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)

2 Of28 July1958,decidedtoconveneinaccordancewit hArticle62,paragraph4,oftheCharteroftheU nitedNations,andwiththeprovisionsofGener alAssemblyresolution366(IV)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 .

3 :PermanentCentralOpiumBoard; :InternationalConferenceofCatholicCharit ies;InternationalCriminalPoliceOrganizat ion; ,DirectorofthePermanentAnti-NarcoticsBur eauoftheLeagueofArabStates,attheinvitati onoftheConference, , (Netherlands)asPresident,andasVice- , ,inaccordancewiththeresolutionoftheEcono micandSocialCouncil,thethirddraftofasing leconventiononnarcoticdrugspreparedbythe CommissiononNarcoticDrugsoftheCounciland acompilationofthecommentsthereon; : (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.)

4 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)

5 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.

6 , ,Consideringtheimportanceoffacilitatingt hetransitionalarrangementsprovidedforina rticle45oftheSingleConventiononNarcoticD rugs,1961, , ,notingthatamendmentshadbeenproposedtoth eSingleConventiononNarcoticDrugs, 1961, an dbearinginmindarticle47ofthatConvention, decidedbyitsresolution1577(L)of21 May1971tocall,inaccordancewithArticle62, paragraph4,oftheCharteroftheUnitedNation saconferenceofplenipotentiariestoconside rallamendmentsproposedtotheSingleConvent iononNarcoticDrugs, ,1961, :AfghanistanEcuadorAlgeriaEgyptArgentina ElSalvadorAustraliaFederalRepublicofGerm anyAustriaFinlandBelgiumFranceBoliviaGab onBrazilGambiaBulgariaGhanaBurmaGreeceBu rundiGuatemalaByelorussianSovietHaitiSoc ialistRepublicHolySeeCanadaHungaryCeylon IndiaChileIndonesiaColombiaIranCostaRica IraqCubaIrelandCyprusIsraelCzechoslovaki aItalyDahomeyIvoryCoastDenmarkJamaica7

7 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).

8 ,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.

9 ,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.

10 ,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.