【正文】 ntific research institutions. A national supply plan of narcotic drugs shall be drawn by a department appointed by the State Administration for Medicine and submitted to the Ministry of Public Health and the State Administration for Medicine for examination and approval before it is issued for implementation. Article 10 The plan for the setting up of a trading unit of narcotic drugs shall be put forward jointly by the administrative department of health and medicine administrative department in each province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government and shall be examined and approved by the Ministry of Public Health and the State Administration for Medicine. The trading units shall provide narcotic drugs only to those consumer units approved by the administrative department of health and within the prescribed quota. No supply for any other unit or person is permitted. Article 11 Poppy capsules used for medical purposes shall be supplied by the trading units appointed by the State Administration for Medicine and medicine department in each province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government. No other unit shall be allowed to engage in such business. Poppy capsules must be allotted to the consumer units in accordance with the plan examined and approved jointly by the Ministry of Public Health and the State Administration for Medicine. Poppy capsules shall be supplied to the medical treatment units for clinical use and to the trading units designated by the administrative departments of health at or above the county level for clinical application endorsed with an office seal of their respective medical treatment units. No retail sale of poppy capsules is allowed. The pharmaceutical factories that need poppy capsules in the production of ready made Chinese medicine must submit plans to the medicine administrative department in their province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government for examination and then to the administrative department of health for approval before production. Article 12 A trading unit of narcotic drugs must have a special storehouse or counter(s) with good storage conditions and assign a person or persons with special responsibility for the storage, transportation and supply of narcotic drugs. Chapter IV Transportation of Narcotic Drugs Article 13 A permit for domestic consignment issued by the Ministry of Public Health is needed when going through shipment formalities for transporting medicinal opium. Shipment of medicinal opium from the cultivation unit to the storehouse of the State Administration for Medicine shall be escorted by the people sent by the consignor unit. Shipment of medicinal opium from the storehouse to the production enterprises shall be escorted by the people sent by consignee unit. The number of escorts shall be decided in accordance with the regulations of the transportation department. Permit for domestic transportation of such drugs shall be printed solely by the Ministry of Public Health. Article 14 When consigning narcotic drugs or poppy capsules (not including medicinal opium), the production unit or the supply unit must put down clearly the words of Narcotic Drug in the blank for the name of goods on the shipping document and a seal for consignment of Narcotic Drug must be stamped in the space left for the consignor. Article 15 The freighter unit must tighten control over the shipment of narcotic drugs and poppy capsules by dispatching the consignment promptly and shortening its storage time at the station, on the dock or at the airport. They must not be transported in open wagons on railways and, if by ship, no loading on hold surface is allowed and, if by truck, they must be securely fastened up and safely protected. Article 16 In the event that any of the narcotic drugs or poppy capsules are found missing in the course of transportation, the freighterunit must report the case promptly to the local public security an and the administrative department of health for investigation. Chapter V Import and Export of Narcotic Drugs Article 17 The import and export of narcotic drugs shall be handled by the units appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade in accordance with State regulations concerning foreign trade. No other units shall be allowed to engage in the business. The annual plan for import and export