DDB BOARD REGULATION NO. 2

: The Dangerous Drugs Board was vested with this power under Section 36(a) of Republic Act No. 6425, as amended.
: Nicocodine was classified as a dangerous drug on May 8, 1979.
: The classification was influenced by the Decision of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs at its 873rd meeting on February 21, 1979, and relates to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol.
: Nicocodine is categorized as a prohibited drug under the classification of dangerous drugs.
: Nicocodine is placed after 'Ethylmorphine' and before 'Nicodicodine' in the Schedule III annexed to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
: Section 40, Article X of Republic Act No. 6425 provides that the regulation shall take effect immediately.
: The chairman was Clemente S. Gatmaitan, M.D., M.P.H.
: Classifying a substance as a dangerous drug means it is regulated, and its manufacture, possession, sale, or distribution is prohibited or strictly controlled under the law, with penalties for violations.
: Yes, it aligns with the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol, following the decision of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs.