International Provisions for the Control of Certain Drugs

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 60 Protocol bringing under international control drugs outside the scope of the Convention of 13 July 1931 for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success on 11 December 1946, published in 1948.

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Drug Control Information Dissemination Narcotic Drugs Non-Self-Governing Territories Treaties (Text)

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Requests the Secretary-General to fix the earliest plus rapprochée possible a laquelle le Protocole possible da;;f; on w hich the Protocol will be sera ouvert a la signature au cours de la présente opened for signt1ture during the present session of the General Assembly;

session de l'Assemblée générale;

Recommand~ instamment a tous les États Mem- Urges ali States Memberfl of the United Nations to s_ign or accept this Protocol at the present bres des Nations Unies de signer ou d'accepter ce Protocole au cours de la présente session;

Recommande instamment a tout État Membre Urges any State Member of the United Nations not signing or accepting the Protocol to commudes Nations Unies qui ne signerait pas ou n'accepnicate to the Secretary-General its ::easons terait pas le Protocole d' en faire connaitre les therefor;

raisons au Secrétaire général;

Invites ali States non-.rnembers, in accordance Invite tous les États non membres, conforméwith the wish expressed by the Economic and Social Council in the ahove-mentioned resolution and in accordance with the provisions of resolumément aux dispositions de la résolution 54 (1)

de l'Assemblée générale 3, a signer ou a accepter tion 54 (1) 3 of the General Assembly, to sign ór aceept this Protocol at the earliest possible date;

ce protocole dans le plus bref délai possible;

Recommande instamment a tous les États ayant Urges ali States signing or accepting the Protocol to take as soon as possihle the necessary signé ou accepté le Protocole de prendre aussi steps in order to extend the application of this rapidement que possible les mesures nécessaires Protocol to territories for which they have interpour étendre le champ d'application de ce Protonational responsibility, subject, where necessary for constitutional reasons, to the consent of the Governments of such territories;

sons d'ordre constitutionnel l' exigent;

Recommande instamment a tout État ayant signé Urges that every State signing or accepting the Protocol which does not make the declaration ration visée a l'article 8 dudit Protocole en ce under article 8 thereof in respect of any territo:ries for which it has international responsiqui concerne tout territoire qu 'il représente sur

bility, shall communicate to the Secretary-General before 31 August 19 lt 9 the nrunes of all such territories, together with the reasons for not making the declaration.

Hundred and fiftieth plenary meeting,

8 October 1948.

ANNEX TEXT OF TBE PROTOCOL

The States Parti"es to the present Protocol,

Conndering that the progrP,s of modern pharmacology and chemistry has resulted in the discovery of drugs, particularly synthetic drugs, capable of producing addiction, but not covered by the Convention of 13 July 1931 for Limiting the Manufacturp and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success on 11 December 19li6,

Desiring to supplement the provisions of that Convention and to place these drugs, including the preparations and compounds containing these drugs under control in order to limit by international agreement their manufacture to the world' s legitimate requirements for medica! and scientific purposes and to regulate their distrihution,

Realizing the importance of the universal application of this international agrPernent and of its earliest possible entry into force,

llave resolved to conclude a Protocol for that purpose and have agreed u pon the following provisions :

Articl,e 1

Any State Party to the present Protocol which considers that a drug which is or may be used for medical or scientific purposes and to which the Convention of 13 July 1931 d'oes not apply, is liable to the same kind of'abuse and productive of the same kind of harmful effects as the drugs specified in article 1, paragraph 2, of the said Convention, shall send a notification to that effect, with ali material information in its possession, to the Secretary- General of the United Nations, who shall transmit it immediately to the other Statrs Parties to the present Protocol, to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the Economic and Social Council, and to the World Health Organization.

If the World Health Organization 6.nds that the drug in question is capahle of producing addiction or of conversion into a product capable of producing addiction, this organization shall decide whether the drug shall fall :

Under the regime laid down in the 1931 Convention for the drugs specified in article 1, paragraph 2, group I, of that Convention; or

Under tlie regime laid down in the 1931 Conle plan international, de faire connaitre au Secré-

sons pour lesquelles la déclaration n'a pas été faite.

Cent-cinquantieme séance pléniere,

le 8 octobre 19 48.

ANNEXE TEXTE DU PROTOCOLE

Les Étal.8 parties au présent protocole,

verte de drogues, notamment de drogues synthétiquPs, su~ccptiblrs d' pngPndrer la toxicoma11ic, rnais

signé a Lake Success le 11 décembre 19li 6,

Disirant compléier les dispositions de cette con-

en contiennent, de fai;on a limiter par voie d'accord intnnational leur fabrication aux brsoins légitimP,s et réglementer leur distribution,

Convaincus de l'importance qu'il y a a ce que cet accord international soi: m•iversellement appliqué et entre en vigueur le plus tót possible, convenus dPs dispositions suivantes

Artiºck premier

Tout État partie au présent protocole, qui considere qu'une drogue utilisée ou pouvant étre uti-

s'applique pas, est susceptible de provoquer des nature aussi nuisib1e que les drogues spécifiées a l'article premier, paragraphe 2, de ladite convention, en avisera le Secrétaire général de l'Organisation des Nations Unies, en luí transmettant tous IPs Secrétaire genéral communiquera immédiatement autres États parties au présent Protocole, ainsi

de la santé.

Si l'Organisation mondiale de la santé constate que la drogue en question est susceptibte d'engendrer la toxicomanie ou d'étre transformée en un produit suscepcihle d'engendrer la toxicomanie, eile indiquera si on doit appliquer a cette drogue : pour les drogues spécifiées a l'article premier, paragraphe 2, groupe I, de cette Convention; ou

vention for the drugs speci6.ed in article 1, paragraph 2, group II, of that Convention.

Any decision or 6.nding in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall be noti6.ed without delay to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit it immediately to ali States Memhers of the United Nations, to non-member States Parties to this Protocol, to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, and the Permanent Central Board.

Upon receipt of the communications from the Secretary-General of the United Nations notifying a decision under paragraph 2 (a) or (b) above, the States Parties to this Protocol shall apply to the drug in question the appropriate regime laid down by the 1931 Oonvention.

Artick 2 The Commission on Narcotic Drugs, upon receipt o{ the notification from the Secretary-General of the United Nations in accordance with paragraph J. of article 1 o{ this Protocol, shall consider as soon as possible whether the measures applicable to drugs specified in article 1, paragraph 2, group I, of the 1931 Convention should·provisionally apply to the drug in question, pending receipt of the decision or finding of the World Health Organization. If the Commission on Narcotic Drugs decides that such measures should provisionally apply, this decision shall be communicated without delay by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to the States Parties to this Protocol, to the World Health Organization, and the Permanent Central Board. The said measures shall thereupon be applied provisionally to the drug in question.

Articúi 3 Any decision or 6.nding taken under article 1 or article 2 of this Protocol may be revised in the light of t'urther experience, in accordance with the procedure provided in this chapter.

Articl.e 4 The present Protocol does not apply to raw opium, medicinal opium, coca leaf or lndian hemp as defined in article 1 o{ the lnternational Convention relating to Dangerous Drugs signed at Geneva on 19 February 192 5, 1 or to pre pared opium as defined in chapter II o{ the International Opium Convention signed at The Hague on 23 January 1912.i

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The present Protocol, 'of which the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are 1 See SllllOJld Op,11111 CIYRf.,._.,., únited Nations, 1947.

• See fotmiacioflal Opium Ccmwncion, League of Nations, pour les drogues spécifiées 11. l'article premier, paragraphe 2, groupe 11, de cette Convention.

Toutes conclusions ou autres décisions prises conformément au paragraphe précédent seront portées saos délai a la connaissance du Secrétaire communiquera immédiatement a tous les États États non memhres parties a ceo Protocole, ainsi qu' a permanent. taire général de l'Organisation des Nations Unies notifiant une décision prise en vertu du paragraphe 2, alinéas a, ou b, ci-dessus, les États parties a ce Protocole appliqueront a la drogue en question le régime approprié établi par la Convention de 1931.

Artick 2 notification du Secrétaire général de l'Organisation graphe 1 de l'article premier du présent Protocole, examinera aussitót que possible si les mesures applicables aux drogues comprises dans l'article premier, paragraphe 2, groupe I, de la Convention de 1931 doivent s'appliquer provisoirement a la drogue en question, en attendant la réception des conclusions de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé décide que de telles mesures doivent étre appliquées provisoirement, cette décision sera communiquée nisation des Nations Unies aux États Parties au présent Protocole, a l'Organisation mondiale de la santé et au Comité central permanent. Lesdites mesures seront alors appliquées provisoirement a la drogue en question.

Articúi 3 Les conclusions et d~isions prises en vertu de l'article premier ou de rarticle 2 du présent Protocole peuvent étre modifiées compte tenu de l'expérience acqµise et conformément a la procédure établie dans le présent chapitre.

Article 4 Le présent protocole n'est pas applicable a l'opium brut, a l'opium médicinal, a la feuille de coca ou au chanvre indien, tels qu'ils sont définis a l'article premier de la Convention intemationale concernant les drogues nuisibles signée a Geneve, le 19 février 192 5 1, non plus qu'a l'opium préparé, tel qu'il est défini au chapitre II de la Conveniion internationale de l'opium signée a La Haye,

le 23 janvier 1912 i.

Article 5 cbinois, espagnol, fran98is et russe font également

1 VoirlaD~ttmfir-tl.l'orium, Nations Uniea, 1947.

• Voir la Ccmmllion ifllmtationaz. J. l'opium, Société des Nations, 192 3. 6"

equally authentic, shall be open Cor signature or acceptance on behalf oí any Memher of the United Nations and also oí any non-memher State to which an invitation has been addressed by the Economic and Social Council.

2. Any 1mch State may :

Sign without reservation as to acceptance;

Sign subject to acceptance and subsequently accept; or

Accept.

Acceptance shall be effected by the deposit of a formal instrument with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Articl.e 6 The present Protocol shall come into force upon the expiration of thirty days following the day on which twenty-five or more States have signed it without rcservation, or accepted it in accordance with article 5, provided that such States shall include five of the following : China, Czechoslovakia, France, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Turkey, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom, United States of Americe, Yugoslavia.

Articl.e 7 A State which has signed without reservation as to acceptance, or has accepted pursuant to article 5, shall become a Party to this Protocol upon its ent-ry rnto force, or upon the expiration of thirty days following the date of such signature or acceptance if executed after the cntry into force of the Protocol.

Articl.e 8 Any State may, at the time of signature or the deposit of its formal instrument of acceplance or at any time thereafter, declare by notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations that the present Protocol shall extend to ali or any of the territories for which it has international responsibility; and this Protocol shall extend to the territory or territories named in the notifiration as from the thirtieth day after the date of rccPÍ pt of this notification by the Secretary-GPnernl of t he U nited Nations.

Article 9 AftPr the 1!xpiralion of five y••ars from the date of the coming into force of the present Protocol, any Sta!P Party to the present Protocol may, on its own behalf or on behalf of any of the ll'rritories for which it has intt·rnational responsibility, denounce this Protocol by an instrument in writing dPpo,ited with tllP SPrretary-Gcneral of the United Nations.

The denunciation, if received by the Secretary- General on or before the first day of July in any year, shall take effect on the first day of January in the succeeding year, and, if rPrPived afeer the first day of July, shall take effect as if it had been received on or before the first day of July in t he succeeding year. foi, restera ouvert a la signature ou a l'acceptation de États non memhres auxquels une invitation aura été social.

2. Chacun des États pourra :

a) Signer sans réserve concernant !'acceptatiim;

b) Signer sous réserve d'acceptalion et accepter ultérieurement ; ou e) Accepter.

L'acceptation sera effective du fait qu'un instrument d'acceptation aura été déposé entre les maine du Secrétaire général de l'Organisation des Nationa Unies.

Artick 6 Le présent Protocole entrera en vigueur aprea l'expiration d'un délai de trente jours a compter du jour ou il aura été signé sans réserve, ou accepté comme il est r.révu a l'article 5, par un minimum de vingt-cinq Etats comprenant cinq des États suivants: Chine, États-Unis d'Amérique, France, Pays- Bas, Pologne, Royaume-Uni, Suisse, Tchécoslovaquie, Turquie, Union des Républiques socialistea soviétiques, YougoslaviP.

Articl.e 7 Tout État qui aura signé sans réserve concernant l'arceptation, ou qui !'aura accepté comme il est prévu a l'artirle 5, sera considéré comme partie a ce Protocole des son rntrée en vigueur ou a l'expiration des trente jonrs suivant la date de cette signature ou de alors entré en vigueur.

Articl.e 8 Tout État, lors de la signature ou du dépót de son instrument forme! d'acceptation, ou a n'importe quelle date ultérieure, peut déclarer, par une notification adressée au Secrétaire général de l'Organidu présent protocole s'étend a tout ou partie de PI le présent Protocole s'appliquera au territoire ou da ter du lrentieme jour a pres réception de cette notificalion par le Secrétaire général de l'Organisation des Nations UniPs.

Article 9 A I' Pxpirat ion d'un délai de cinq ans a partir 4e l'entrée en vigueur du présent Protocole, tout État Partie au présent Protocol!' peut, en son propre nom, ou au nom de te! ou tels des territoires qu'il représente sur le plan intNnational, déuoncer ce Protocole par un instrument t'·r-rit déposé aupres du Secrétaire général de l'Organisation des Nations Unies. tairP général le 1" juillet d'une année quekonque ou antérieurement a cd te date, prendra effet le 1" janvier de l'annéP suivante, Pt, si elle est ret;ue avait été re~ue le 1 er juillet de l'année suivante ou antérieuremPnt a cPltP date.

Artiel. 10 The Secretary-General oí the United Nations shall notify ali Meínhers oí the United Nations and nonmember States referred to in articles 5 and 6 oí ali signatures and acceptances received in accordance with these articles, and oí ali notifications received in accordance with articles 8 and 9.

Article 11 In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, th~ present Protocol shall be registered by the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the date of its coming into forcr.

IN PAITII WHEREOF the undersigned, duly authorized, have signed the presrnt Protocol on behalf of their respective Governments.

Dol'IE AT PARrs this nineteenth day of November one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, in a single copy, which sha!l remain deposited in the archives of the United Nations, and certified true copíes of which shall be delivered to ali the Memhers of the United Nations and to the non-member States referred to in art¡cles 5 and 6.

B. TRANSMISSIO~ OF INFOR~IATIO'.\f RELA- TING TO A'iY DRUG NOTIFIEIJ TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL UNDER ARTICLE 1 OF THE PROTOCOL

The General A,umbly Recommend, that ali Parties to this Protocol, on receipt of a notification under its article 1, paragraph 1, communicate any material information in their possession regarding the drug or drugs mentioned in the notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit such information to ali Parties to the present Protocol, to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, and to the World Health Organization.

Hundred and jiftieth plenary meeting,

8 October 1948.

SfJSSIOn ¡ 1 See Conf,rence for the Li11iitation ef the Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs, United Nations, 194 7.

.fiant&, Nations Unies, 1947.

• See Resolutions adopted by the Ecmomic and Social Council during its seventh session, par,e 42.

pendant sa septieme session, page 42.

3 See Resolutims adopted by th,, General Assembly during the ' Voir les Ré&olution, adoptées par l' A,semblée génbale pendant second part of its first. session, page 81.

la seconde partie de sa premiere session, pal{e 81.

PREAMBLE PnÉAMBULE CuAPTER l. CONTROL CuAPITRE I. CoNTRÓLE

CH!PTBB II. GE!IBR.1.L PBOVISIOIIS CHAPITBB 11. D1sPos1r1011s GÉIIÉRALES

1 See Official Record. of the third session of the General Assembly, Supplement ~o. 11, page· 52, V.

générale, supplémPnl nº 11 parre 5:l, V.

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