Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. New York, 30 March 1961

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VI 15. NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES 1

15. SINGLE CONVENTION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS, 1961

New York, 30 March 1961

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 13 December 1964, in accordance with article 41.

REGISTRATION: 13 December 1964, No. 7515.

STATUS: Signatories: 61. Parties: 154.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 520, p. 151, vol. 557, p. 280 (corrigendum to the

Russian text), vol. 570, p. 346 (procès-verbal of rectification of the authentic Russian

text), and vol. 590, p. 325 (procès-verbal of rectification of the authentic Spanish text).

Note: The Convention was adopted and opened for signature by the United Nations Conference for the Adoption of a

Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, held at United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 24 January to 25 March 1961.

The Conference was convened pursuant to resolution 689J (XXVI)1 of 28 July 1958 of the Economic and Social Council of

the United Nations. The Conference also adopted the Final Act and five resolutions for the text of which, see United Nations,

Treaty Series , vol. 520, p. 151. For the proceedings of the Conference, see Official Records of the United Nations

Conference for the Adoption of a Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs volumes I and II, United Nations publications, Sales

Nos. 63.XI.4 and 63.XI.5.

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Participant2,3,4,5

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

Afghanistan..................................................

30 Mar 1961

19 Mar 1963

Algeria .........................................................

7 Apr 1964 a

Angola .........................................................

26 Oct 2005 a

Antigua and Barbuda...................................

5 Apr 1993 a

Argentina .....................................................

31 Jul 1961

10 Oct 1963

Australia.......................................................

30 Mar 1961

1 Dec 1967

Austria .........................................................

1 Feb 1978 a

Azerbaijan....................................................

11 Jan 1999 a

Bahamas.......................................................

13 Aug 1975 d

Bangladesh...................................................

25 Apr 1975 a

Barbados ......................................................

21 Jun 1976 d

Belarus.........................................................

31 Jul 1961

20 Feb 1964

Belgium .......................................................

28 Jul 1961

17 Oct 1969

Benin............................................................

30 Mar 1961

27 Apr 1962

Botswana .....................................................

27 Dec 1984 a

Brazil ...........................................................

30 Mar 1961

18 Jun 1964

Brunei Darussalam ......................................

25 Nov 1987 a

Bulgaria .......................................................

31 Jul 1961

25 Oct 1968

Burkina Faso................................................

16 Sep 1969 a

Cambodia.....................................................

30 Mar 1961

7 Jul 2005

Cameroon.....................................................

15 Jan 1962 a

Canada .........................................................

30 Mar 1961

11 Oct 1961

Chad.............................................................

30 Mar 1961

29 Jan 1963

Chile.............................................................

30 Mar 1961

7 Feb 1968

Colombia .....................................................

3 Mar 1975 a

Congo...........................................................

30 Mar 1961

3 Mar 2004

Participant2,3,4,5

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

Costa Rica....................................................

30 Mar 1961

7 May 1970

Côte d'Ivoire ................................................

10 Jul 1962 a

Croatia6........................................................

26 Jul 1993 d

Cuba.............................................................

30 Aug 1962 a

Cyprus..........................................................

30 Jan 1969 a

Czech Republic7..........................................

30 Dec 1993 d

Democratic People's

Republic of Korea..................................

19 Mar 2007 a

Democratic Republic of

the Congo...............................................

28 Apr 1961

19 Nov 1973

Denmark ......................................................

30 Mar 1961

15 Sep 1964

Djibouti........................................................

22 Feb 2001 a

Dominica .....................................................

24 Sep 1993 a

Dominican Republic ....................................

26 Sep 1972 a

Ecuador........................................................

14 Jan 1964 a

Egypt............................................................

30 Mar 1961

20 Jul 1966

El Salvador ..................................................

30 Mar 1961

26 Feb 1998

Eritrea ..........................................................

30 Jan 2002 a

Ethiopia........................................................

29 Apr 1965 a

Fiji ...............................................................

1 Nov 1971 d

Finland.........................................................

30 Mar 1961

6 Jul 1965

France ..........................................................

19 Feb 1969 a

Gabon...........................................................

29 Feb 1968 a

Gambia.........................................................

23 Apr 1996 a

Germany8,9 ...................................................

31 Jul 1961

3 Dec 1973

Ghana...........................................................

30 Mar 1961

15 Jan 1964