International Drug Treaties: Chapter 17

September 16, 2024

Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961

Geneva, March 25, 1972

Entry into force	:	August 8, 1975, in accordance with Article 18.
Registration		:	August 8, 1975

Participant	Signature	Ratification, Accession(a), Succession(d)
Afghanistan		19 févr 2015 a
Afrique du Sud	25 mars 1972	16 déc 1975
Algérie		26 févr 2003 a
Allemagne	25 mars 1972	20 févr 1975
Angola		26 oct 2005 a
Antigua-et-Barbuda		5 avr 1993 a
Argentine	25 mars 1972	16 nov 1973
Australie	22 nov 1972	22 nov 1972
Autriche		1 févr 1978 a
Bahamas		23 nov 1976 a
Bangladesh		9 mai 1980 a
Barbade		21 juin 1976 a
Bélarus		13 sept 2001 a
Belgique	25 mars 1972	13 juin 1984
Bénin		6 nov 1973 a
Botswana		27 déc 1984 a
Brésil	25 mars 1972	16 mai 1973
Brunéi Darussalam		25 nov 1987 a
Bulgarie		18 juil 1996 a
Cambodge	25 mars 1972
Cameroun		30 mai 1974 a
Canada		5 août 1976 a
Chili	25 mars 1972	19 déc 1975
Chypre	25 mars 1972	30 nov 1973
Colombie		3 mars 1975 a
Costa Rica	25 mars 1972	14 févr 1973
Côte d'Ivoire	25 mars 1972	28 févr 1973
Croatie		26 juil 1993 d
Cuba		14 déc 1989 a
Danemark	25 mars 1972	18 avr 1975
Djibouti		22 févr 2001 a
Dominique		24 sept 1993 a
Égypte	25 mars 1972	14 janv 1974
Équateur	25 mars 1972	25 juil 1973
Érythrée		30 janv 2002 a
Espagne	25 mars 1972	4 janv 1977
États-Unis d'Amérique	25 mars 1972	1 nov 1972
Éthiopie		11 oct 1994 a
Fédération de Russie		3 juin 1996 a
Fidji		21 nov 1973 a
Finlande	16 mai 1972	12 janv 1973
France	25 mars 1972	4 sept 1975
Gabon	25 mars 1972
Ghana	25 mars 1972
Grèce	25 mars 1972	12 juil 1985
Guatemala	25 mars 1972	9 déc 1975
Guinée-Bissau		27 oct 1995 a
Haïti	25 mars 1972	29 janv 1973
Honduras		8 août 1979 a
Hongrie		12 nov 1987 a
Inde		14 déc 1978 a
Indonésie	25 mars 1972	3 sept 1976
Iran	25 mars 1972	18 déc 2001
Iraq		25 sept 1978 a
Irlande		16 déc 1980 a
Islande		18 déc 1974 a
Israël	27 mars 1972	1 févr 1974
Italie	25 mars 1972	14 avr 1975
Jamaïque		6 oct 1989 a
Japon	15 déc 1972	27 sept 1973
Jordanie	25 mars 1972	28 févr 1973
Kazakhstan		29 avr 1997 a
Kenya		9 févr 1973 a
Koweït		7 nov 1973 a
Lesotho		4 nov 1974 a
Lettonie		16 juil 1993 a
Liban	25 mars 1972	5 mars 1997
Libéria	25 mars 1972
Libye		27 sept 1978 a
Liechtenstein	25 mars 1972	24 nov 1999
Luxembourg	25 mars 1972	13 oct 1976
Macédoine du Nord		13 oct 1993 a
Madagascar	25 mars 1972	20 juin 1974
Malaisie		20 avr 1978 a
Malawi		4 oct 1973 a
Mali		31 oct 1995 a
Maroc	28 déc 1972	19 mars 2002
Maurice		12 déc 1994 a
Mexique		27 avr 1977 a
Monaco	25 mars 1972	30 déc 1975
Mongolie		6 mai 1991 a
Monténégro		23 oct 2006 d
Myanmar		22 août 2003 a
Nicaragua	25 mars 1972	15 févr 2005
Niger	28 nov 1972	28 déc 1973
Norvège	25 mars 1972	12 nov 1973
Nouvelle-Zélande	15 déc 1972	7 juin 1990
Ouganda		15 avr 1988 a
Pakistan	29 déc 1972	2 juil 1999
Panama	18 mai 1972	19 oct 1972
Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée		28 oct 1980 a
Paraguay	18 oct 1972	20 juin 1973
Pays-Bas (Royaume des)		29 mai 1987 a
Pérou	25 mars 1972	12 sept 1977
Philippines	25 mars 1972	7 juin 1974
Pologne		9 juin 1993 a
Portugal		20 avr 1979 a
République arabe syrienne		1 févr 1974 a
République de Corée	29 déc 1972	25 janv 1973
République démocratique du Congo		15 juil 1976 a
République démocratique populaire laos		16 mars 2009 a
République de Moldova		15 févr 1995 a
République dominicaine		21 sept 1993 a
République tchèque		30 déc 1993 d
Roumanie		14 janv 1974 a
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord	25 mars 1972	20 juin 1978
Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis		9 mai 1994 a
Saint-Marin		10 oct 2000 a
Saint-Siège	25 mars 1972	7 janv 1976
Saint-Vincent-et-les Grenadines		3 déc 2001 d
Sénégal	16 août 1972	25 mars 1974
Serbie		12 mars 2001 d
Seychelles		27 févr 1992 a
Singapour		9 juil 1975 a
Slovaquie		28 mai 1993 d
Soudan		5 juil 1994 a
Sri Lanka		29 juin 1981 a
Suède	25 mars 1972	5 déc 1972
Suisse		22 avr 1996 a
Suriname		29 mars 1990 a
Thaïlande		9 janv 1975 a
Togo	25 mars 1972	10 nov 1976
Tonga		5 sept 1973 a
Trinité-et-Tobago		23 juil 1979 a
Tunisie	22 déc 1972	29 juin 1976
Türkiye	25 mars 1972	20 juil 2001
Ukraine		27 sept 2001 a
Uruguay		31 oct 1975 a
Venezuela (République bolivarienne du)	25 mars 1972	4 déc 1985
Zambie		13 mai 1998 a

Déclarations et Réserves

(En l'absence d'indication précédant le texte, la date de réception est celle
de la ratification, de l'adhésion ou de la succession.)

Algérie

Déclaration :

The accession of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria to this Protocol does not in any way signify recognition of Israel.

This accession cannot be interpreted as leading to the establishment of relations of any nature whatsoever with Israel."

Belgique

With reservations regarding the following articles :

1. Article 5 amending Article 12, paragraph 5, of the Single Convention [on Narcotic Drugs of 1961];

2. Article 9 amending Article 19, paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 of the Single Convention [on Narcotic Drugs of 1961]."

Brésil

Brazil would like to take this opportunity to reiterate the declaration that was made in due course during the plenary session of the Conference for the negotiation of the Protocol, held in Geneva from 6 March to 24 March 1972, that the amendments to Article 36 of the Convention do not oblige States whose laws prohibit the extradition of nationals to extradite such nationals..

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 21 of the Protocol, Brazil wishes to clarify that it does not accept the amendment made by Article 1 of the Protocol to paragraph 4 of Article 2 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961..

Canada

With a reservation to subparagraphs i, ii and iii of paragraph 2 b of Article 14 amending the Single Convention.

Cuba

The accession of the Republic of Cuba to the Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, concluded in 1972, may not be interpreted as implying recognition or acceptance by the Cuban Government of the racist Government of South Africa, which does not represent the people of South Africa and whose systematic use of the discriminatory policy of apartheid has led to its expulsion from international organizations, condemnation by the United Nations and rejection by all the peoples of the world.

The accession of the Republic of Cuba to the Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, concluded in 1972, shall not be construed as implying recognition or acceptance by the Government of Cuba of the Government of the Republic of Korea, which it does not consider as the authentic representative of the interests of the Korean people.

With regard to the provisions contained in subparagraph ii of paragraph 2 b of article 14, the Government of the Republic of Cuba declares that, in accordance with its national legal regime, legislation and policy, extradition is subject only to the existence of bilateral treaties.

Égypte

Grèce

With a reservation to paragraph 4 of Article 1 amending Article 2 of the Single Convention.

Inde

The Government of India reserves its position with regard to Articles 5, 6, 9, 11 and 14 of the above Protocol and does not consider itself bound by the provisions of these Articles.

Iraq

This [accession] does not, however, in any way imply the recognition of Israel or the establishment of any relations with it.

Israël

When signing :

The Government of Israel will proceed to ratify the Protocol only after receiving assurances that all neighbouring States intending to become parties thereto will do so without reservation or declaration, and that the alleged reservation or declaration concerning Israel made by one of Israel's neighbours regarding its participation in the Single Convention of 1961, and which was cited at the meeting of the Second Committee on 18 March 1972, will be withdrawn.

Upon ratification :

The Government of the State of Israel, in accordance with the powers vested in it by law, has decided to ratify the Protocol while maintaining all its rights to adopt towards any other party an attitude of complete reciprocity.

Koweït

The Kuwaiti Government considers that its accession to the Protocol does not imply recognition of Israel and does not oblige it to apply the provisions of the aforementioned Protocol with respect to the said country.

Mexique

Based on the provision of article 2, entitled "Reservations" of the Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, signed at Geneva on 25 March 1972, the Government of Mexico, in acceding to that international instrument, expressly reserves the application of articles 5 (amendment to paragraph 5 of article 12 of the Single Convention), 6 (amendment to paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 14 of the Single Convention) and 11 (new article 21 bis, "Limitation of opium production"). Consequently, with regard to the articles to which a reservation is made, the relevant texts of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 in its original form are binding on Mexico.

Monténégro

Confirmed upon succession:

Reserve :

With [the] reserve [that the] Articles 9 and 11 of the Protocol [. . .] shall not apply in the territory of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia."

Myanmar

Reserve :

The Government of the Union of Myanmar wishes to make a reservation with respect to Article 6, relating to the right of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).

The Government further wishes to make a reservation with respect to paragraph 2 (b) of Article 14, relating to extradition, and does not consider itself bound by the said paragraph in respect of nationals of Myanmar.

Panama

Reserve :

With a reservation regarding paragraph 2 of Article 26 contained in the document of 3 May 1972 signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama.

The reservation reads as follows:

Subject to the express reservation that the amendment made by Article 14 of the said Protocol to paragraph 2 of Article 26 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961: (a) shall not in any way modify the extradition treaties to which the Republic of Panama is a party in any way which may require it to extradite its own nationals; (b) shall not oblige the Republic of Panama to include in any extradition treaties it may conclude in the future a provision requiring it to extradite its own nationals; and (c) shall not in any way be construed or applied so as to impose on the Republic of Panama an obligation to extradite any of its own nationals.]

Pérou

[The Government of Peru] makes reservations to the last part of the second paragraph of article 5 of the Protocol, amending paragraph 5 of article 12 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, because it considers that the power to exercise supranational control functions granted therein to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is contrary to its role as a coordinating body for national control systems.

Roumanie

Réserve :

The Socialist Republic of Romania does not consider itself bound by the regulations contained in Article 6, insofar as these regulations refer to States which are not parties to the Single Convention."

Statement:

The Council of State of the Socialist Republic of Romania considers that the provisions of Article 17 of the Protocol 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."

Serbie

Confirmed upon succession:

Reserve :

With [the] reservation that Articles 9 and 11 of the Protocol shall not apply in the territory of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia."

Objections

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

Israël

30 sep 2003

Having regard to the declaration made by Algeria upon accession :

The Government of the State of Israel has noted that Algeria's instrument of ratification of the 1972 Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 contains a declaration concerning the State of Israel. It considers that this declaration, which is explicitly of a political nature, is incompatible with the aims and objectives of that Protocol..

He therefore objects to the declaration concerning the State of Israel made by Algeria in its instrument of ratification of the 1972 Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961.

Territorial application

Participant	Date of receipt of notification	Territory
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord	20 juin 1978	Bailiwick of Guernsey, Bailiwick of Jersey, Isle of Man, Associated States (Antigua, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Anguilla, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent), Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands and Dependencies, Gibraltar, Gilbert Islands, Hong Kong, Montserrat, Saint Helena and Dependencies, Solomon Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and Tuvalu

End notes

Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Fiftieth Session, Supplement No. 1 (E/5044), p. 9.
The Republic of Viet Nam signed the Protocol on 25 March 1972. See also note 32 in chapter I.2 and note 1 in chapter III.6..
On 12 November 1999, the Government of Portugal informed the Secretary-General that the Protocol would apply to Macao. Subsequently, on 9 and 15 December 1999, the Secretary-General received communications from the Governments of China and Portugal concerning the status of Macao (see also note 3 under “China” and note 1 under “Portugal” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume). Upon resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Macao, the Government of China notified the Secretary-General that the Convention would also apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region.
See note 1 under "Germany" regarding Berlin (West) in the "Historical Information" section of the front matter of this volume.
The German Democratic Republic acceded to the Protocol on 4 October 1988. See also note 2 under "Germany" in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Protocol on 25 March 1972 and 23 June 1978, respectively, with the following reservations: "With [the] reservation [that] Articles 9 and 11 of the Protocol [. . .] shall not apply in the territory of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia." 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.
With the declaration that "the provisions of the Protocol apply to the entire territory of the French Republic (European and Overseas Departments and Overseas Territories)."
See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section of the preliminary pages of this volume..
With declaration of application to Niue and Tokelau. See also note 1 under “New Zealand” regarding Tokelau in the “Historical Information” section of the front matter of this volume.
The signature on behalf of the Government of Paraguay had been affixed preceded by the words "ad referendum" in accordance with the instructions contained in the full powers. In a communication received by the Secretary-General on 18 October 1972, the Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the United Nations confirmed that the words "ad referendum" preceding his signature should be understood as meaning that the Protocol in question was subject to ratification by the Republic of Paraguay in accordance with the procedures established by the national constitution and to the deposit of the corresponding instrument of ratification in accordance with the modalities provided for in the Protocol..
For the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. See also note 2 under “Netherlands” in the “Historical Information” section concerning the Netherlands Antilles in the front matter of this volume.
Czechoslovakia acceded to the Protocol on 4 June 1991. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
See note 2 under "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" in the "Historical Information" section of the front matter of this volume.
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.
In a note received by the Secretary-General on 14 December 1978, the Government of India clarified that the reservation made to Article 14 of the Protocol refers only to paragraph 2 (b) of Article 36 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961.
By a communication received by the Secretary-General on 26 December 1973, the Acting Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations made the following statement: In its instrument of acceptance of the Protocol, the Government of Kuwait included a declaration of a political nature concerning Israel. The Government of Israel considers that declaration to be inappropriate and in contradiction with the principles, purposes and objectives of the Protocol and therefore deems it to be of no legal value. The Government of Israel will adopt an attitude of reciprocity towards the Government of Kuwait, and this declaration cannot affect the obligations of Kuwait under general international law.
On 3 October 1983, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Argentina the following objection: "[The Government of Argentina] formally objects to [the declaration] of territorial application made by the United Kingdom in respect of the Malvinas Islands and their dependencies, which it illegitimately occupies under the name 'Falkland Islands'. The Argentine Republic rejects and considers null and void [the said declaration] of territorial application."

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