Regulations on the Transit of Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances and Drugs

Issued pursuant to Section 30 of the Law
On Procedures for the Legal Trade of Narcotic and
Psychotropic Substances and Drugs

1. This Regulation prescribes the provisions for transit and the procedures for armed guard of narcotic substances, psychotropic substances and drugs included in Registers II and III of the narcotic substances, psychotropic substances and precursors controlled in Latvia, in order to prevent the smuggling of narcotic and psychotropic substances and drugs, the redirection thereof into illegal trade, as well as illegal transit.

[24 July 2007]

2. In order to obtain a permit for the transit of narcotic and psychotropic substances and drugs (hereinafter - permit), legal persons performing transit operations of narcotic and psychotropic substances and drugs shall file a submission for a permit to the State Agency of Medicines.

[4 August 1998; 24 July 2007]

3. The submission for a permit shall indicate:

3.1. the name and address of the legal persons who are the importer and the exporter;

3.2. for each narcotic and psychotropic substance the international generic name, or the name of the narcotic and psychotropic substances and drugs in accordance with the registers referred to in international conventions on narcotic and psychotropic substances;

3.3. the form of narcotic and psychotropic drugs, the content of narcotic and psychotropic substances in such, the patented name of the form of the drug (if such exists);

3.4. the amount of narcotic and psychotropic substances and drugs, the border crossing customs stations and the time of crossing the border; and

3.5. the number of the contract for the provision of armed guard for the shipment and the date of entering into the contract.

[4 August 1998; 24 July 2007]

4. A copy of the export permit issued by a competent authority of the exporting state shall be submitted together with the submission for a permit.

[24 July 2007]

5. Permits may be requested by post, fax or in person by relevant legal persons of the exporting state or the recipient state, as well as by authorised representatives in Latvia of such legal persons.

6. Permits shall be issued by the State Agency of Medicines in accordance with Registers II and III of the narcotic substances, psychotropic substances and precursors controlled in Latvia.

[24 July 2007]

7. Prior to issuing a permit, the State Agency of Medicines may request information from the competent authorities of the importing and exporting country in order to verify the legality of the transit operation.

[24 July 2007]

8. For each transit consignment the State Agency of Medicines shall issue or send to the submitter two confirmed copies of the permit. One copy of the permit shall be presented at the customs station when importing the transit shipment into the territory of the Republic of Latvia, and the second copy when exporting the shipment from the territory of the Republic of Latvia.

[4 August 1998; 24 July 2007]

9. A permit shall be valid for only one transit operation.

10. A permit shall include the information referred to in Paragraph 3 of this Regulation and the term of validity of the permit.

11. A permit shall have the signature of the Director of the State Agency of Medicines or an official authorised by the Director. Samples of said signatures shall be forwarded to the State Revenue Service Customs Board.

[4 August 1998; 24 July 2007]

12. A permit shall have on it the seal of the State Agency of Medicines. In the top right-hand corner of the permit, there shall be an embossed impression of the seal of the State Agency of Medicines.

[4 August 1998; 24 July 2007]

13. Once a month the Customs Board shall provide to the State Agency of Medicines information regarding the amount of narcotic and psychotropic substances and drugs in shipments that have crossed the State border.

[4 August 1998; 24 July 2007]

14. The sample form for the permit is specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

[24 July 2007]

15. Transit carriage through the territory of Latvia of shipments of the substances and drugs included in Registers II and III referred to in Paragraph 1 of this Regulation (hereinafter - shipment) may be performed by carriers from Latvia or foreign carriers who have obtained a transit permit and have entered into a contract for armed guard for the shipment - armed guards accompanying the shipment through the territory of Latvia between two customs border stations of Latvia, as well as from the customs border station to the internal customs station (customs warehouse) and from the internal customs station (customs warehouse) to the customs border station.

[4 August 1998]

16. Transit carriage of shipments is permitted only by utilising means of transport or containers that do not carry goods or articles other than drugs.

[4 August 1998]

17. Contracts for armed guard of transit shipments may be entered into only with the State Police Association "Apsardze".

[4 August 1998]

18. The following conditions shall be provided for in the contract for armed guard of transit shipments:

18.1. the armed guard shall be conducted by not less than two armed persons (hereinafter - armed guard);

18.2. the shipment may not be left without armed guard during transit; and

18.3. the procedures for acceptance and transfer of the shipment.

[4 August 1998]

19. The carrier of a shipment shall cover expenditures related to the provision of an armed guard.

[4 August 1998]

20. The customs authority that performs customs control measures at a customs border station shall affix a customs security to shipments that cross the border of Latvia.

[4 August 1998]

21. A carrier, when bringing a shipment into the customs territory of the European Union, shall submit the contract for armed guard for the transit shipment at the border crossing customs control point. The shipment may be transported through the territory of Latvia only under armed guard.

[24 July 2007]

22. The State Police Association "Apsardze" shall, within one day after delivery of a shipment, inform the State Agency of Medicines in writing regarding the removal of the armed guard for the transit shipment.

[4 August 1998; 24 July 2007]

Prime Minister A. Šķēle

Minister for Welfare V. Makarovs

[24 July 2007]

Annex 1
Cabinet Regulation No.327
3 August 1996

Tranzīta atļauja
Tranzit authorization

Zāļu valsts aģentūra, pamatojoties uz Latvijas Republikas tiesību aktiem un starptaustikām konvencijām par narkotisko, psihotropo vielu un prekursoru apriti, atļauj šādu zāļu transportu:

On behalf of the Government of Latvia, the State Agnecy of Medicines in the meaning of the national legislation and the International Conventions Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors, hereby authorizes the following tranzit:

1. Eksportētājs/Exporter

2. Importētājs/Importer

3. Precīzs eksportējamo zāļu vai vielu apraksts, zāļu forma un daudzums:

Exact description, pharmaceutical form, amount of drugs or substances to be exported:

NOSAUKUMS + FORMA/NAME + FORM

DEVA/DOSAGE, N, ORIG, MASA

4. Narkotiskās vai psihotropās vielas nosaukums un daudzums:

Quantity and designation of narcotic drug or psychotropic substance contained:

Prime Minister A. Kalvītis

Minister for Health V. Veldre

Translation © 2012 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre)