In accordance with UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport and the Anti-doping Regulations of the State Council of China, the General Administration of Sport of China, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Health, the General Administration of Customs and the State Food and Drug Administration recently jointly issued an announcement, which released the 2010 Prohibited List.

The Announcement requires that each relevant department should do a good job in the supervision of the production, distribution, import and export, and the use of the substances in the 2010 Prohibited List in accordance with requirements of the Anti-doping Regulations of the State Council. The import and export of anabolic agents and peptide hormones shall follow Provisions for the Import and Export of Anabolic Agents and Peptide Hormones(interim).

The Announcement was put into effect as of January 1, 2010.