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Law No. 9 of 1987 on Control and Regulation of Control and Regulation of Narcotic Drugs and Dangerous Psychotropic Substances (NDDPS)

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 9Date: 06/04/1987 Corresponding to 07/08/1407 HijriNumber of Articles: 65Status: In force

Official Gazette :Issue: 4Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 01/01/1987 Corresponding to 01/05/1407 HijriPage from: 2899

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NDDPS Import, Export and Transportation

3 Article - Amended

Article 3

NDDPS may only be imported, exported or transported, by a written permission from the Minister of the Public Health. In instances where such authorization is not granted, the decision of the Minister shall be accompanied by a statement of grounds, and communicated to the applicant. The applicant may appeal against the refusal notificationwithin fifteen (15) days of the date of such notification to the Council of Ministers. The decision of the Council of Ministers, in the appeal, shall be final.
4 Article - Amended

Article 4

A Special Registry shall be established at the Ministry of Public Health to register the persons and organizations permitted to import, export and transport listed NDDPS. Such Registry shall also include the information decreed by the Minister of Public Health.
5 Article

Article 5

The licence to import, export or transport as provided for, in Article 3 above may not be granted except to the following:
1. Managers of pharmacies and businesses licenced to trade in NDDPS;
2. Managers of licenced medical treatment institutions.
3. Managers of recognized laboratories for chemical or industrial analysis.
4. Government departments and recognized scientific institutes and scientific research centers.
5. Physicians licenced to practice medicine in the State of Qatar.
6 Article - Amended

Article 6

The licencee to import, export or transportNDDPS must submit an application therefor, to the Ministry of Public Health; stating their full name, nationality, business address and the name of the relevant NDDPSs; nature thereof, the quantities intended to be imported or exported and the reasons for such import, export or transport, coupled with the approval of the Ministry of Interior, in addition to such information and documents as may be required by the Ministry of Public Health.

The permission issued by the Ministry of Public Health shall be deemed to have expired if such permission is not used within 90 days of the date of issue.
The Minister of Public Health may reject the application, reduce the requested quantity or exclude certain items.
The Ministry of Public Health shall send a copy of the permission to the Ministry of Interior within one week of the date of issue.
7 Article - Amended

Article 7

NDDPS identified at Customs may not be delivered or exported except by clearance or a valid export permit issued by the Ministry of Public Health.
The Customs and Ports Authorityshall, in case of import or export, receive the clearance or the export permit from the licencee and submit such clearance or permit back to the Ministry of Public Health.

A copy of this permit shall be kept with each of the Customs and Ports Authority, the Ministry of Interior and the licencee.
The permit shall be deemed to have expired if it is not exercised within ninety (90) days from the date of issue.
8 Article - Amended

Article 8

NDDPS may be cleared from the Customs only if they are listed in the registries of the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Interior and proved fit for use, and if they conform to the specifications and information stated in the import permission as certified by a report from the Laboratory of Drug Control.
9 Article

Article 9

NDDPS may not be imported, exported or transported in parcels containing other substances. Transportation of NDDPS, including samples, must be in insured parcels bearing the full name; nature, quantity; and the percentage of the NDDPS therein.