International Drug Treaties: Chapter 15

September 9, 2024

Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961

Entry into force	:	December 13, 1964, in accordance with Article 41.
Registration		:	December 13, 1964

Participant	Signature	Ratification, Accession(a), Succession(d)
Afghanistan	30 mars 1961	19 mars 1963
Afrique du Sud		16 nov 1971 a
Algérie		7 avr 1964 a
Allemagne	31 juil 1961	3 déc 1973
Angola		26 oct 2005 a
Antigua-et-Barbuda		5 avr 1993 a
Arabie saoudite		21 avr 1973 a
Argentine	31 juil 1961	10 oct 1963
Australie	30 mars 1961	1 déc 1967
Autriche		1 févr 1978 a
Azerbaïdjan		11 janv 1999 a
Bahamas		13 août 1975 d
Bangladesh		25 avr 1975 a
Barbade		21 juin 1976 d
Bélarus	31 juil 1961	20 févr 1964
Belgique	28 juil 1961	17 oct 1969
Bénin	30 mars 1961	27 avr 1962
Botswana		27 déc 1984 a
Brésil	30 mars 1961	18 juin 1964
Brunéi Darussalam		25 nov 1987 a
Bulgarie	31 juil 1961	25 oct 1968
Burkina Faso		16 sept 1969 a
Cambodge	30 mars 1961	7 juil 2005
Cameroun		15 janv 1962 a
Canada	30 mars 1961	11 oct 1961
Chili	30 mars 1961	7 févr 1968
Chypre		30 janv 1969 a
Colombie		3 mars 1975 a
Congo	30 mars 1961	3 mars 2004
Costa Rica	30 mars 1961	7 mai 1970
Côte d'Ivoire		10 juil 1962 a
Croatie		26 juil 1993 d
Cuba		30 août 1962 a
Danemark	30 mars 1961	15 sept 1964
Djibouti		22 févr 2001 a
Dominique		24 sept 1993 a
Égypte	30 mars 1961	20 juil 1966
El Salvador	30 mars 1961	26 févr 1998
Équateur		14 janv 1964 a
Érythrée		30 janv 2002 a
Espagne	27 juil 1961	1 mars 1966
États-Unis d'Amérique		25 mai 1967 a
Éthiopie		29 avr 1965 a
Fédération de Russie	31 juil 1961	20 févr 1964
Fidji		1 nov 1971 d
Finlande	30 mars 1961	6 juil 1965
France		19 févr 1969 a
Gabon		29 févr 1968 a
Gambie		23 avr 1996 a
Ghana	30 mars 1961	15 janv 1964
Grèce		6 juin 1972 a
Guatemala	26 juil 1961	1 déc 1967
Guinée		7 oct 1968 a
Guinée-Bissau		27 oct 1995 a
Guyana		15 juil 2002 a
Haïti	3 avr 1961	29 janv 1973
Honduras		16 avr 1973 a
Hongrie	31 juil 1961	24 avr 1964
Îles Marshall		9 août 1991 a
Îles Salomon		17 mars 1982 d
Inde	30 mars 1961	13 déc 1964
Indonésie	28 juil 1961	3 sept 1976
Iran (République islamique d')	30 mars 1961	30 août 1972
Iraq	30 mars 1961	29 août 1962
Irlande		16 déc 1980 a
Islande		18 déc 1974 a
Israël		23 nov 1962 a
Italie	4 avr 1961	14 avr 1975
Jamaïque		29 avr 1964 a
Japon	26 juil 1961	13 juil 1964
Jordanie	30 mars 1961	15 nov 1962
Kazakhstan		29 avr 1997 a
Kenya		13 nov 1964 a
Kirghizistan		7 oct 1994 a
Koweït		16 avr 1962 a
Lesotho		4 nov 1974 d
Lettonie		16 juil 1993 a
Liban	30 mars 1961	23 avr 1965
Libéria	30 mars 1961	13 avr 1987
Libye		27 sept 1978 a
Liechtenstein	14 juil 1961	31 oct 1979
Lituanie		28 févr 1994 a
Luxembourg	28 juil 1961	27 oct 1972
Macédoine du Nord		13 oct 1993 a
Madagascar	30 mars 1961	20 juin 1974
Malaisie		11 juil 1967 a
Malawi		8 juin 1965 a
Mali		15 déc 1964 a
Maroc		4 déc 1961 a
Maurice		18 juil 1969 d
Mexique	24 juil 1961	18 avr 1967
Micronésie (États fédérés de)		29 avr 1991 a
Monaco		14 août 1969 a
Mongolie		6 mai 1991 a
Monténégro		23 oct 2006 d
Mozambique		8 juin 1998 a
Myanmar	30 mars 1961	29 juil 1963
Nicaragua	30 mars 1961	21 juin 1973
Niger		18 avr 1963 a
Nigéria	30 mars 1961	6 juin 1969
Norvège	30 mars 1961	1 sept 1967
Nouvelle-Zélande	30 mars 1961	26 mars 1963
Oman		24 juil 1987 a
Ouganda		15 avr 1988 a
Pakistan	30 mars 1961	9 juil 1965
Panama	30 mars 1961	4 déc 1963
Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée		28 oct 1980 d
Paraguay	30 mars 1961	3 févr 1972
Pays-Bas	31 juil 1961	16 juil 1965
Pérou	30 mars 1961	22 juil 1964
Philippines	30 mars 1961	2 oct 1967
Pologne	31 juil 1961	16 mars 1966
Portugal	30 mars 1961	30 déc 1971
République arabe syrienne		22 août 1962 a
République de Corée	30 mars 1961	13 févr 1962
République démocratique du Congo	28 avr 1961	19 nov 1973
République démocratique populaire lao		22 juin 1973 a
République de Moldova		15 févr 1995 a
République dominicaine		26 sept 1972 a
République populaire démocratique de Corée		19 mars 2007 a
République tchèque		30 déc 1993 d
Roumanie		14 janv 1974 a
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord	30 mars 1961	2 sept 1964
Sainte-Lucie		5 juil 1991 d
Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis		9 mai 1994 a
Saint-Marin		10 oct 2000 a
Saint-Siège	30 mars 1961	1 sept 1970
Saint-Vincent-et-les Grenadines		3 déc 2001 d
Sao Tomé-et-Principe		20 juin 1996 a
Sénégal		24 janv 1964 a
Serbie		12 mars 2001 d
Seychelles		27 févr 1992 a
Singapour		15 mars 1973 a
Slovaquie		28 mai 1993 d
Somalie		9 juin 1988 a
Soudan		24 avr 1974 a
Sri Lanka		11 juil 1963 a
Suède	3 avr 1961	18 déc 1964
Suisse	20 avr 1961	17 févr 1970
Suriname		29 mars 1990 d
Tchad	30 mars 1961	29 janv 1963
Thaïlande	24 juil 1961	31 oct 1961
Togo		6 mai 1963 a
Tonga		5 sept 1973 d
Trinité-et-Tobago		22 juin 1964 a
Tunisie	30 mars 1961	8 sept 1964
Türkiye		23 mai 1967 a
Turkménistan		21 févr 1996 a
Ukraine	31 juil 1961	15 avr 1964
Uruguay		31 oct 1975 a
Venezuela (République bolivarienne du)	30 mars 1961	14 févr 1969
Viet Nam		14 sept 1970 a
Zambie		12 août 1965 a
Zimbabwe		1 déc 1998 d

Declarations and Reservations

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

Afrique du Sud

Taking into account the reservation to Article 48 of the Convention provided for in Article 50, paragraph 2.

Algérie

The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria does not approve of the current wording of Article 42, which may prevent the application of the Convention to so-called "non-metropolitan" territories..

The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria does not consider itself bound by the provisions of Article 48, paragraph 2, which provide for the mandatory referral of any dispute to the International Court of Justice.

The Algerian Democratic and Popular Republic declares that for a dispute to be submitted to the International Court of Justice the agreement of all the parties involved will be necessary in each case."

Arabie saoudite

The accession of the Government of Saudi Arabia to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs shall not be construed as implying recognition of the so-called State of Israel, nor as implying that the Government of Saudi Arabia intends to enter into relations with the latter in any way on matters relating to that Convention.

Argentine

Reservation to paragraph 2 of Article 48:

The Argentine Republic does not recognize the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.

Autriche

The Republic of Austria interprets Article 36, paragraph 1, as follows: The obligation of the Party contained in this provision may also be [enforced by] administrative regulations providing for an adequate sanction for the offences listed therein."

Bangladesh

With the reservations referred to in subparagraphs (a), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 of Article 49 of the Convention, under which the Government of Bangladesh may reserve the right to temporarily authorize in its territory:

a) The use of cannabis, cannabis resin, cannabis extracts and tinctures for non-medical purposes; and

d) The production, manufacture and trade in narcotic drugs referred to in paragraphs a and d for the purposes mentioned in those paragraphs;

e) The production, manufacture and trade in narcotic drugs referred to in paragraphs a and d for the purposes mentioned in those paragraphs.

Biélorussie

The Government of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 12, paragraph 2 of Article 13, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 14 and subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of Article 31 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in respect of States deprived of the possibility of becoming parties to the Single Convention under the procedure provided for in Article 40 of the said Convention.

The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic considers it necessary to point out the discriminatory nature of paragraph 1 of article 40 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, under which certain States are deprived of the opportunity to become parties to that Convention. The Single Convention concerns matters of interest to all States, and its purpose is to mobilize the efforts of all countries to combat a social scourge: the abuse of narcotic drugs. That is why the Convention must be open to all countries. In accordance with the principle of the sovereign equality of States, no State has the right to exclude other countries from participation in a convention of that kind.

Bulgarie

Statement :

The People's Republic of Bulgaria considers it necessary to point out that the wording of paragraph 1 of Article 40, paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 12, paragraph 2 of Article 13, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 14 and subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of Article 31 is discriminatory in nature, since it excludes the participation of a number of States. These texts are clearly incompatible with the nature of the Convention, the purpose of which is to coordinate the efforts of all parties with a view to regulating issues affecting the interests of all countries in this field.

Égypte

Russian Federation

The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 12, paragraph 2 of Article 13, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 14 and subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of Article 31 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in respect of States deprived of the possibility of becoming parties to the Single Convention under the procedure provided for in Article 40 of the said Convention.

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics considers it necessary to point out the discriminatory nature of paragraph 1 of article 40 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, under which certain States are deprived of the opportunity to become parties to that Convention. The Single Convention concerns matters of interest to all States, and its purpose is to mobilize the efforts of all countries in the fight against a social scourge: the abuse of narcotic drugs. That is why the Convention must be open to all countries. In accordance with the principle of the sovereign equality of States, no State has the right to exclude other countries from participation in a convention of this kind.

France

The Government of the French Republic declares that it adheres to it, reserving the possibility provided for in Article 44, paragraph 2, in fine, of maintaining in force Article 9 of the Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs, signed in Geneva on 26 June 1936."

Hongrie

With regard to countries deprived of the possibility of becoming parties to the Convention under the provisions of Article 40 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, the Government of the Hungarian People's Republic does not consider itself bound by paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 12, paragraph 2 of Article 13, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 14 and subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of Article 31.

The Hungarian People's Republic considers it necessary to declare that the provisions of Article 40 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which prohibit certain States from becoming parties to the Convention, are not in accordance with the principle of sovereign equality of States and prevent the Convention from being, as would be desirable, universally applied.

Inde

Reservations:

Subject to the reservations mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 of Article 49 of the Convention and under which the Government of India may reserve the right to authorise temporarily in any of its territories :

a) The use of opium for quasi-medical purposes;

b) The use of smoking opium;

d) The use of cannabis, cannabis resin, cannabis extracts and tinctures for non-medical purposes; and

e) The production, manufacture and trade in narcotic drugs referred to in paragraphs a, b and d for the purposes mentioned in those paragraphs.

Statement :

The Government of India not recognizing the authorities of Nationalist China as the legitimate Government of China, cannot consider the signature of the said Convention by a representative of Nationalist China as a valid signature on behalf of China.

Indonésie

Reservation made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification:

With regard to paragraph 2 of Article 48, the Government of Indonesia does not consider itself bound by the provisions of that paragraph which provide for the mandatory referral to the International Court of Justice of any dispute which cannot be settled in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1. The Government of Indonesia considers that for a dispute to be submitted for decision to the International Court of Justice, the agreement of all parties to the dispute must be obtained in each case.

Liechtenstein

The Principality of Liechtenstein maintains in force Article 9 of the Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs, signed in Geneva on 26 June 1936."

Birmanie

Reservation made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification:

It being understood that the Chan State is authorized to reserve the right:

1) To allow opium addicts in Shan State to smoke opium for a transitional period of twenty years from the date of entry into force of this Convention;

2) To produce and manufacture opium for this purpose;

3) To furnish the list of opium smokers in Shan State when the Government of that State has completed the compilation of the list on 31st December, 1963.

Pakistan

The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan will temporarily allow in any of its territories :

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

ii) The use of cannabis, cannabis resin, cannabis extracts and tinctures for non-medical purposes; and

iii) The production, manufacture and trade in narcotics referred to in paragraphs i) et ii) above.

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée

In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 50, the Government of Papua New Guinea makes a reservation with respect to paragraph 2 of Article 48, which provides for the referral of a dispute to the International Court of Justice.

Pays-Bas

Having regard to the equality which exists from the point of view of public law between the Netherlands, Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles, the term "non-metropolitan" referred to in Article 42 of this Convention loses its original meaning in relation to Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles and will accordingly be considered as meaning "non-European."

Pologne

The Government of the Polish People's Republic does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 12, paragraph 2 of Article 13, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 14 and subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of Article 31 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 in respect of States deprived of the possibility of becoming parties to the said Convention.

In the opinion of the Government of the Polish People's Republic, it is inadmissible to impose the obligations set forth in the above provisions on States which, under other provisions of the same Convention, may be deprived of the possibility of acceding to it.

The Polish People's Republic considers it appropriate to point out the discriminatory nature of paragraph 1 of Article 40 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961), on the basis of which certain States are deprived of the opportunity to become parties to this Convention. The Single Convention deals with issues of interest to all States, and its purpose is to mobilize the efforts of all countries to combat a social danger: the abuse of narcotic drugs. That is why the Convention must be open to all States. By virtue of the principle of the sovereign equality of States, no State has the right to deprive any other State of the opportunity to participate in a Convention of this kind.

République tchèque

Roumanie

Reserves :

The Socialist Republic of Romania does not consider itself bound by the regulations contained in Articles 12 paragraphs 2 and 3, 13 paragraph 2, 14 paragraphs 1 and 2, 31 paragraph 1, letter b, insofar as these regulations refer to States which are not parties to the Single Convention."

Statements :

a) L The Council of State of the Socialist Republic of Romania considers that the maintenance of the state of dependence of certain territories, to which the regulations of Articles 42 and 46 paragraph 1 of the Convention refer, is not in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the documents adopted by the UN concerning the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples, including the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, adopted unanimously by the resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations 2625 (XXV) of 1970, which solemnly proclaims the obligation of States to promote the realization of the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, with the aim of putting an end to colonialism without delay..

b) The Council of State of the Socialist Republic of Romania considers that the provisions of Article 40 of the Convention are not in accordance with the principle that multilateral international treaties whose object and purpose are of interest to the international community as a whole must be open to participation by all States."

Slovaquie

Sri Lanka

The Government of Ceylon has notified the Secretary-General that, in respect of Article 17 of the Convention, the existing administration will be continued for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Convention and that no "special administration" will be established for that purpose.

The Ceylon Government added that this declaration should not be considered as a reservation.

Suisse

Switzerland maintains in force Article 9 of the Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs, signed in Geneva on 26 June 1936."

Ukraine

The Government of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 12, paragraph 2 of Article 13, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 14 and subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of Article 31 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in respect of States deprived of the possibility of becoming parties to the Single Convention under the procedure provided for in Article 40 of the said Convention.

The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic considers it necessary to point out the discriminatory nature of paragraph 1 of article 40 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, under which certain States are deprived of the opportunity to become parties to that Convention. The Single Convention concerns matters of interest to all States, and its purpose is to mobilize the efforts of all countries to combat a social scourge - the abuse of narcotic drugs. That is why the Convention must be open to all countries. In accordance with the principle of the sovereign equality of States, no State has the right to exclude other countries from participation in a convention of that kind.

Territorial application

Participant	Date of receipt of notification	Territory
Australie	1 déc 1967	All non-metropolitan territories for whose international relations Australia is responsible, namely the territories of Papua, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, the Australian Antarctic Territory and the Trust Territories of New Guinea and Nauru
France	19 févr 1969	The entire territory of the French Republic
Inde	13 déc 1964	Sikkim
Pays-Bas	16 juil 1965	For the Kingdom in Europe, Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles
Nouvelle-Zélande	26 mars 1963	Cook Islands (including Niue) and Tokelau Islands, non-metropolitan territories for whose international relations the New Zealand Government is responsible
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord	26 janv 1965	Antigua, Bahamas, Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras, British Solomon Islands, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Fiji, Gambia, Gibraltar, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Grenada, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Montserrat, Seychelles, Southern Rhodesia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Helena, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Swaziland, Tonga and Turks and Caicos Islands
	27 mai 1965	Colonie d'Aden et Protectorat de l'Arabie du Sud
	3 mai 1966	Barbade
	24 juin 1977	Îles Anglo-Normandes/îles de la Manche et Île de Man
États-Unis d'Amérique	25 mai 1967	Tous les territoires que les Etats-Unis représentent sur le plan international

Here is the list of endnotes you provided:

Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Twenty-sixth Session, Supplement n° 1 (E/3169), p. 18.
Signature and ratification on behalf of the Republic of China on 30 March 1961 and 12 May 1969, respectively. See note concerning signatures, ratifications, accessions, etc., on behalf of China (note 1 under “China” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume). See also the declaration made by the Government of India upon ratification.
On April 27, 1999, the Portuguese Government informed the Secretary-General that the Convention would apply to Macau. Subsequently, on October 19 and 21, 1999, the Secretary-General received communications from the Chinese and Portuguese Governments regarding the status of Macau (see also note 3 under “China” and note 1 under “Portugal” in the “Historical Information” section in the preliminary pages of this volume). Upon resuming its sovereignty over Macau, the Chinese Government notified the Secretary-General that the Convention would also apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region. Furthermore, the Government of the People's Republic of China wishes to make the following declaration: The Government of the People's Republic of China expresses reservations regarding paragraph 2 of Article 48 of the Convention. In light of this reservation, the Government of the People's Republic of China will assume the responsibilities related to the rights and obligations incumbent upon any State party to the Convention under international law.
See note 2 under “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
The Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam acceded to the Convention on September 14, 1970 (see also note 1 under "Vietnam" in the "Historical Information" section in the preliminary pages of this volume). In a communication received by the Secretary-General on November 23, 1970, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania indicated that the Albanian Government considered the accession in question to be legally invalid, stating that the only representative of the South Vietnamese people qualified to speak on their behalf and undertake international commitments was the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam. A similar communication was received on January 11, 1971, from the Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of Mongolia to the United Nations.
See note 1 under “Germany” regarding Berlin (West) in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
The German Democratic Republic acceded to the Convention on December 2, 1975, with reservations and declarations. For the text of the reservations and declarations, see the United Nations Treaty Series, vol. 987, p. 425. Additionally, the Secretary-General received the following communication from the Government of the German Democratic Republic on March 15, 1976: Upon its accession to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of March 30, 1961, the German Democratic Republic relied exclusively on the provisions of Article 40 defining the conditions for accession to that Convention. It does not intend to accede to the Convention as amended by the Protocol of March 25, 1972. Subsequently, upon its accession to the 1972 Protocol, the Government of the German Democratic Republic declared that the aforementioned communication was withdrawn. See also note 2 under "Germany" in the "Historical Information" section in the preliminary pages of this volume.
The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Convention on 30 March 1961 and 27 August 1963, respectively. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia" and "Yugoslavia" in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
By a communication received by the Secretary-General on 11 March 1980, the Principality of Liechtenstein confirmed that "it was not its intention to become a party to the Convention as amended by the Protocol of 23 March 1972."
On 12 April 1994, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Greece the following communication: Accession by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 does not imply recognition by the Hellenic Republic. See note 1 under "Greece" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
See note 1 under “New Zealand” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
For the Kingdom in Europe, Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. See also notes 1 and 2 under “Netherlands” concerning the Netherlands Antilles in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
In its instrument of ratification, the Government of Peru withdrew the reservation which had been made on its behalf at the time of signature of the Convention on 30 March 1961; for the text of this reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 520, p. 376.
See note 1 under “Uganda” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
Czechoslovakia had signed and ratified the Convention on 31 July 1961 and 20 March 1964, respectively, with reservations. For the text of the reservations, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 520, p. 361 and p. 413. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
In a communication received by the Secretary-General on May 23, 1972, the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations made the following statement regarding the aforementioned letter: The Israeli Government noted the political nature of the reservation made on this occasion by the Government of Saudi Arabia. In the opinion of the Israeli Government, the Convention in question is not the appropriate forum for making political statements of this nature. Furthermore, the said statement by the Government of Saudi Arabia cannot in any way alter the obligations binding Saudi Arabia under international law in general or specific treaties. Regarding the substance of the issue, the Israeli Government will adopt a position of complete reciprocity toward the Government of Saudi Arabia.
In a communication received by the Secretary-General on 24 October 1979, the Government of Argentina declared that it withdrew its reservation to article 49 of the Convention. (For the text of this reservation, see United Nations Treaty Series., vol. 520, p. 353.
For the text of the reservations made upon signature by the Government of Bulgaria concerning the same articles of the Convention, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 520, p. 355. By a notification received on 6 May 1994, the Government of Bulgaria notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw the reservation made upon ratification with respect to article 48, paragraph 2. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 649, p. 363.
By notification received on 18 January 1980, the Government of Egypt informed the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw the reservation concerning Israel. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 976, p. 101. The notification indicates 25 January 1980 as the effective date of the withdrawal.
By a communication received on 8 December 1987, the Government of South Africa informed the Secretary-General that the Government of South Africa had decided to withdraw its reservation to article 48 of the Convention. See United Nations Treaty Series, vol. 965, p. 37.

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