SINGLE CONVENTION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS, 1961, as …

1 SINGLECONVENTIONONNARCOTICDRUGS, 1961, asa mendedbythe1972 ProtocolAmendingtheSingleConventiononNar coticDrugs,1961includingSchedules;FinalA ctsandResolutionsasagreedbythe1961 UnitedNationsConferencefortheAdoptionofa SingleConventiononNarcoticDrugsandbythe1 972 UnitedNationsConferencetoConsiderAmendme ntstotheSingleConventiononNarcoticDrugs, 1961, respectivelyForofficialuseonlyUNITE DNATIONSCONTENTSPageUnitedNationsConfere ncefortheAdoptionofaSingleConventiononNa rcoticDrugsFinalAct1 Resolutions5 UnitedNationsConferencetoConsiderAmendme ntstotheSingleConventiononNarcoticDrugs, 1961 FinalAct7 Resolutions11 SingleConventiononNarcoticDrugs, 1961, asa mendedbythe1972 ProtocolAmendingtheSingleConventiononNar coticDrugs, ,byresolution689J(XXVI)of28 July1958,decidedtoconveneinaccordancewit hArticle62,paragraph4,oftheCharteroftheU nitedNations,andwiththeprovisionsofGener alAssemblyresolution366(IV)

2 Of3 December1949,aplenipotentiaryconferencef ortheadoptionofasingleconventiononnarcot icdrugstoreplacebyasingleinstrumenttheex istingmultilateraltreatiesinthefield,tor educethenumberofinternationaltreatyorgan sexclusivelyconcernedwithcontrolofnarcot icdrugs, :AfghanistanElSalvadorLiberiaAlbaniaFinl andMadagascarArgentinaFranceMexicoAustra liaGermany,FederalMonacoBoliviaRepublico fMoroccoBrazilGhanaNetherlandsBulgariaGr eeceNewZealandBurmaGuatemalaNicaraguaBye lorussianSovietHaitiNigeriaSocialistRepu blicHolySeeNorwayCambodiaHungaryPakistan CanadaIndiaPanamaChadIndonesiaParaguayCh ileIranPeruChinaIraqPhilippinesCongo(L opoldville)IsraelPolandCostaRicaItalyPor tugalCzechoslovakiaJapanRomaniaDahomeyJo rdanSenegalDenmarkKorea, :FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnit edNations;InternationalCivilAviationOrga nization;InternationalLabourOrganisation ; :PermanentCentralOpiumBoard; :InternationalConferenceofCatholicCharit ies;InternationalCriminalPoliceOrganizat ion; ,DirectorofthePermanentAnti-NarcoticsBur eauoftheLeagueofArabStates,attheinvitati onoftheConference, , (Netherlands)asPresident,andasVice- , ,inaccordancewiththeresolutionoftheEcono micandSocialCouncil,thethirddraftofasing leconventiononnarcoticdrugspreparedbythe CommissiononNarcoticDrugsoftheCounciland acompilationofthecommentsthereon.

3 : (ScopeoftheConventionandMethodofBringing AdditionalSubstancesunderControl) (Afghanistan)AdHocCommitteeonarticles25, 30and40-43(NationalControlinGeneral) (India)AdHocCommitteeonarticles31-34(Nat ionalControlofOpiumPoppyandPoppyStraw) (Dahomey)Vice- (Denmark)AdHocCommitteeonarticles35-38(N ationalControlofCocaLeaf) (Japan)AdHocCommitteeonarticle39(Nationa lControlofCannabis) (Bulgaria)AdHocCommitteeonarticles26,27- 29,20-21,4(InformationtobefurnishedbyGov ernments;thesystemofestimatesandstatisti cs;obligationsofGovernmentsingeneral) (Uruguay)Vice- (Switzerland)AdHocCommitteeonarticle22(M easuresexercisablebytheBoardincaseofnon- compliance) (ByelorussianSSR)AdHocCommitteeonarticle s5-11,13-19,23(Constitution,Functionsand SecretariatofInternationalOrgans) (Finland)AdHocCommitteeonarticles44-46(D irectMeasuresagainsttheIllicitTraffic) (Brazil) (Australia)Vice- (UnitedArabRepublic)3 (Canada)Vice- (Yugoslavia) (CostaRica) ,asrecordedinthesummaryrecordsofthePlena ryandthesummaryrecordsandreportsofthecom mittees,theConferenceadopted1andopenedfo rsignaturetheSingleConventiononNarcoticD rugs, ,thisthirtiethdayofMarchonethousandnineh undredandsixty-one,inasinglecopyintheChi nese,English,French,RussianandSpanishlan guages, ,WelcomingtheestablishmentbyGeneralAssem blyresolution1395(XIV)

4 Ofspecialarrangementsfortechnicalassista nceinthefieldofnarcoticscontrol,Notingth attheUnitedNationsandthespecializedagenc iesconcernedhavealreadyprovidedalimiteda mountofassistanceundertheExpandedProgram meofTechnicalAssistanceandintheirregular programmes,Welcomingalsotheco-operationo ftheInternationalCriminalPoliceOrganizat ionintheexecutionoftechnicalassistancepr ojects,Expressesthehopethatadequateresou rceswillbemadeavailabletoprovideassistan ceinthefightagainsttheillicittraffic,tot hosecountrieswhichdesireandrequestit,par ticularlyintheformofexpertadvisersandoft raining, ,Recallingtheprovisionsofarticle38oftheC onventionconcerningthetreatmentandrehabi litationofdrugaddicts, ; ,andtheeconomicmeanstodoso, , ; , ,Consideringtheimportanceoffacilitatingt hetransitionalarrangementsprovidedforina rticle45oftheSingleConventiononNarcoticD rugs,1961, , ,notingthatamendmentshadbeenproposedtoth eSingleConventiononNarcoticDrugs, 1961, an dbearinginmindarticle47ofthatConvention, decidedbyitsresolution1577(L)of21 May1971tocall,inaccordancewithArticle62, paragraph4,oftheCharteroftheUnitedNation saconferenceofplenipotentiariestoconside rallamendmentsproposedtotheSingleConvent iononNarcoticDrugs, ,1961.

5 AfghanistanEcuadorAlgeriaEgyptArgentinaE lSalvadorAustraliaFederalRepublicofGerma nyAustriaFinlandBelgiumFranceBoliviaGabo nBrazilGambiaBulgariaGhanaBurmaGreeceBur undiGuatemalaByelorussianSovietHaitiSoci alistRepublicHolySeeCanadaHungaryCeylonI ndiaChileIndonesiaColombiaIranCostaRicaI raqCubaIrelandCyprusIsraelCzechoslovakia ItalyDahomeyIvoryCoastDenmarkJamaica7 JapanPortugalJordanRepublicofKoreaKenyaR epublicofViet-NamKhmerRepublicSaudiArabi aKuwaitSenegalLaosSierraLeoneLebanonSing aporeLiberiaSouthAfricaLibyanArabRepubli cSpainLiechtensteinSudanLuxembourgSweden MadagascarSwitzerlandMalawiThailandMexic oTogoMonacoTunisiaMongolianPeople ,byitsresolution1577(L),requestedtheSecr etary-GeneraltoinvitetotheConferencetheW orldHealthOrganizationandotherinterested specializedagencies, , (Ghana)asPresidentoftheConference, (Yugoslavia)asFirstVice-President,andast heotherVice- ,Director-GeneraloftheUnitedNationsOffic eatGeneva, , ,1961, :GeneralCommitteeChairman: (Canada) lcs(Hungary) ,Bertschinger(Switzerland) (Ireland) , (Turkey).

6 ,asrecordedinthesummaryrecordsofthePlena ryandCommitteesIandII,theConferenceadopt edandopenedforsignaturetheProtocolamendi ngtheSingleConventiononNarcoticDrugs, , ,thistwenty-fifthdayofMarch,onethousandn inehundredandseventy-two,inasinglecopyin theEnglish,French,RussianandSpanishlangu ages, ,1961 ResolutionISECRETARIATOFTHEINTERNATIONAL NARCOTICSCONTROLBOARDTheConference,Consi deringthatthemeasuresadoptedbytheEconomi candSocialCouncilinitsresolution1196(XLI I)of16 May1967(1464thplenarymeeting)metthewishe softheStatesPartiestotheSingleConvention onNarcoticDrugs, 1961, andtotheearlierconv entionsstillinforce,Recommendsthecontinu ationofthesystemwhichwasinstitutedbytheS ecretary- (hereinafterreferredtoastheBoard)hasasec retariatdistinctfromtheDivisionofNarcoti cDrugs; ;whileunderthefulladministrativecontrolo ftheSecretary-General,itisboundtocarryou tthedecisionsoftheBoard.

7 ,Recallingthatassistancetodevelopingcoun triesisaconcretemanifestationofthewillof theinternationalcommunitytohonourthecomm itmentcontainedintheUnitedNationsCharter topromotethesocialandeconomicprogressofa llpeoples,Recallingthespecialarrangement smadebytheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyun deritsresolution1395(XIV)withaviewtothep rovisionoftechnicalassistancefordrugabus econtrol,11 WelcomingtheestablishmentpursuanttoUnite dNationsGeneralAssemblyresolution2719(XX V),ofaUnitedNationsFundforDrugAbuseContr ol,NotingthattheConferencehasadoptedanew article14bisconcerningtechnicalandfinanc ialassistancetopromotemoreeffectiveexecu tionoftheprovisionsoftheSingleConvention onNarcoticDrugs,1961, ,tobemoreeffective,themeasurestakenagain stdrugabusemustbeco-ordinatedanduniversa l; ,RecallingthatthePreambletotheSingleConv entiononNarcoticDrugs, 1961, statesthatthe PartiestotheConventionare concernedwiththehealthandwelfareofmankin d andare consciousoftheirdutytopreventandcombat theevilofdrugaddiction,Consideringthatth ediscussionsattheConferencehavegivenevid enceofthedesiretotakeeffectivestepstopre ventdrugaddiction,Consideringthat,whiled rugaddictionleadstopersonaldegradationan dsocialdisruption,ithappensveryoftenthat thedeplorablesocialandeconomicconditions inwhichcertainindividualsandcertaingroup sarelivingpredisposethemtodrugaddiction, Recognizingthatsocialfactorshaveacertain andsometimespreponderantinfluenceonthebe haviourofindividualsandgroups.

8 , 1961, ASAMENDEDBYTHE1972 PROTOCOLAMENDINGTHESINGLECONVENTIONONNAR COTICDRUGS,1961 PREAMBLETheParties,Concernedwiththehealt handwelfareofmankind,Recognizingthatthem edicaluseofnarcoticdrugscontinuestobeind ispensableforthereliefofpainandsuffering andthatadequateprovisionmustbemadetoensu retheavailabilityofnarcoticdrugsforsuchp urposes,Recognizingthataddictiontonarcot icdrugsconstitutesaseriousevilfortheindi vidualandisfraughtwithsocialandeconomicd angertomankind,Consciousoftheirdutytopre ventandcombatthisevil,Consideringthateff ectivemeasuresagainstabuseofnarcoticdrug srequireco-ordinatedanduniversalaction,U nderstandingthatsuchuniversalactioncalls forinternationalco-operationguidedbythes ameprinciplesandaimedatcommonobjectives, AcknowledgingthecompetenceoftheUnitedNat ionsinthefieldofnarcoticscontrolanddesir ousthattheinternationalorgansconcernedsh ouldbewithintheframeworkofthatOrganizati on,Desiringtoconcludeagenerallyacceptabl einternationalconventionreplacingexistin gtreatiesonnarcoticdrugs,limitingsuchdru gstomedicalandscientificuse,andproviding forcontinuousinternationalCo-operationan dcontrolfortheachievementofsuchaimsandob jectives,Herebyagreeasfollows:22 NotebytheSecretariat:ThePreambletothePro tocolAmendingtheSingleConventiononNarcot icDrugs, 1961, readsasfollows: ThePartiestothePresentProtocol, ConsideringtheprovisionsoftheSingleConve ntiononNarcoticDrugs, 1961, doneatNewYorko n30 March1961(hereinaftercalledtheSingleConv ention), DesiringtoamendtheSingleConvention, Haveagreedasfollows: ,thefollowingdefinitionsshallapplythroug houttheConvention.

9 (a) Board meanstheInternationalNarcoticsControlBoa rd,(b) Cannabis meansthefloweringorfruitingtopsofthecann abisplant(excludingtheseedsandleaveswhen notaccompaniedbythetops)fromwhichtheresi nhasnotbeenextracted,bywhatevernametheym aybedesignated.(c) Cannabisplant meansanyplantofthegenusCannabis,(d) Cannabisresin meanstheseparatedresin,whethercrudeorpur ified,obtainedfromthecannabisplant.(e) Cocabush meanstheplantofanyspeciesofthegenusEryth roxylon.(i ) Cocaleaf meanstheleafofthecocabushexceptaleaffrom whichallecgonine,cocaineandanyotherecgon inealkaloidshavebeenremoved.(s) Commission meanstheCommissiononNarcoticDrugsoftheCo uncil.(h) Council meanstheEconomicandSocialCounciloftheUni tedNations.(i) Cultivation meansthecultivationoftheopiumpoppy,cocab ushorcannabisplant.(I) Drug meansanyofthesubstancesinSchedulesIandII ,whethernaturalorsynthetic.(k) GeneralAssembly meanstheGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNation s.

10 (1) Illicittraffic meanscultivationortraffickingindrugscont rarytotheprovisionsofthisConvention.(m) Import and export meanintheirrespectiveconnotationsthephys icaltransferofdrugsfromoneStatetoanother State,orfromoneterritorytoanotherterrito ryofthesameState.(n) Manufacture meansallprocesses,otherthanproduction,by whichdrugsmaybeobtainedandincludesrefini ngaswellasthetransformationofdrugsintoot herdrugs.(o) Medicinalopium meansopiumwhichhasundergonetheprocessesn ecessarytoadaptitformedicinaluse.(p) opium meansthecoagulatedjuiceoftheopiumpoppy.( q) Opiumpoppy meanstheplantofthespeciesPapaversomnifer umL.(r) Poppystraw meansallparts(excepttheseeds)oftheopiump oppy, (s) Preparation meansamixture,solidorliquid,containingad rug.(t) Production meanstheseparationofopium,cocaleaves,can nabisandcannabisresinfromtheplantsfromwh ichtheyareobtained.(u) ScheduleI , ScheduleII , ScheduleIII and ScheduleIV meanthecorrespondinglynumberedlistofdrug sorpreparationsannexedtothisConvention,a samendedfromtimetotimeinaccordancewithar ticle3.