measures to implement other control measures, the specific measures by the competent department of the State Council department in charge of commerce, in conjunction with the State Council's public security department, the General Administration of Customs and other relevant departments to provide and promulgate.

Article 30

Import, export, or transit, transshipment, through the shipment of excisable chemicals, shall truthfully declare to the Customs and submit the import or export license. Customs with the license for customs clearance procedures.

Easy-to-use chemicals in the overseas and bonded zones, export processing zones and other special customs supervision areas, bonded places between the entry and exit, the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply.

Easy-to-use chemicals in the territory and bonded zones, export processing zones and other special customs supervision areas, bonded sites between the entry and exit, or in the above special customs supervision areas, bonded sites between the entry and exit, do not need to apply for import or export licenses for easy-to-use chemicals.

The import of the first category of drug-type chemicals, should also be submitted to the food and drug supervision and management department issued by the customs clearance of imported drugs.

Article 31

People who enter or leave the country with drug preparations and potassium permanganate, which are drug-type perishable chemicals in the first category, shall be limited to a reasonable quantity for their own use and shall be subject to the supervision of the Customs.

People entering or leaving the country shall not bring along with them any other chemical substances other than those stipulated in the preceding paragraph.

Chapter VI

Article 32

The public security authorities of the people's governments at or above the county level, the food and drug supervision and administration departments, the supervision and administration departments of production safety, the competent departments of commerce, the competent departments of health, the competent departments of price, the competent departments of railroads, the competent departments of transportation, the administrative departments of industry and commerce, the competent departments of environmental protection and the Customs shall, in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations and the relevant laws and administrative regulations, within their respective areas of responsibility, strengthen the supervision and inspection of the production, operation, purchase, transportation, price, as well as import and export of excisable chemicals; and investigate and deal with the illegal production, operation, purchase and transportation of excisable chemicals, or the smuggling of excisable chemicals in accordance with the law.

When conducting supervision and inspection of excisable chemicals as stipulated in the preceding paragraph, the competent administrative department may, in accordance with the law, inspect the scene, inspect and copy the relevant information, record the relevant circumstances, and seize the relevant evidential materials and illegal articles; if necessary, it may temporarily seize the relevant premises.

The unit or individual being inspected shall truthfully provide the relevant information and materials and articles, and shall not refuse or conceal them.

Article 33

Easy-to-use toxic chemicals collected or seized in accordance with the law shall be kept and recycled under the supervision of the public security organs, customs or competent departments for environmental protection of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, or municipalities with districts, or be destroyed under the supervision of competent departments for environmental protection by qualified units, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the laws and administrative regulations on environmental protection. or, in accordance with the relevant provisions of environmental protection laws and administrative regulations, be destroyed by qualified units under the supervision of the competent department for environmental protection. Among them, the first category of drug-type chemical substances seized, seized, shall be destroyed.

If an illegal unit or individual is unable to provide the cost of storage, recovery or destruction of the chemical, the cost of storage, recovery or destruction shall be paid out of the proceeds of the recovery, or shall be charged to the anti-drug funds of the competent administrative department concerned.

Article 34

In the event of the loss, theft or robbery of an excisable chemical, the unit in which the case occurs shall immediately report the case to the local public security authorities, and at the same time report to the food and drug supervision and management department of the local people's government at the county level, the supervisory and management department of production safety, the competent department of commerce or the competent department of health. The public security organs shall promptly investigate and report to the higher public security organs; the relevant administrative departments shall report and cooperate with the public security organs to investigate and deal with the level by level.

Article 35

The relevant administrative departments shall notify the relevant public security organs and the administration for industry and commerce of the licensing of excisable chemicals and the revocation of licenses in accordance with the law; and the administration for industry and commerce shall notify the relevant public security organs and the relevant administrative departments of the change in the production and operation of enterprises producing or operating excisable chemicals or the cancellation of their registration in accordance with the law.

Article 36

Units producing, operating, purchasing, transporting or importing or exporting excisable chemicals shall report to the administrative department in charge of licensing or filing and to the public security organ by March 31st of each year on the production, operation, purchasing, transporting or importing or exporting of the excisable chemicals of the previous year in the unit; units in a position to produce, operate, buy, transport or Import, export units, can establish a computer network with the relevant administrative departments, timely notification of the relevant business situation.

Article 37

The relevant administrative departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall strengthen coordination and cooperation, and establish a mechanism for the notification and exchange of information on the management of easy-to-use drug-control chemicals, supervision and inspection, as well as the handling of cases.

Chapter VII

Article 38

In violation of the provisions of these Regulations, anyone who produces, operates, purchases or transports excisable chemicals without authorization or filing, fraudulently obtains a license for the production, operation, purchase or transport of excisable chemicals by forging application materials, or uses another person's or a forged, altered or invalid license to produce, operate, purchase or transport excisable The public security authorities shall confiscate the illegally produced, operated, purchased or transported chemicals, the raw materials used for the illegal production of the chemicals, as well as the equipment and tools used for the illegal production, operation, purchase or transportation of the chemicals, and impose a fine of not less than 10 times but not more than 20 times the value of the illegally produced, operated, purchased or transported chemicals, or a fine of not more than 10,000 yuan if 20 times of the value of the chemicals is less than 10,000 yuan. 10,000 yuan fine; if there is illegal income, confiscate the illegal income; if there is a business license, the administrative department for industry and commerce to revoke the business license; constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility.

For units or individuals who have violated the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the relevant administrative department may, within three years from the date of the decision on the administrative penalty, stop accepting applications for permits to produce, operate, purchase, transport, or import or export of their chemical substances.

Article 39

In case of smuggling of excisable chemicals in violation of the provisions of these Regulations, the smuggled excisable chemicals shall be confiscated by the Customs; if there is any illegal income, the illegal income shall be confiscated and administrative penalties shall be imposed in accordance with the Customs laws and administrative regulations; in case of a crime, the person concerned shall be held criminally liable in accordance with the law.

Article 40

In violation of the provisions of these Regulations, one of the following acts, the administrative department in charge of supervision and management shall give a warning and order rectification within a specified period of time, and impose a fine of not less than 10,000 yuan and not more than 50,000 yuan; the production, operation and purchase of the illicitly produced, operated or purchased excisable drug chemicals may be confiscated; if no rectification is made within the specified period of time, it shall be ordered to suspend the production, operation and rectification for a specified period of time; if the rectification fails, the corresponding license shall be revoked. (D) production, operation, purchase units do not record or do not truthfully record transactions, do not keep transaction records in accordance with the provisions of the transaction records or not truthfully and timely to the public security organs and the relevant administrative departments for the record of the sale of

(E) the loss, theft, robbery of drug-usable chemicals are not reported in a timely manner after the loss of serious consequences

(F) in addition to the individual legally purchased in the first category of drug-type In addition to the legal purchase of the first category of drug chemicals pharmaceutical preparations, as well as the third category of drug chemicals, the use of cash or in-kind transactions of drug chemicals

(vii) the packaging and instructions for the use of drug chemicals do not meet the requirements of the Regulations

(viii) the production and operation of drug-consuming chemicals units do not truthfully or on time to the relevant administrative departments and public security authorities to report annual production, distribution and inventory.

Enterprises whose licenses to produce and operate excisable chemicals have been revoked in accordance with the law and do not promptly register with the administrative department for industry and commerce for changes in the scope of business or for cancellation of the enterprise, the excisable chemicals shall be confiscated in accordance with the preceding paragraph and a fine shall be imposed.

Article 41

If the transported chemical is inconsistent with the varieties, quantities, places of entry, owners and consignees of goods, carriers, etc., as stated in the transport license or filing certificate of the chemical, the type of the transport license is inappropriate, or if the transporter fails to carry the transport license or filing certificate for the whole journey, the public security organ shall order the suspension of transport for rectification and impose a penalty of 5,000 yuan or above and a fine of not more than 50,000 yuan; if there is a dangerous substance, the person shall be fined not more than 5,000 yuan. million yuan of fines; have dangerous goods transportation qualification, the competent department of transportation may revoke its transportation qualification according to law.

Individuals who carry drug-usable chemicals that do not conform to the regulations on varieties and quantities shall have them confiscated and shall be fined not less than 1,000 yuan and not more than 5,000 yuan.

Article 42

Where a unit or individual that produces, operates, purchases, transports or imports or exports excisable chemicals refuses to accept the supervision and inspection of the competent administrative department concerned, the competent administrative department with supervisory and management responsibilities shall order rectification, and give a warning to the person in charge directly as well as to other persons directly responsible for the operation of the organization; in serious cases, the organization shall be fined not less than RMB 10,000 and not more than RMB 50,000 and the person directly responsible for the operation of the organization shall be fined not less than RMB 10,000 and not more than RMB 50,000 respectively. In serious cases, the unit shall be fined not less than 10,000 yuan and not more than 50,000 yuan, and the person in charge and other persons directly responsible shall be fined not less than 1,000 yuan and not more than 5,000 yuan; if there is any violation of public security management, the person shall be punished by public security management according to law; if the violation constitutes a crime, the person shall be held criminally liable.

Article 43

The staff of the administrative department in charge of the administration of chemicals for easy-to-use drugs in the management of the work should be licensed but not allowed, should not be licensed but abusive licensing, not in accordance with the law to accept the record, as well as other abuses of power, neglect of duty, favoritism and malpractice, shall be given administrative sanctions in accordance with the law; constitutes a crime, shall be held criminally liable.

Chapter VIII

Article 44

Licenses for the production, operation, purchase, transportation, import and export of excisable chemicals shall be prescribed and supervised by the competent administrative departments under the State Council in accordance with their respective duties.

Article 45

These Regulations shall come into force on November 1, 2005.

Anyone who has been engaged in the production, operation, purchase, transportation or import or export of chemical substances prior to the implementation of these Regulations shall, within six months from the date of implementation of these Regulations, reapply for a license in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.