Convention on psychotropic substances. Vienna, 21 February 1971

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VI 16. NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES 1

16. CONVENTION ON PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES

Vienna, 21 February 1971

.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 16 August 1976, in accordance with article 26(1).

REGISTRATION: 16 August 1976, No. 14956.

STATUS: Signatories: 35. Parties: 184.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1019, p. 175 (including procès-verbal of rectification

of the English and Russian authentic texts).

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

Protocol on Psychotropic Substances, held at Vienna from 11 January to 21 February 1971. The Conference was convened

pursuant to resolution 1474 (XLVIII)1 of 24 March 1970 of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

.

Participant2

Signature

Definitive

signature(s),

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

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

21 May 1985 a

Albania.........................................................

24 Jan 2003 a

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

14 Jul 1978 a

Andorra........................................................

13 Feb 2007 a

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

26 Oct 2005 a

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

5 Apr 1993 a

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

21 Feb 1971

16 Feb 1978

Armenia .......................................................

13 Sep 1993 a

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

23 Dec 1971

19 May 1982

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

23 Jun 1997 a

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

11 Jan 1999 a

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

31 Aug 1987 a

Bahrain.........................................................

7 Feb 1990 a

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

11 Oct 1990 a

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

28 Jan 1975 a

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

30 Dec 1971

15 Dec 1978

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

25 Oct 1995 a

Belize...........................................................

18 Dec 2001 a

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

6 Nov 1973 a

Bhutan..........................................................

18 Aug 2005 a

Bolivia (Plurinational

State of)..................................................

20 Mar 1985 a

Bosnia and

Herzegovina3..........................................

1 Sep 1993 d

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

27 Dec 1984 a

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

21 Feb 1971

14 Feb 1973

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

24 Nov 1987 a

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

18 May 1972 a

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

20 Jan 1987 a

Participant2

Signature

Definitive

signature(s),

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

Burundi ........................................................

18 Feb 1993 a

Cabo Verde..................................................

24 May 1990 a

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

7 Jul 2005 a

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

5 Jun 1981 a

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

10 Sep 1988 a

Central African

Republic.................................................

15 Oct 2001 a

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

9 Jun 1995 a

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

21 Feb 1971

18 May 1972

China4,5,6 ......................................................

23 Aug 1985 a

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

12 May 1981 a

Comoros.......................................................

1 Mar 2000 a

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

3 Mar 2004 a

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

2 Sep 1971

16 Feb 1977

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

11 Apr 1984 a

Croatia3........................................................

26 Jul 1993 d

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

26 Apr 1976 a

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

26 Nov 1973 a

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

30 Dec 1993 d

Democratic People's

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

19 Mar 2007 a

Democratic Republic of

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

12 Oct 1977 a

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

21 Feb 1971

18 Apr 1975

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

22 Feb 2001 a

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

24 Sep 1993 a

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

19 Nov 1975 a

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

7 Sep 1973 a

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

21 Feb 1971

14 Jun 1972