17) International Drug Treaties: Chapter 14

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Protocol for limiting and regulating the cultivation of the poppy and the production of, international trade in, wholesale trade in and use of opium

Entry into force	:	March 8, 1963, in accordance with Article 21.
Registration		:	March 8, 1963

Participant	Signature, Succession to signature(d)	Ratification, Accession(a), Succession(d)
Afrique du Sud	29 déc 1953	9 mars 1960
Allemagne	23 juin 1953	12 août 1959
Argentine		24 mars 1958 a
Australie		13 janv 1955 a
Belgique		30 juin 1958 a
Brésil		3 nov 1959 a
Cambodge	29 déc 1953	22 mars 1957
Cameroun		15 janv 1962 d
Canada	23 déc 1953	7 mai 1954
Chili	9 juil 1953	9 mai 1957
Chine		25 mai 1954
Congo		15 oct 1962 d
Costa Rica	16 oct 1953
Côte d'Ivoire		8 déc 1961 d
Cuba		8 sept 1954 a
Danemark	23 juin 1953	20 juil 1954
Égypte	23 juin 1953	8 mars 1954
El Salvador		31 déc 1959 a
Équateur	23 juin 1953	17 août 1955
Espagne	22 oct 1953	15 juin 1956
États-Unis d'Amérique	23 juin 1953	18 févr 1955
France	23 juin 1953	21 avr 1954
Grèce	23 juin 1953	6 févr 1963
Guatemala		29 mai 1956 a
Inde	23 juin 1953	30 avr 1954
Indonésie		11 juil 1957 a
Iran	15 déc 1953	30 déc 1959
Iraq	29 déc 1953
Israël	30 déc 1953	8 oct 1957
Italie	23 juin 1953	13 nov 1957
Japon	23 juin 1953	21 juil 1954
Jordanie		7 mai 1958 a
Liban	11 nov 1953
Liechtenstein	23 juin 1953	24 mai 1961
Luxembourg		28 juin 1955 a
Madagascar		31 juil 1963 d
Monaco	26 juin 1953	12 avr 1956
Monténégro	23 oct 2006 d
Nicaragua		11 déc 1959 a
Niger		7 déc 1964 d
Nouvelle-Zélande	[28 déc 1953 ]	[ 2 nov 1956 ]
Pakistan	3 déc 1953	10 mars 1955
Panama	28 déc 1953	13 avr 1954
Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée		28 oct 1980 d
Paraguay		15 août 2001 a
Pays-Bas (Royaume des)	30 déc 1953
Philippines	23 juin 1953	1 juin 1955
République centrafricaine		4 sept 1962 d
République de Corée	23 juin 1953	29 avr 1958
République démocratique du Congo		31 mai 1962 d
République dominicaine	23 juin 1953	9 juin 1958
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord	23 juin 1953
Rwanda		30 avr 1964 d
Sénégal		2 mai 1963 d
Serbie	12 mars 2001 d
Sri Lanka		4 déc 1957 a
Suède		16 janv 1958 a
Suisse	23 juin 1953	27 nov 1956
Türkiye	28 déc 1953	15 juil 1963
Venezuela (République bolivarienne du)	30 déc 1953

Declarations and Reservations

(In the absence of any indication preceding the text, the date of receipt is that
of ratification, accession or succession.)

Cambodge

The Royal Government of Cambodia expresses its intention to give effect to the provision of Article 19 of this Protocol."

France

It is expressly declared that the French Government reserves for French establishments in India the right to apply the transitional provisions of Article 19 of this Protocol, it being understood that the period referred to in point iii of subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of this Article is fifteen years from the entry into force of the Protocol.

The French Government also reserves the right, during the same period, in accordance with the transitional provisions of Article 19, to authorize the export of opium to French establishments in India."

Inde

1. It is hereby expressly declared that the Government of India, in accordance with the provisions of Article 19 of this Protocol, will authorize :

i) The use of opium for quasi-medical needs until December 31, 1959;

ii) The production of opium and its export for quasi-medical purposes to Pakistan, Ceylon, Aden, and the French and Portuguese possessions in the Indian peninsula for a period of fifteen years from the date of entry into force of this Protocol.

iii) The use of opium smoking, throughout their lives, by opium addicts aged at least 21 years who were registered for this purpose by the competent authorities on or before 30 September 1953.

2. The Government of India reserves the right to modify this declaration or to make any other declaration under Article 19 of this Protocol at the time of depositing its instrument of ratification.

Iran (République islamique)

In accordance with Article 25 of the Protocol for Limiting and Regulating the Cultivation of the Poppy and the Production of, International Trade in, Wholesale Trade in and Use of Opium, dated at New York on 23 June 1953, and in accordance with Article 16 of the draft law approved on 16 Bahman 1337 (7 February 1959) by the Iranian Parliament, the Imperial Government of Iran declares its ratification of the said Protocol and hereby further specifies that such ratification shall not in any way modify the Law for the Prohibition of the Cultivation of the Poppy, approved on 7 Aban 1334 (30 October 1955) by the Iranian Parliamentent.

Pakistan

The Government of Pakistan authorized for a period of fifteen years from the date of entry into force of the said Protocol:

i) the use of opium for quasi-medical purposes;

ii) the production of opium and/or its importation from India or Iran for quasi-medical needs.

Territorial application

Participant	Date of receipt of notification	Territory
Australie	13 janv 1955	Île Norfolk, Papua, Territoire sous tutelle de Nauru et Territoire sous tutelle de la Nouvelle-Guinée
Belgique	30 juin 1958	Congo belge et Ruanda-Urundi
France	21 avr 1954	Territoires de l'Union française
Nouvelle-Zélande	2 nov 1956	Îles Cook, Nioué, îles Tokélaou et Territoires sous tutelle du Samoa-Occidental
Afrique du Sud	29 déc 1953	Sud-Ouest africain
États-Unis d'Amérique	18 févr 1955	All territories that the United States represents internationally

Here is the summary information of the final grades provided :

Official Records of the Economic and Social Council : For details of resolutions or documents of the fourteenth session, see Supplement No. 1 (E/2332), page 28.
Vietnam : Vietnam signed the Protocol on 23 June 1953. See also note 1 under “Viet Nam” in the “Historical Information” section for further information..
Allemagne et Berlin (Ouest) : For information on the legal situation of Berlin (West) in relation to Germany, see note 1 under “Germany” in the section “Historical information”.
Allemagne (suite) : See note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section for further details..
Chine : The Republic of China signed and ratified the Protocol on 18 September 1953 and 25 May 1954, respectively. Some permanent missions, such as those of Denmark, India, the United Kingdom, Czechoslovakia, the USSR and Yugoslavia, did not recognize the validity of these signatures and ratifications due to the non-recognition of the Chinese Nationalist authorities. The Permanent Mission of China contested these allegations, asserting that the Government of the Republic of China was the only legally recognized Government representing China..
Monténégro : For further details on Montenegro, see note 1 under “Montenegro” in the “Historical Information” section.
Nouvelle-Zélande : The instrument of denunciation of the Protocol was deposited by the Government of New Zealand on 17 December 1968 for the metropolitan territory and the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau. The denunciation took effect on 1 January 1969.
Ex-Yougoslavie : The former Yugoslavia signed the Protocol on 24 June 1953. See note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia" and "Yugoslavia" for further information.

These notes provide details on the signatures, ratifications, and denunciations of various international protocols and conventions, taking into account political changes and the positions of different States.

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