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ARTICLE-1: DEFINITIONS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (i) "Cultivation" means the cultivation of the opium poppy, coca bush or cannabis plant. ...
... (p) "Opium" means the coagulated juice of the opium poppy. ...
... (q) "Opium poppy" means the plant of the species Papaver somniferum L. ...
... (r) "Poppy straw" means all parts (except the seeds) of the opium poppy, after mowing. ...


ARTICLE-2: SUBSTANCES UNDER CONTROL     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 7. The opium poppy, the coca bush, the cannabis plant, poppy straw and cannabis leaves are subject to the control measures prescribed in article 19, paragraph 1, subparagraph (e), article 20, paragraph 1, subparagraph (g), article 21bis and in articles 22 to 24; 22, 26 and 27; 22 and 28; 25; and 28, respectively. ...


ARTICLE-19: ESTIMATES OF DRUG REQUIREMENTS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (e) The area (in hectares) and the geographical location of land to be used for the cultivation of the opium poppy; ...


ARTICLE-20: STATISTICAL RETURNS TO BE FURNISHED TO THE BOARD     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (g) Ascertainable area of cultivation of the opium poppy. ...


ARTICLE-22: SPECIAL PROVISION APPLICABLE TO CULTIVATION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Whenever the prevailing conditions in the country or a territory of a Party render the prohibition of the cultivation of the opium poppy, the coca bush or the cannabis plant the most suitable measure, in its opinion, for protecting the public health and welfare and preventing the diversion of drugs into the illicit traffic, the Party concerned shall prohibit cultivation. ...
... 2. A Party prohibiting cultivation of the opium poppy or the cannabis plant shall take appropriate measures to seize any plants illicitly cultivated and to destroy them, except for small quantities required by the Party for scientific or research purposes. ...


ARTICLE-23: NATIONAL OPIUM AGENCIES     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. A Party that permits the cultivation of the opium poppy for the production of opium shall establish, if it has not already done so, and maintain, one or more government agencies (hereafter in this article referred to as the Agency) to carry out the functions required under this article. ...
... 2. Each such Party shall apply the following provisions to the cultivation of the opium poppy for the production of opium and to opium; ...
... (a) The Agency shall designate the areas in which, and the plots of land on which, cultivation of the opium poppy for the purpose of producing opium shall be permitted. ...
... (d) All cultivators of the opium poppy shall be required to deliver their total crops of opium to the Agency. The Agency shall purchase and take physical possession of such crops as soon as possible, but not later than four months after the end of the harvest. ...


ARTICLE-25: CONTROL OF POPPY STRAW     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. A Party that permits the cultivation of the opium poppy for purposes other than the production of opium shall take all measures necessary to ensure: ...


ARTICLE-26: THE COCA BUSH AND COCA LEAVES     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. If a Party permits the cultivation of the coca bush, it shall apply thereto and to coca leaves the system of controls as provided in article 23 respecting the control of the opium poppy, but as regards paragraph 2 (d) of that article, the requirements imposed on the Agency therein referred to shall be only to take physical possession of the crops as soon as possible after the end of the harvest. ...


ARTICLE-28: CONTROL OF CANNABIS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. If a Party permits the cultivation of the cannabis plant for the production of cannabis or cannabis resin, it shall apply thereto the system of controls as provided in article 23 respecting the control of the opium poppy. ...