115. Presentation of the Federal Chancellor concerning the scope of the Protocol, which amends the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in 1961.

According to the Communications of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the following States have ratified their instruments of ratification or ratification. Accession documents to the Protocol which amends the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in 1961 (BGBl. No 531/1978, last proclamation of the BGBl area. No 559/1996):

States:	Date of deposit of the instruments of ratification. Certificate of Accession:
Albania	14 August 2001
Algeria	26 February 2003
Andorra	13 February 2007
Angola	26 October 2005
Azerbaijan	11 January 1999
Belarus	13 September 2001
Belize	18 December 2001
Bhutan	24 August 2005
Bolivia	23 September 1976
China	23 August 1985
Dominica	24 September 1993
Djibouti	22 February 2001
El Salvador	26 February 1998
Eritrea	30 January 2002
Georgia	27 March 2000
Grenada	19 August 1998
Guyana	15 July 2002
Iran	18 December 2001
Cambodia	7 July 2005
Kazakhstan	29 April 1997
Comoros	1 March 2000
Congo	3 March 2004
Democratic Republic of Korea	19 March 2007
Lebanon	5 March 1997
Liechtenstein	24 November 1999
Maldives	7 September 2000
Morocco	19 March 2002
Mozambique	8 June 1998
Myanmar	22 August 2003
Namibia	31 March 1998
Nicaragua	15 February 2005
Pakistan	2 July 1999
Palau	19 August 1998
Solomon Islands	17 March 1982
Zambia	13 May 1998
San Marino	10 October 2000
Saudi Arabia	7 November 1997
St. Lucia	5 July 1991
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3 December 2001
Tajikistan	26 March 1997
United Republic of Tanzania	25 March 1999
Turkey	20 July 2001
Ukraine	27 September 2001
Vietnam	4 November 1997
Central African Republic	15 October 2001

The following states have declared that they should continue to comply with the Protocol:

States:	with effect from:
Montenegro	3 June 2006
Serbia	27 April 1992

On the occasion of the deposit of their instruments of ratification or The following Member States have declared the following reservations, or Statements made:

Andorra:

The Principality of Andorra does not consider itself bound by Article 48 (2), which provides that a compulsory referral to the International Court of Justice of any dispute which cannot be resolved in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall be made. The Government of Andorra takes the view that, for any dispute referred to the International Court of Justice for a decision, the consent of all parties to the dispute is required in each case.

China:

Declaration concerning the Special Administrative Region of Macao:

On the occasion of the resumption of the exercise of sovereignty over Macao, China notified the Secretary-General that the Convention will also be applied to the Special Administrative Region of Macao.

Declaration concerning the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region:

On the occasion of the resumption of the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, China notified the Secretary-General that the Convention will also be applied to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The reservation made by the Government of the People's Republic of China on Article 48 (2) is also applied to the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong.

Montenegro:

With reservations that Articles 9 and 11 of the Protocol are not applied in the territory of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Myanmar:

The Government of the Union of Myanmar declares a reservation on Article 6 concerning the rights of the Suchtgiftcontrol Council.

The Government declares a reservation on Article 14 (2) (lit). (b) extradition and shall not be bound by this Article if the States of Myanmar are concerned.

Saudi Arabia:

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not consider itself bound by Art. 48 (2) of the Convention.

Serbia:

With reservations that Articles 9 and 11 of the Protocol are not applied in the territory of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Vietnam:

The Government of Vietnam declares a reservation on Art. 36 (2) lit. (b) concerning extradition and Article 48 (2) concerning dispute settlement.

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