Art. 2, para. 4, 6 and 7, of the Single Convention shall be amended as follows:

" 4. The preparations in Table III are subject to the same control measures as preparations containing narcotic drugs in Table II. However, s. 1b, and 3-15 of art. 31 and, in respect of their acquisition and retail issuance, para. B of art. 34, will not necessarily be applied, and for assessment purposes (s. 19) and statistics (art. 20), the information requested will be limited to the quantities of narcotics used in the manufacture of these preparations.

6. In addition to the control measures applicable to all narcotics in Table I, opium is subject to the provisions of art. 19, para. 1, al. F, and art. 21 ^Bis , 23 and 24, the coca leaf to the provisions of art. 26 and 27 and cannabis to the provisions of s. 28.

7. The opium poppy, the coca bush, the cannabis plant, the poppy straw and the cannabis leaves are subject to the control measures provided for in Art. 19, para. 1, para. e, art. 20, para. 1, para. g, art. 21 ^Bis And art. 22 to 24; 22, 26 and 27; 22 and 28; 25 and 28."

The title of art. 9 of the Single Convention shall be amended as follows:

" Composition and responsibilities of the Board

Art. 9, para. 1, of the Single Convention shall be amended as follows:

" 1. The Board shall be composed of thirteen members elected by the Council as follows:

(a)

Three members with experience in medicine, pharmacology or pharmacy and selected from a list of at least five persons designated by the World Health Organization; and

(b)

Ten members selected from a list of persons nominated by the Members of the United Nations and by non-members."

The new by. 4 and 5 below shall be inserted after subs. 3 of Art. 9 of the Single Convention:

" 4. Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Convention, the Board, in cooperation with Governments, shall endeavour to limit the cultivation, production, manufacture and use of narcotic drugs to the amounts required for purposes of And to prevent the cultivation, production, manufacture, trafficking and illicit use of narcotic drugs.

5. The measures taken by the Board under this Convention will always be those that will be the most appropriate to serve the cooperation of Governments with the Board and to make possible an ongoing dialogue between Governments and The Board, in order to assist and facilitate effective action by Governments in pursuit of the purposes of this Convention."

Art. 10, para. 1 and 4 of the Single Convention will be amended as follows:

" 1. The members of the Board are elected for five years and are eligible for re-election.

The Council may, on the recommendation of the Board, remove a member of the Board who no longer meets the requirements of s. 2 of the art. 9. This recommendation shall be made by an affirmative vote of nine members of the Board."

Art. 11, para. 3, of the Single Convention shall be amended as follows:

" 3. The quorum for meetings of the Board shall be eight members."

Art. 12, para. 5 of the Single Convention shall be amended as follows:

" 5. In order to limit the use and distribution of narcotic drugs to the amounts required for medical and scientific purposes and to ensure that they are satisfied, the Board shall, as soon as possible, confirm the assessments, including the Additional assessments may also be amended with the consent of the Government concerned. In case of disagreement between the Government and the Board, the Board shall have the right to establish, communicate and publish its own assessments, including supplementary assessments."

Art. 14, para. 1 and 2 of the Single Convention shall be amended as follows:

" 1. (a)

If, after consideration of the information addressed to the Board by the Government in accordance with the provisions of this Convention or of information submitted by United Nations bodies or by specialized agencies or, on condition Be approved by the Commission on the recommendation of the Board, either by other intergovernmental organizations or by international non-governmental organizations which have direct competence in the matter and which are Have consultative status with the Economic and Social Council under Art. 71 of the United Nations Charter ¹ Or having a similar status by special agreement with the Council, the Board has objective reasons to believe that the purposes of this Convention are seriously compromised by the fact that a Party or a country or territory is not performing the Provisions of this Convention, the Board shall have the right to propose to enter in consultation with the Government concerned or to request an explanation from it. If, without failing to comply with the provisions of this Convention, a Party or a country or territory has become an important centre for the illicit cultivation, production, manufacture, trafficking or consumption of narcotic drugs, or Clearly there is a serious risk of it becoming, the Board has the right to propose to enter into consultation with the Government concerned. Subject to its right to draw the attention of the Parties and the Council and the Commission to the matter, as provided for in sub-paragraph (d), the Board shall consider, as confidential, a request for information and Explanation provided by a Government, or a proposal for consultations and consultations with a Government under the provisions of this paragraph.

(b)

After acting in accordance with para. Above, the Board may, if it deems it necessary to do so, request the Government concerned to take corrective measures which, because of the circumstances, may seem necessary to ensure the implementation of the provisions of this Convention.

(c)

The Board may, if it considers it necessary to clarify a matter referred to in para. Above, propose to the Government concerned to undertake a study of the latter, in its territory, in the manner that the latter considers appropriate. If the Government concerned decides to undertake this study, it may request the Board to provide the technical means and services of one or more persons with the necessary qualifications to assist Government officials in the study. The study. The person (s) proposed by the Board to make available to the Government shall be subject to the approval of the Government. The modalities of the study and the time frame in which it is to be completed will be decided by consultation between the Government and the Board. The Government shall transmit to the Board the results of the study and indicate the corrective measures it deems necessary.

(d)

If the Board finds that the Government concerned has failed to provide satisfactory explanations when requested to do so in accordance with paragraph (a) above, or has failed to adopt any corrective measures that it has been invited to take In accordance with para. B above, or that there is a serious situation requiring international cooperation in order to remedy this situation, it may draw the attention of the Parties, the Council and the Commission to the matter. The Board will thus act if the purposes of this Convention are seriously compromised and if it has not been possible to resolve the matter in a satisfactory manner. It will act in the same manner if it finds that there is a serious situation requiring international cooperation measures, and whether it considers that, in order to remedy this situation, draw the attention of the Parties, the Council and the Commission Is the most appropriate means of facilitating such cooperation; after consideration of the reports prepared by the Board, and possibly by the Commission, the Council may draw the attention of the General Assembly to the matter.

2. When it draws the attention of the Parties, the Council and the Commission to a question in accordance with para. D of s. 1 above, the Board may, if it deems such a measure necessary, recommend to the Parties that the importation of narcotic drugs from the country concerned or the export of narcotic drugs to that country or territory, or, at the same time, Import and export, either for a specified period or until the situation in that country or territory gives it satisfaction. The State concerned shall have the right to bring the matter before the Council."

The following new Article shall be inserted after Art. 14 of the Single Convention:

" Art. 14 ^Bis Technical and financial assistance

In cases where it deems it appropriate, the Board, acting in accordance with the Government concerned, may at the same time be in place of the measures set out in s. 1 and 2 of Art. Recommend to the competent organs of the United Nations and the specialized agencies that technical or financial assistance, or both, be provided to the Government in support of its efforts to carry out its Obligations under this Convention, in particular those stipulated or referred to in Art. 2, 35, 38 and 38 ^Bis ".

Article 16 of the Single Convention will be amended as follows:

" The secretariat of the Commission and the Board will be provided by the Secretary-General. However, the Secretary of the Board shall be appointed by the Secretary-General in consultation with the Board."

Art. 19, para. 1, 2 and 5 of the Single Convention shall be amended as follows:

" 1. The Parties shall address to the Board, each year and for each of their territories, in the manner and form that it prescribes, assessments relating to the following subjects and established on forms provided by the Board:

(a)

The quantities of narcotics that will be consumed for medical and scientific purposes;

(b)

The quantities of narcotics to be used in the manufacture of other narcotic drugs, preparations of Table III and substances not covered by this Convention;

(c)

Quantities of narcotics that will be in inventory as of December 31 of the year to which the assessments relate;

(d)

Quantities of narcotic drugs required to be added to special stocks;

(e)

The area (in hectares) and the geographical location of the land that will be devoted to opium poppy cultivation;

(f)

The approximate quantity of opium to be produced;

(g)

Number of industrial establishments that will manufacture synthetic drugs; and

(h)

The quantities of synthetic narcotic drugs to be manufactured by each of the establishments mentioned in the preceding paragraph.

(a) Subject to the deductions provided for in subs. 3 of Art. 21, the total of the assessments for each territory and for each narcotic with the exception of opium and synthetic narcotics shall be the sum of the quantities specified in paras. 1 of this Article, plus any quantity necessary to carry the existing stocks as at 31 December of the previous year at the level assessed in accordance with the provisions of para. C from s. 1.

(b)

Subject to deductions under subs. 3 of Art. 21 with respect to imports and s. 2 of the art. 21 ^Bis , the total opium assessments for each territory shall be the sum of the quantities specified in paras. 1 of this Article, plus any quantity necessary to carry the existing stocks as at 31 December of the previous year at the level assessed in accordance with the provisions of para. C from s. 1, the quantity specified in para. F of s. 1 of this article if it is higher than the first.

(c)

Subject to deductions under subs. 3 of Art. 21, the total assessments for each synthetic narcotic for each territory shall be the sum of the quantities specified in par. A, b and d. 1 of this Article, increased by the quantity necessary to carry the existing stocks as at 31 December of the previous year at the level assessed in accordance with the provisions of para. C from s. 1, the sum of the quantities specified in para. H of s. 1 of this article if it is higher than the first.

(d)

The assessments provided under the preceding paragraphs of this paragraph shall be amended as appropriate, in order to take into account any quantity seized and then placed on the licit market, as well as any quantity levied on the stocks Special to meet the needs of the civilian population.

5.

Subject to deductions under subs. 3 of Art. 21, and taking into account the provisions of Art. 21 ^Bis Assessments should not be exceeded."

Art. 20 of the Single Convention shall be amended as follows:

" 1. The Parties shall address to the Board, for each of their territories, in the manner and form that it prescribes, statistics relating to the following subjects and established on forms provided by the Board:

(a)

Drug production or manufacture;

(b)

Use of narcotic drugs for the manufacture of other narcotic drugs, preparations of Table III and substances not covered by this Convention and the use of poppy straw for the manufacture of narcotic drugs;

(c)

Drug use;

(d)

Imports and exports of narcotics and poppy straw;

(e)

Drug seizures and the allocation of seized quantities;

(f)

Narcotic stocks as at 31 December of the year to which the statistics relate; and

(g)

Determinable area of opium poppy crops.

2. (a) The statistics relating to the subjects referred to in par. 1, except for para. d, shall be established on an annual basis and shall be provided to the Board no later than June 30 of the year following the year to which they relate;

(b)

The statistics relating to the subjects referred to in para. D of s. 1 shall be established quarterly and shall be provided to the Board within one month of the end of the quarter to which they relate.

3.

The Parties are not required to provide statistics relating to special stocks, but will separately provide statistics relating to narcotic drugs imported or acquired in the country or territory for special purposes, as well as to Quantities of narcotic drugs taken from special stocks to meet the needs of the civilian population.

The following new Article shall be inserted after Art. 21 of the Single Convention:

" Art. ^Bis Limiting opium production

1. The production of opium by any country or territory shall be organized and controlled in such a way that, to the extent possible, the quantity produced in a given year is not greater than the assessment, established in accordance with par. 1 f of art. 19, of the quantity of opium which it is intended to produce,

2. If the Board finds, on the basis of the information provided to it in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, that a Party that has provided an assessment in accordance with par. 1 f of art. 19 did not limit opium produced within its borders for licit purposes in accordance with the relevant assessments, and that a significant amount of opium produced, lawfully or illegally, within the borders of that Party, was On the illicit market, the Board may, after considering the explanations of the Party concerned, which must be submitted to it within a period of one month following the notification of that finding, decide to deduct all or part of it Amount of the quantity that will be produced and the total of the assessments as defined in subs. 2 b of Art. 19 for the first year in which such deduction will be technically applicable, taking into account the time of the year and the contractual commitments to which the Party concerned has agreed to export opium. This decision shall take effect 90 days after notification by the Party concerned.

(3) The Board, after notifying the Party concerned of its decision on a deduction taken in accordance with subs. 2 above, will enter into consultation with it in order to provide a satisfactory solution to the situation.

4. If the situation is not satisfactorily resolved, the Board may, where appropriate, apply the provisions of s. 14.

5. In making its decision on the deduction under subs. 2 above, the Board shall take into account not only all relevant circumstances, including those that give rise to the problem of the illicit traffic referred to in s. 2 above, but also any new appropriate measure of control which the Party may have adopted."

Art. 22 of the Single Convention shall be amended as follows:

" 1. Where the situation in the country or territory of a Party is such that the prohibition of cultivation of opium poppy, coca bush or cannabis plant is, in its opinion, the most appropriate measure to protect public health, and prevent That narcotic drugs are not diverted to illicit traffic, the Party concerned will prohibit its cultivation.

(2) The Party which prohibits the cultivation of opium poppy or the cannabis plant shall take appropriate measures to seize and destroy illicitly cultivated plants, except for small quantities necessary for the Party for the purpose of Scientific research."

Art. 35 of the Single Convention shall be amended as follows:

" With due regard to their constitutional, legal and administrative regimes, the Parties shall:

(a)

Ensure, at the national level, coordination of preventive and repressive action against illicit trafficking; to this end, they can usefully designate an appropriate service responsible for this coordination;

(b)

Will assist each other in the fight against illicit trafficking;

(c)

Co-operate closely with each other and with the relevant international organizations of which they are members in order to carry out a coordinated fight against illicit trafficking;

(d)

Ensure that the international cooperation of appropriate services is carried out through expressways;

(e)

Ensure that, where legal documents are transmitted between countries for the prosecution of judicial proceedings, the transmission will be carried out by means of rapid channels to the address of the bodies designated by the Parties; this provision shall not No infringement of the right of the Parties to request that the documents be sent to them through diplomatic channels.

(f)

Provide the Board and the Commission, if they deem it appropriate, through the Secretary-General, in addition to the information required under s. 18, information relating to illicit activities within their borders, including the cultivation, production, manufacture, use and illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs; and

(g)

Provide the information referred to in the preceding paragraph, to the extent possible, in the manner and the dates that the Board, on the other hand, at the request of a Party, will be able to assist the Board in providing such information and supporting its Efforts to reduce illicit drug activities within its borders."

Art. 36, para. 1 and 2 of the Single Convention shall be amended as follows:

" 1. (a)

Subject to its constitutional provisions, each Party shall adopt the measures necessary to ensure that culture and production, manufacture, extraction, preparation, holding, offering, offering for sale, distribution, purchase, distribution, Sale, delivery, in any capacity, brokering, sending, sending in transit, transporting, importing and exporting narcotics not in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, or any other act which, in the opinion of the That Party, would be contrary to the provisions of this Convention, shall constitute Offences punishable when committed intentionally and for serious offences to be punished with adequate punishment, including prison sentences or other custodial sentences.

(b)

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, where persons who misuse narcotic drugs have committed such offences, the Parties may, instead of condemning or imposing a criminal sanction against them, Or as a supplement to the criminal conviction or punishment, subject these persons to measures of treatment, education, post-treatment, rehabilitation and social reintegration in accordance with the provisions of subs. 1 of the art. 38.

2. Subject to the constitutional provisions of each Party, its legal system and national law,

(a) (i) Each of the offences listed in s. 1 will be considered as a separate offence, if committed in different countries;

(ii)

Intentional participation in any of the said offences, the association or the cartel with a view to committing or attempting to commit it, as well as the preparatory acts and the financial operations intentionally carried out, In relation to the offences referred to in this Article, shall constitute offences liable to the penalties laid down in s. 1;

(iii)

Convictions issued abroad for these offences will be taken into account for the purpose of establishing recidivism; and

(iv)

The above-mentioned serious offences, whether committed by nationals or aliens, shall be prosecuted by the Party in the territory of which the offence was committed or by the Party in whose territory the offender Shall find that his extradition is not acceptable in accordance with the law of the Party to which the request is made, and whether the said offender has not already been prosecuted and tried.

(b) (i) Each of the offences listed in s. 1 and 2, a, ii, of this article shall be fully understood as extraditable cases in any extradition treaty between the Parties. The Parties undertake to understand these offences as extraditable offences in any extradition treaty to be concluded between them.

(ii)

If a Party which makes extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty has before it a request for extradition by another Party with which it is not bound by an extradition treaty, it shall have the discretion to consider this Convention as Constituting the legal basis for extradition in respect of the offences listed in s. 1 and 2, a, ii, of this article. Extradition shall be subject to the other conditions laid down by the law of the requested Party.

(iii)

Parties which do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty shall recognize the offences listed in subs. 1 and 2, a, ii, of this article as the case of extradition between them under the conditions laid down by the law of the requested Party.

(iv)

Extradition shall be granted in accordance with the law of the Party to which the request for extradition is made and, without prejudice to the provisions of paras. b, i, ii, and iii, of this paragraph, the said Party shall have the right to refuse to grant Extradition if the competent authorities consider that the offence is not serious enough. '

Art. 38 of the Single Convention and its title will be amended as follows:

" Art. 38 Measures against drug abuse

1. The Parties shall consider with particular attention the abuse of narcotic drugs and shall take all possible measures to prevent and ensure prompt screening, treatment, education, post-care, rehabilitation and Social reintegration of interested persons; they will coordinate their efforts for these purposes.

2. The Parties shall promote, as far as possible, the training of staff to ensure the treatment, aftercare, rehabilitation and social reintegration of persons who abuse narcotic drugs.

3. The Parties shall take all possible measures to assist persons in need in the exercise of their profession to acquire knowledge of, and develop, the problems posed by drug abuse and its prevention Also this knowledge in the general public if there is reason to fear that the abuse of these drugs will spread very widely."

The following new Article shall be inserted after Art. 38 of the Single Convention:

" Art. 38 ^Bis Agreements providing for the establishment of regional centres

If a Party considers it desirable, in its fight against the illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, and taking into account its constitutional, legal and administrative regime, it shall endeavour, by requesting such technical advice, to The Board or specialized agencies, to establish, in consultation with other interested Parties in the region, agreements providing for the establishment of regional centres for scientific research and education to solve problems Arising from the illicit use and trafficking of narcotic drugs. "

(1) This Protocol, of which the English, Chinese, Spanish, French and Russian texts are equally authentic, shall be open until 31 December 1972 for the signature of all Parties to the Single Convention or all of its signatories.

2. This Protocol shall be subject to ratification by the States which have signed it and which have ratified or acceded to the Single Convention. Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General.

(3) This Protocol shall be open after 31 December 1972 to the accession of the Parties to the Single Convention which have not signed the Protocol. Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General.

(1) This Protocol and the amendments therein shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date on which the fortieth instrument of ratification or accession has been deposited in accordance with Art. 17.

(2) For any other State which is an instrument of ratification or accession after the date of deposit of the fortieth instrument, this Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by that State of its instrument of ratification Or membership.

Any State which becomes a Party to the Single Convention after the entry into force of this Protocol in accordance with paragraph 1. 1 of the art. 18 above is, in the absence of a different intention, considered to be

(a)

Part of the Single Convention as amended; and

(b)

Part of the Single Convention not amended in the light of any Party to this Convention that is not bound by this Protocol.

The functions of the International Narcotics Control Board provided for in the amendments contained in this Protocol shall be, from the date of entry into force of this Protocol (para. 1, art. 18) exercised by the Board as constituted by the Unamended Single Convention.

(2) The Economic and Social Council shall fix the date on which the Body as constituted under the amendments contained in this Protocol shall take office. On that date, the Board will assume, with respect to the Parties to the Unamended Single Convention and the Parties to the treaties listed in Art. 44 of the said Convention, which are not Parties to this Protocol, the functions of the Board as constituted under the Single Unamended Convention.

With regard to the members appointed in the first elections following the increase in the number of members of the Board from 11 to 13, the functions of five members shall expire after three years, and those of the other seven members shall Expire at the end of five years.

(4) The members of the Board whose functions shall be terminated at the end of the initial period of three years mentioned above shall be designated by the drawing of lots by the Secretary-General immediately after the first Election.

(1) Any State may, at the time when it signs this Protocol, ratify or accede to it, make a reservation on any amendment that it contains other than amendments to art. 2, para. 6 and 7 (art. 1 of this Protocol), Art. 9, para. 1, 4 and 5 (art. 2 of this Protocol), Art. 10, para. 1 and 4 (art. 3 of this Protocol), Art. 11 (art. 4 of this Protocol), Art. 14 ^Bis (art. 7 of this Protocol), Art. 16 (art. 8 of this Protocol), Art. 22 (art. 12 of this Protocol), Art. 35 (art. 13 of this Protocol), Art. 36, para. 1, para. B (art. 14 of this Protocol), Art. 38 (art. 15 of this Protocol) and Art. 38 ^Bis (art. 16 of this Protocol).

2. The State which has made reservations may at any time and by written notification withdraw all or part of its reservations.

The Secretary-General shall transmit a certified copy of this Protocol to all Parties to the Single Convention and all its signatories. When this Protocol enters into force in accordance with par. 1 of the art. 18 above, the Secretary-General shall establish the text of the Single Convention as amended by this Protocol and shall transmit the certified copy thereof to all States Parties or entitled to become Parties to the Convention under Its modified form.

In the faith of quo, i The undersigned, duly authorized, have signed this Protocol on behalf of their respective Governments.

Done at Geneva on 25 March mil nine hundred and seventy-one, in a single copy which shall be kept in the archives of the United Nations.

Following are the signatures