【正文】 nsibility for the storage of the finished products, semifinished products, poppy capsules and poppy seeds. Sale or use of these things without authorization shall be strictly prohibited. Article 7 Narcotic drugs must be brought under strict quality control. The quality of the products must meet the standards set for medicines by the State. Article 8 Before the development of any new kind of narcotic drugs, the research unit must first of all draw up a plan and submit it to the Ministry of Public Health for examination and approval. After the new drug is developed, the research and trial production units must go through the formalities for the approval of such new drugs. The storage and use of the trial products must follow strict procedures so as to prevent their loss. Chapter III The Supply of Narcotic Drugs Article 9 Narcotic drugs shall be provided in a planned way according to the demand of medical treatment units, medical colleges and scientific 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 shipmen