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... Considering that rigorous measures are necessary to restrict the use of such substances to legitimate purposes, ...
... Recognizing that the use of psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes is indispensable and that their availability for such purposes should not be unduly restricted, ...
... Recognizing that the use of psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes is indispensable and that their availability for such purposes should not be unduly restricted, ...
ARTICLE-1: USE OF TERMS [go to this ARTICLE]
... (k) "Region" means any part of a State which pursuant to article 28 is treated as a separate entity for the purposes of this Convention. ...
ARTICLE-4: OTHER SPECIAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE SCOPE OF CONTROL [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) The use of such substances, subject to the application of the measures of control required by this Convention, for the capture of animals by persons specifically authorized by the competent authorities to use such substances for that purpose. ...
ARTICLE-5: LIMITATION OF USE TO MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. Each Party shall, except as provided in article 4, limit by such measures as it considers appropriate the manufacture, export, import, distribution and stocks of, trade in, and use and possession of, substances in Schedules II, III and IV to medical and scientific purposes. ...
ARTICLE-6: SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION [go to this ARTICLE]
... It is desirable that for the purpose of applying the provisions of this Convention, each Party establish and maintain a special administration, which may with advantage be the same as, or work in close co-operation with, the special administration established pursuant to the provisions of conventions for the control of narcotic drugs. ...
ARTICLE-7: SPECIAL PROVISIONS REGARDING SUBSTANCES IN SCHEDULE 1 [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) Prohibit all use except for scientific and very limited medical purposes by duly authorized persons, in medical or scientific establishments which are directly under the control of their Governments or specifically approved by them; ...
... (d) Restrict the amount supplied to a duly authorized person to the quantity required for his authorized purpose; ...
... (f) Prohibit export and import except when both the exporter and importer are the competent authorities or agencies of the exporting and importing country or region, respectively, or other persons or enterprises which are specifically authorized by the competent authorities of their country or region for the purpose. The requirements of paragraph 1 of article 12 for export and import authorizations for substances in Schedule II shall also apply to substances in Schedule I. ...
ARTICLE-9: PRESCRIPTIONS [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, a Party may, if in its opinion local circumstances so require and under such conditions, including record-keeping, as it may prescribe, authorize licensed pharmacists or other licensed retail distributors designated by the authorities responsible for public health in its country or part thereof to supply, at their discretion and without prescription, for use for medical purposes by individuals in exceptional cases, small quantities, within limits to be defined by the Parties, of substances in Schedules III and IV. ...
ARTICLE-11: RECORDS [go to this ARTICLE]
... 7. The Parties shall ensure that the records and information referred to in this article which are required for purposes of reports under article 16 shall be preserved for at least two years. ...
ARTICLE-12: PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) Exports to bonded warehouses of consignments of substances in Schedule I are prohibited. Exports of consignments of substances in Schedule II to a bonded warehouse are prohibited unless the Government of the importing country certifies on the import authorization, produced by the person or establishment applying for the export authorization, that it has approved the importation for the purpose of being placed, in a bonded warehouse. In such case the export authorization shall certify that the consignment is exported for such purpose. Each withdrawal from the bonded warehouse shall require a permit from the authorities having jurisdiction over the warehouse and, in the case of a foreign destination, shall be treaties as if it were a new export within the meaning of this Convention. ...
... (c) Exports to bonded warehouses of consignments of substances in Schedule I are prohibited. Exports of consignments of substances in Schedule II to a bonded warehouse are prohibited unless the Government of the importing country certifies on the import authorization, produced by the person or establishment applying for the export authorization, that it has approved the importation for the purpose of being placed, in a bonded warehouse. In such case the export authorization shall certify that the consignment is exported for such purpose. Each withdrawal from the bonded warehouse shall require a permit from the authorities having jurisdiction over the warehouse and, in the case of a foreign destination, shall be treaties as if it were a new export within the meaning of this Convention. ...
ARTICLE-14: SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE CARRIAGE OF PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES IN FIRST-AID KITS OF SHIPS, AIRCRAFT OR OTHER FORMS
OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT ENGAGED IN INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. The international carriage by ships, aircraft or other forms of international public transport, such as international railway trains and motor coaches, of such limited quantities of substances in Schedule II, III or IV as may be needed during their journey or voyage for first-aid purposes or emergency cases shall not be considered to be export, import or passage through a country within the meaning of this Convention. ...
... 2. Appropriate safeguards shall be taken by the country of registry to prevent the improper use of the substances referred to in paragraph 1 or their diversion for illicit purposes. The Commission, in consultation with the appropriate international organizations, shall recommend such safeguards. ...
ARTICLE-16: REPORTS TO BE FURNISHED BY THE PARTIES [go to this ARTICLE]
... (d) In regard to each substance other than a substance in Schedule I, on quantities used for industrial purposes in accordance with sub-paragraph (b) of article 4.The quantities manufactured which are referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph do not include the quantities of preparations manufactured. ...
ARTICLE-21: ACTION AGAINST THE ILLICIT TRAFFIC [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) Assist each other in the campaign against the illicit traffic in psychotropic substances, and in particular immediately transmit, through the diplomatic channel or the competent authorities designated by the Parties for this purpose, to the other Parties directly concerned, a copy of any report addressed to the Secretary-General under article 16 in connexion with the discovery of a case of illicit traffic or a seizure; ...
... (e) Ensure that, where legal papers are transmitted internationally for the purpose of judicial proceedings, the transmittal be effected in an expeditious manner to the bodies designated by the Parties; this requirement shall be without prejudice to the right of a Party to require that legal papers be sent to it through the diplomatic channel. ...
ARTICLE-22: PENAL PROVISIONS [go to this ARTICLE]
... (iii) Foreign convictions for such offences shall be taken into account for the purpose of establishing recidivism; and ...
ARTICLE-28: REGIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CONVENTION [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Any Party may notify the Secretary-General that, for the purposes of this Convention, its territory is divided into two or more regions, or that two or more of its regions are consolidated into a single region. ...
... 2. Two or more Parties may notify the Secretary-General that, as the result of the establishment of a customs union between them, those Parties constitute a region for the purposes of this Convention. ...