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CHAPTER VI
NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES
13. Protocol Bringing under International Control Drugs Outside the Scope of the Convention of 13 July 1931 for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 11 December 1946
Paris, 19 November 1948
Entry into force
:
1 December 1949, in accordance with article 6.
Registration :
1 December 1949, No. 688
Status :
Signatories : 39. Parties : 90
Text : Certified true copy
United Nations,  Treaty Series , vol. 44, p. 277.
Note :
The Protocol was approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations in resolution 211 (III)1 of 8 October 1948.

In accordance with its article 44 (1), the provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 of 8 August 1975, as between the parties thereto, terminates and replaces the provisions of the above Protocol. See chapter VI.18.

Participant 2
Signature
 Definitive signature(s), Acceptance(A), Succession(d)
Afghanistan
   19 Nov 1948 s
Albania
 19 Nov 1948
25 Jul 1949 A
Argentina
 19 Nov 1948
 
Australia
   19 Nov 1948 s
Austria
   17 May 1950 A
Bahamas
   13 Aug 1975 d
Belarus
   19 Nov 1948 s
Belgium
 19 Nov 1948
21 Nov 1951 A
Benin
    5 Dec 1961 d
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
 19 Nov 1948
 
Brazil
 19 Nov 1948
 9 Dec 1959 A
Burkina Faso
   26 Apr 1963 A
Cameroon
   20 Nov 1961 d
Canada
   19 Nov 1948 s
Central African Republic
    4 Sep 1962 d
Chile
 19 Nov 1948
 
China 3, 4
  19 Nov 1948 s
Colombia
 19 Nov 1948
 
Congo
   15 Oct 1962 d
Costa Rica
 19 Nov 1948
 
Côte d'Ivoire
    8 Dec 1961 d
Cuba
   30 Jun 1961 A
Czech Republic 5
  30 Dec 1993 d
Democratic Republic of the Congo
   13 Aug 1962 d
Denmark
 19 Nov 1948
19 Oct 1949 A
Dominican Republic
 19 Nov 1948
 9 Jun 1958 A
Ecuador
 19 Nov 1948
30 Aug 1962 A
Egypt
  6 Dec 1948
16 Sep 1949 A
El Salvador
 19 Nov 1948
31 Dec 1959 A
Ethiopia
    5 May 1949 s
Fiji
    1 Nov 1971 d
Finland
   31 Oct 1949 A
France
 19 Nov 1948
11 Jan 1949 A
Germany 6, 7
  12 Aug 1959 A
Ghana
    7 Apr 1958 d
Greece
  7 Dec 1948
29 Jul 1952 A
Guatemala
 19 Nov 1948
 
Honduras
 19 Nov 1948
 
Hungary
    2 Jul 1957 A
India
 19 Nov 1948
10 Nov 1950 A
Indonesia
   21 Feb 1951 A
Iraq
 12 Jul 1949
27 Jul 1954 A
Ireland
   11 Aug 1952 A
Israel
   16 May 1952 A
Italy
   14 Mar 1949 s
Jamaica
   26 Dec 1963 d
Japan
    5 May 1952 A
Jordan
    7 May 1958 A
Lao People's Democratic Republic 2
   7 Oct 1950 d
Lebanon
   19 Nov 1948 s
Lesotho
    4 Nov 1974 d
Liberia
 19 Nov 1948
 
Liechtenstein
 19 Nov 1948
24 May 1961 A
Luxembourg
 19 Nov 1948
17 Oct 1952 A
Malawi
   22 Jul 1965 d
Malaysia
   21 Aug 1958 d
Mauritius
   18 Jul 1969 d
Mexico
   19 Nov 1948 s
Monaco
   19 Nov 1948 s
Montenegro 8
  23 Oct 2006 d
Morocco
    7 Nov 1956 d
Myanmar
 19 Nov 1948
 2 Mar 1950 A
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
 19 Nov 1948
26 Sep 1950 A
New Zealand 9
  19 Nov 1948 s
Nicaragua
 19 Nov 1948
13 Jan 1961 A
Niger
   25 Aug 1961 d
Nigeria
   26 Jun 1961 d
Norway
 19 Nov 1948
24 May 1949 A
Pakistan
 21 Nov 1948
27 Aug 1952 A
Panama
 19 Nov 1948
 
Papua New Guinea
   28 Oct 1980 d
Paraguay
 19 Nov 1948
15 Aug 2001 A
Peru
 19 Nov 1948
 
Philippines
 10 Mar 1949
 7 Dec 1953 A
Poland
   26 Jan 1949 s
Romania
 19 Nov 1948
11 Oct 1961 A
Russian Federation
    7 May 1959 A
Rwanda
   19 May 1964 d
San Marino
 19 Nov 1948
 
Saudi Arabia
   19 Nov 1948 s
Senegal
    2 May 1963 d
Serbia 10
  12 Mar 2001 d
Sierra Leone
   13 Mar 1962 d
Slovakia 5
  28 May 1993 d
South Africa
    8 Dec 1948 s
Spain
   26 Sep 1955 s
Sri Lanka
   17 Jan 1949 A
Sweden
    3 Mar 1949 s
Switzerland
 19 Nov 1948
18 Mar 1953 A
Togo
   27 Feb 1962 d
Tonga
    5 Sep 1973 d
Trinidad and Tobago
   11 Apr 1966 d
Türkiye
 19 Nov 1948
14 Jul 1950 A
Uganda
   15 Apr 1965 A
Ukraine
 19 Nov 1948
 7 May 1959 A
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4
  19 Nov 1948 s
United Republic of Tanzania
    7 Oct 1964 A
United States of America
 19 Nov 1948
 
Uruguay
 22 Nov 1948
 
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
 19 Nov 1948
 
Viet Nam
   11 Aug 1950 d
Yemen 11
  12 Dec 1949 s
Zambia
    9 Apr 1973 d
Zimbabwe
    1 Dec 1998 d
Territorial Application
Participant
 Date of receipt of the notification
 Territories
Australia 19 Nov 1948 All territories including the Trust Territories of New Guinea and Nauru
Belgium 27 Jan 1953 Belgian Congo and Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi
Denmark 19 Oct 1949 Greenland
France 15 Sep 1949 Departments of Algeria, Overseas Departments (Guadeloupe, Guiana, Martinique, Réunion), Overseas Territories (French West Africa, French Equatorial Africa, French Somaliland, Madagascar and Dependencies, Comoro Islands, French Establishments in India, New Caledonia and Dependencies, French Establishments in Oceania, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon); Tunisia and Morocco (French zone of the Sherifian Empire); Trust Territories of Togoland and the Cameroons under French Administration
  25 Nov 1949 Viet Nam
  28 Dec 1949 Laos
Italy 12 Mar 1954 Somaliland under Italian Administration
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 14 Aug 1952 Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands New Guinea and Suriname
New Zealand 19 Nov 1948 All the territories, including the Trust Territory of Western Samoa
South Africa 5 Oct 1954 Southwest Africa (Namibia)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19 Nov 1948 Aden, Bahamas, Barbados, Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras, Brunei, Cyprus, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and Dependencies, Federation of Malaya, Fiji, Gambia, Gibraltar, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Gold Coast Colony, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Islands, Malta, Mauritius, Newfoundland, Nigeria, North Borneo, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, St. Helena, Sarawak, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalian Protectorate, Southern Rhodesia, Tanganyika, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda Protectorate, Windward Islands and Zanzibar Protectorate
  27 Feb 1950 New Hebrides Archipelago under Anglo-French Condominium
United States of America 11 Aug 1950 United States Territories
End Note
1Resolution 211 (III).  Official Records of the General Assembly, Third Session, Part I, Resolutions (A/810) , p. 62.
2The Republic of Viet-Nam had succeeded to the Protocol on 11 August 1950.
By joint notifications received from the Governments of France and Viet-Nam on 11 August 1950; from the Governments of France and Laos, on 7 October 1950; and from the Governments of France and Cambodia on 3 October 1951, notice was given of the transfer of functions by the French Government to the Government of the Republic of Viet-Nam, Laos and Cambodia of the duties and obligations arising from the application of the Convention in these countries. It should be noted that the Republic of Viet-Nam succeeded to the Convention on 11 August 1950.  See also note 1 under “Viet Nam” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
3See note concerning signature, ratifications, accessions, etc., on behalf of China (note 1 under “China” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume).
4See note 2 under “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” regarding Hong Kong in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
5Czechoslovakia had signed and ratified the Protocol on 19 November 1948 and 17 January 1950, respectively. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
6See note 1 under “Germany” regarding Berlin (West) in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
7See note 2 under “Germany”  in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
8See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
9See note 1 under “New Zealand” regarding Tokelau in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
10The former Yugoslavia had signed and accepted the Protocol on 19 November 1948 and 10 June 1949, respectively. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
11The formality was effected by the Yemen Arab Republic.  See also note 1 under “Yemen” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
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