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Title: Controlled Drugs Act CH
Category: Ministry of Health and Welfare(衛生福利部)
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Chapter V: Penal Provisions
Article 37
Fines between 150,000 NT dollars and 750,000 NT dollars shall be imposed due to one of the following facts:
1. Import, export and sales of Schedule 1 and 2 controlled drugs by pharmaceutical plant that are not authorized in Article 4 Paragraph 1
2. Manufacture of Schedule 1 and 2 controlled drugs by pharmaceutical plant or commissioned pharmaceutical firms that are not authorized in Article 4 Paragraph 1.
3. A person who violates Article 5 or Article 9 .
Article 38
A person who violates Article 20 or Article 26 Paragraph 1 shall be fined 150,000 to 750,000 NT dollars.
The controlled drugs manager of an organization that violates Article 26 Paragraph 1 shall also fined as prescribed in the preceding Paragraph.
Article 39
A person importing, exporting, manufacturing, selling, purchasing Schedule 3 and 4 controlled drugs who fails to obtain a registration license in accordance with Article 16 Paragraph 2, or violates Article 6, Article 7 Paragraph 1, Article 8 Paragraph 1 and 2, Article 10 Paragraph 1 and 3 , Article 12, Article 21, Article 24, Article 27, Article 28 Paragraph 1, Article 29, Article 31 or Article 32, or the inspected who violates Article 33 or the penalty ordered by the central competent health authority in accordance with Article 36 shall be fined 60,000 to 300,000 NT dollars, and any party who violates Article 33 may be subject to further inspection.
The controlled drugs manager of an organization that violates Article 21, Article 24, Article 28 Paragraph 1, Article 31 or Article 32 shall be fined as prescribed in the preceding Paragraph.
To violate Article 6, Article 8 Paragraph 1 and 2, Article 10 Paragraph 1 and 3, Article 27, or the penalty executed by the central competent health authority in accordance with Article 36,the institutions or persons in charge of an institution shall also be fined as prescribed in Paragraph 1.
Upon violating Article 12, the party shall also be fined as prescribed in Paragraph 1.
In addition to the punishment under Paragraph 1, a person who gravely violates Article 6, Article 7 Paragraph 1 or Article 12 may be subject to cancelled of their registration license, physician certificate, dentist certificate, veterinarian certificate or assistant veterinarian certificate or prescription license for the use of controlled drugs. Said actions may be carried out by the original certificate or license issuing agencies.
Article 40
Failing to appoint a controlled drugs manager in accordance with Article 14 Paragraph 1, or failing to change the registration information in accordance with Article 7 Paragraph 2 and Article 16 Paragraph 3, or violating Article 10 Paragraph 2, Article 11, Article 16 Paragraph 4, Article 23, Article 25, Article 26 Paragraph 2 or Article 28 Paragraph 2 shall be fined 30,000 to 150,000 NT dollars.
The controlled drugs manager of an organization that violates Article 28 Paragraph 2 shall be fined as prescribed in the preceding Paragraph.
The institutions or persons in charge who violates Article 10 Paragraph 2 or Article 26 Paragraph 2 shall also be fined as prescribed in Paragraph 1.
Article 41
(Deleted)
Article 42
The fines prescribed in this Act shall be deposited directly to the competent health authorities of the special municipalities or of counties (cities). However, a person who violates Article 7, Article 16 Paragraph 2 to 4, Article 20 or Article 23, or the implementation of the central competent health authority upon Article 36 shall be punished by the central competent health authority.
The Customs department shall notify the competent health authorities of cases involving the violation of regulations on import and export of controlled drugs in addition to handle these cases in accordance with the Act for the Customs Anti-smuggling.
Article 42-1
(Deleted)